"Armed Forces Party’s plan to straighten out society...
TÜSİAD’s constitutional convention move by MÜMTAZ’ER TÜRKÖNE
The Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (TÜSİAD) is one of the most renowned and respected interest groups in Turkey.Armed Forces Party’s plan to straighten out society by YASEMİN ÇONGAR
The ‘türbanists,' the Kemalists and liberals
With itFor many years now there have been political clashes between two groups that I have categorized -- perhaps somewhat incorrectly -- as the "türbanists" and the Kemalists.In democracies the military doesn't run the country, it serves the country.
‘Secularity is whatever we call secularity'
In my column yesterday I asked "Since secularity is a kind of lifestyle, won't somebody roughly explain how 24 hours on the secularity clock pass?" For example, in a secular lifestyle, what time are you supposed to wake up?Why TÜSİAD failed to draw support for new constitution initiative
A proposal put forward by Turkey's most influential business organization, the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (TÜSİAD), for a convention to draft a new constitution that would bring together all segments of the political spectrum and society, has drawn little support from the country's nongovernmental organizations.Access? What the heck for?
These days, wherever you turn, you face the judiciary. In a restless, expanding and opening "young" Turkey, sadly mismanaged, the only way to regain some form of old-fashioned control goes either through loopholes or ambiguous formulations in law and misinterpretations thereof by the judiciary.Erdogan: Turkey’s Misunderstood Prime Minister: Angus Reid Global Monitor
Gabriela Perdomo - Turkey’s promising democracy is facing a major challenge as a battle to defend the country’s secular mandate is turning into an almost-religious crusade. The Asian country standing at the door of the European Union (EU) faces a tough question: is radical secularism the only way to prevent Turkey from becoming an Islamist state?"
Does the secular mind beat the religious one?
Mustafa AKYOLResolute thieves
With its most recent decision on the headscarf, the Constitutional Court has altered the constitutional order in practice to establish a new regime.Whose understanding of secularism?
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), which faces a closure case over charges of anti-secular activities, in its defense tried to explain to the court the difference between its own understanding of secularism and that of the prosecutor who prepared the closure indictment, saying that this difference was the reason the prosecutor saw some of its activities as being contrary to secularism.How to write an indictment
In an attempt to disperse the clouds of ambiguity hovering over Turkey's future, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), without waiting for the deadline, submitted its defense to the Constitutional Court on Monday, so that the closure case filed against it on charges of anti-secularism could be concluded as soon as possible.We need to see clearly now
If we attempt to make a level-headed analysis of the events that have taken place in Turkey over the past decade, we can see certain things quite clearly.MAM Cares for Baby
Bocu 1 -Why not leave this baby at a mosque?
Bocu 2 -You can not. This is the product of Legal rape.
However high you are, the law is above you
Alper Ali RIZA QCFrom unchecked power to more of the same?
Nigar GÖKSELSpeculation over AKP unity increased
Four deputies in the country's governing coalition made signals regarding their possible resignation from the ruling party, currently facing a closureAKP's defense
Mensur AKGÜNYusuf Kanlı: Early elections?
Bets are on in Ankara. Will Turkey go to early elections this fall, or early next year?As Cemil Çiçek, the deputy prime minister and government spokesman, said the other day, if people start talking about elections even if the country came out of elections some 11 months ago and Parliament has at least three full years before scheduled polls and even though some 50 deputies might not be qualified for pension pay – as Parliament has not yet completed two years – sooner or later the country goes to election.We know that the main opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, is against an early poll. The Nationalist Movement Party, or MHP, is not yet talking on the issue but in view of itsIt would be nice if Erdoğan visits Arbil
Mehmet Ali BirandCycle of democracy and coup
The daring and recklessness of the stagers and promoters of the ongoing coup process shed light on what the supporters of the current regime would lose in the event of failure of the coup attempts.Same discussions, allegations precede military meeting by MAZHAR BAĞLI*
In the last few years discussions have been held and allegations have been brought up on the private lives of some military bureaucrats at the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in the months of June and July.