Is Turkey facing an “existential” threat? Or is the government exaggerating problems in order to justify its authoritarian steps?
First and foremost, the national will must abide by the law. Law and order is above national will and justice.
A controversial law allowing muftis - religious civil servants within the Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) - to conduct marriages has further exacerbated political polarization in our country.
The demands for the resignation of mayors who are members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is certainly a big deal, part of ongoing party restructuring.
Conservatives came to power by supporting Turkey’s European Union (EU) process more than any other political group at the time, and now they are saying, “We don’t need the EU anymore.”
At the Sept. 26 opening ceremony for the 2017-18 academic year, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan admitted that the government had been “unsuccessful” in the areas of education and culture.
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani went ahead with the independence referendum despite all the oppositions.
The number of students, teachers and schools in Turkey are growing, but the quality is gradually deteriorating.
“Ever since Lausanne, we have dreamed of establishing a state,” Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) leader Massoud Barzani said in 2016 during a visit to the U.S.
