Turkish NGOs defend Ergenekon investigation with report

Bulwark polemic in Turkish politics (!)

TESEV?s Kurban: Solving Kurdish problem would bring more votes to AK Party

Dilek Kurban, program officer for the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation’s (TESEV) Democratization Program, has said the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) would get votes first from the Kurds if it solves the Kurdish problem.

Symbolism in present-day Turkish politics: Between CHP-esque and AK Party-ish by KLAUSJURGENS

Any follower of modern Turkish politics will come sooner rather than later to the conclusion that talking about Turkish history is, to say the least, a very complex undertaking in this fascinating country.

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PKK?s strategy and the European Charter of Local Self-Government by EMREUSLU

Can the Turkish opposition kick out Erdogan?

A few months back, I had a pleasant lunch at a Turkish restaurant in Dupont Circle with representatives of a nascent Turkish political party, TDH. The party billed itself as a Western-oriented alternative to the ruling AKP party — and also as more dynamic and forward-looking than the CHP, the opposition party that has been the traditional home of secular Turks. It turned out to be a short-lived venture: Today, party leader Mustafa Sarigul announced that he was abandoning his plans to establish TDH as an independent political party, and would throw his support behind the CHP is Turkey’s 2011 general election.

MHP and Bahçeli?s attitude

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Shifting Turkish border is unrealistic, experts say

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Career military forces to protect Turkey’s borders, General Staff says

The priorities have changed

The dramatic escalation of Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) violence and its emotional aftermath has changed the country?s priorities.
The graph of optimism, expectations and openness related to the Kurdish initiative has been constantly downhill since late last autumn.
All the parties involved have their share of blame for the situation today:
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government for its failure to prepare a clear roadmap and for the lack of not being (able to be) inclusive of the (high) judiciary in the agreement it has reached with the top command on various aspects of the initiative.