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Items by Ismail Yasha
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The Turkish opposition is repeating past mistakes
Turkish political parties have begun intensifying their election campaigns with the imminent, early presidential and parliamentary elections due to take place on 24 June. The campaigns have been divided into two camps: The People’s Alliance, formed by the Justice and Development Party (AKP), the Nationalist Movement Party, and the...
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Turkish opposition alliance seeks to control parliament
CNN Turk reported breaking news last night that four political parties have reached an agreement to form an alliance in the parliamentary elections. The Republican People’s Party (CHP), the Lyi (Good) Party, the Islamist Saadet Party (SP) and the Democrat Party (DP) are set to announce the new coalition...
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Ankara’s reading of the recent events in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia surprised the world last weekend by arresting dozens of princes, officials and businessmen on various charges, including accepting bribes, embezzlement, extortion, money laundering and exploitation of influence to achieve personal interests. These arrests occurred after the formation of a new committee to combat corruption, led by Saudi...
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The difference between arresting scholars and arresting members of the Parallel State
Over the past few days, the security forces in Saudi Arabia arrested a number of scholars and preachers, including famous ones with millions of followers on social networking sites, such as Sheikh Salman Al-Ouda, Sheikh Awad Al-Qarni and Sheikh Ali Al-Omari. There are some who are trying to link...
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Does the EU need Turkey more than Turkey needs the EU
The founders of modern Turkey decided that the West was to be the direction of the nascent state and they enacted laws to westernise both state and society. What seems like a natural extension of this process was the initial request for Turkey to be part of Europe in...
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Has Turkey forsaken the Muslim Brotherhood?
There has been an increase in speculation and in comments made throughout the last few days regarding Turkey’s apparent abandonment of its ally; the Muslim Brotherhood, after Ankara discovered that its relationship with the organisation has severely harmed its relationship with the global community. The individuals who claim this,...
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Priority must be given to changing Turkey’s constitution
The most prominent issue during the new phase in Turkey, which began with the sudden decision made by Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, is changing the constitution from a parliamentary system to a presidential or semi-presidential system. This issue will be at the top of the new government’s list...