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OPINION Thursday, September 21, 2017

How effective is Turkey's Africa initiative? Turkey's engagement policy in Africa is effective and fruitful, paving the way for a new era in bilateral relations between Africa and Turkey more

Op-Ed India China border dispute: The worst case scenario is over Hopefully, the BRICS summit in Beijing will provide Indian and Chinese leaders opportunity to reach a common understanding, build strong bilateral relations and stop the dispute over the Doklam plateau More
Op-Ed Can Trump be saved from himself? As a result of underestimating the effects of ensuring balances in the internal dynamics of U.S. governance and putting personal ambitions first, President Trump has created an enemy in himself that may ultimately become his own end More
Op-Ed Erdoğan's return to AK Party and its meaning for 2019 elections The April 16 constitutional referendum has two significant outcomes for Turkish politics. First is the political system's transformation from the years-long parliamentarian... More
Op-Ed Afrin: Response to PYD's fait accompli Turkey's primary strategic priority in the region is to keep Afrin away from the rest of Kurdish-controlled cantons in northern Syria More
Op-Ed Germany's populism may backfire What we see currently in Berlin is an effort by Merkel to play a handy populism card in the upcoming elections and prevent rivals from scoring against her with anti-Turkey rhetoric More
Op-Ed The significance of Kazakhstan's switch to the Latin alphabet for the Turkic world Kazakhstan's decision to switch to the Latin alphabet will serve President Nazarbayev's identity politics, which aim to create a secular Kazakh nation in the wreckage of the Soviet legacy More
Op-Ed The roots and ideology of the PKK If the public relations campaign of the PKK tries to use a distorted image of current Turkey to justify its terrorism, these acts are actually perpetrated as a result of a very specific extremist ideology made up of racism and Maoism, and like Hoybun in the past, uses terrorism no matter what kind of government rules the country More
Op-Ed Turkish-Russian détente in context of Middle Eastern realities Facing a conflict with long-established Western power balances in the Middle East, Turkey and Russia are building alliances that may have the potential to provide stability in the region More
Op-Ed Turning libraries into houses of wisdom and Turkey's library statistics Looking at the libraries in developed countries as well as examining the past library experiences in the Middle East and cultivating the two would probably yield better outcomes for improvement both in terms of the quality of libraries and their usage More
Op-Ed Great migration debate ends with an amphibious landing The moments when migrants started running to survive after they reached a Cadiz beach on the Spanish shore put an unfortunate end to debates about whether Europe is becoming a fortress or not More
Op-Ed The establishment draws boundaries: Trump's son and Russian sanctions While there is an ongoing political turmoil at the White House, Trump is also vehemently in trouble with the constant accusations for Russian involvement in U.S. policies More

Op-Ed Probability of a World War III in the midst of current crises The current three major crises in the world; the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the war-ridden Middle East and the North Korea missile threat, signal that another world war is on the brink of happening in the near future More
Op-Ed The demographic transformation of Turkey Turkey is passing through a phase that all developed countries have passed through. The demographic transformation of the country is partially due to the increase in the quality of life and improvements in healthcare and social services More
Op-Ed The colonial world order is responsible for the Rohingya crisis The current crisis in Myanmar has its roots in British mismanagement and the misuse of communal differences in its colonies to serve its interests More
Op-Ed Islamophobia as genocide: The plight of the Rohingya The Rohingya are being murdered and driven out of their ancestral villages because they are considered foreigners who do not belong More
Op-Ed PKK-supporting exhibition in Mainz causes uproar The Landtag of the German city Mainz has opened an exhibition, "Art in State Parliament," displaying photographs and "stories" of PKK terrorists. Hatice Oğur, the owner... More
Op-Ed Qatar asserts its role as a business hub in new political landscape It's high time for Qatar to think about how to profit from the follies of its detractors and act accordingly with diplomatic maturity More
Op-Ed A barrel of oil or the life of a person? The solution in Myanmar is possible with inclusive governance. The painful events in Arakan show how important the constructive role of the state is in reconciling society More
Op-Ed Israel supplies arms while Myanmar kills Rohingyas While witnessing hundreds of innocent Rohingyan Muslims being killed by the Myanmar military, it is really hard to tolerate the Israeli state selling arms to the Myanmar government More
Op-Ed The Loup Bureau affair and European case law An increasingly important part of the Western media accept every allegation concerning human rights in Turkey at face value if it is against the current government, but disregard investigations on crimes by terrorist groups fighting Turkey and the Turks More
Op-Ed Should Muslims in Europe support communist parties? It is high time western countries realized that the Turkish nation in and outside of the country, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors and martyrs, is united as never before More
Op-Ed Why the voluntary humanitarian admission scheme? The one sustainable and human way to keep people from taking on dangerous journeys and losing their lives is through opening more safe and legal paths More

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