The first two days of the past week saw two momentous developments on the diplomatic front take place on the Turkish scene. But Tuesday night then witnessed a heinous terror attack that left the country reeling...

Reversing L. P. Hartley's by now near-proverbial 1953 phrase, Turkey specialists, historians, and commentators alike are now in a position where they can safely remark that the present is "a different country," that they really...

Recent developments on Turkey's political scene have all but reinforced the impression that the ruling Justice and Development Party (or AKP is nothing but a willing handmaiden to the figure of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who ambition...

Far from rocking the world to its foundations, the Panama Papers have so far been unable to create a popular movement that would bring about real change, real change in the world of finance or in the world of politics...

At the outset of the 21st century, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan created a new political project in Turkey, namely the Justice and Development Party (or AKP that set out as defining itself as a Muslim-Democrat entity similar to the many Christian-Democrat...

Now that the Brussels attacks have moved down the list of things to watch on TV and the War-on-Terror is ready to be resumed, I would like to use this opportunity to reflect on the back-story, without however necessarily reverting to conspiracy...

News cycles have been awash with reports about the so-called "Panama Papers", a leak revealing "approximately 11.5 million documents – more than the combined total of the Wikileaks Cablegate, Offshore Leaks, Lux Leaks, and Swiss Leaks." The daily...

In last year's November Surprise, the Justice and Development Party (or AKP solidified its position at the helm of Turkey's ship, capitalizing on its supposed proven economic track record and firm stance in the face of separatist terrorism...

The Justice and Development Party (or AKP has brought Turkey into the 21st century, and has managed to heighten significantly Turkey's status abroad. But its authoritarian tendencies on the domestic front appear to undermine the country's...

In power since 3 November 2002, Turkey's Justice and Development Party (or AKP has come a long way. Led by the charismatic Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the somewhat lacklustre, albeit highly influential...

Terror attacks have now become a recurring reality in Turkey. The recent deadly blast in Ankara took place against a backdrop of heightened military activity, on the domestic front as well as across the border in Syria. The rationale behind...

Turkey's Justice and Development Party (or AKP was the first national political player to engage the country's Kurdish minority in a peace process, actively negotiating with the PKK (or the Kurdish Workers' Party and its imprisoned leader...