A need for law on political ethics has always been on the agenda of Turkish politics in the last two decades in regards to efforts to harmonize Turkish laws with the European Union acquis. But, for obvious reasons, it has never been materialized.
It’s very rare nowadays that Turkey and the United States compromise on any issue or move forward on issues they have already agreed on. Syria is the best example.
What freedom of expression means for Turkey and how the public opinion is fully divided on this very basic criterion of a democratic nation have become concrete in the recent days following a very important ruling by the Constitutional Court.
The election of a new government in Greece and the first messages conveyed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on ties with Turkey have refueled hopes for peace, stability and prosperity in the Aegean and beyond.
After a brief holiday following Istanbul rerun elections, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has returned to Ankara and resumed his heavy schedule.
A senior interagency delegation led by James Jeffrey, United States’ special Syria envoy, is paying a visit to Ankara to continue negotiations on setting up a safe zone in northeastern Syria.
Turkey’s Student Selection and Placement Center, or ÖSYM, has released the results of this year’s university entrance exam in which more than 2.3 million youngsters have competed with each other to get into a good university.
As expected, the United States has announced its decision to cease Turkish participation in the multinational F-35 aircraft project as a result of the beginning of the delivery of the S-400 air defense systems from Russia.
The five-article conclusions adopted by the Council of the European Union late on July 15 on Turkey’s drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean are unfortunate and problematic for many reasons.
