Addressing a meeting of Syrian Turkmen last week, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu called for a “real political transition” in Syria towards a “pluralist democracy” based on the “rule of law,” as well as the “freedoms” one generally associates with the democratic system of government
After having been appointed Turkey’s new prime minister by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in what will no doubt go down in history as Turkey’s first civilian coup, Binali Yıldırım suggested it was time to start improving Turkey’s seriously damaged ties with the world
Even the most avid supporters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are confused over the manner in which Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu was ousted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and replaced by a much more subservient name
This year’s Eurovision song contest in Stockholm proved that proxy wars are not just fought on battlefields
Turkey is featuring prominently in the European media these days
The question many people are asking now that Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has effectively been ousted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is what the new direction in Turkey’s foreign policy will be, if indeed there is a new direction
Turkey is confronted with a unique situation that it has never had to face before
Normally the right thing to do for a government that is confronted with multiple threats is to put the national interests first, and the ruling party’s political interests second, especially in the foreign policy domain
There is a lot of talk about a rift between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu
