The presidential elections in Algeria will be held on April 18. 82-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose candidacy has been an issue of debate for days, has announced his candidacy to take office for the fifth [ More … ]
The democracy developed in the West, discourses such as the superiority of law, freedoms and human rights, are primarily discourse developed for Western societies. By: Yusuf Kaplan* What’s certain is that the West took democracy, [ More … ]
The mass trial of survivors of a massacre of pro-democracy protesters shames Egypt. Western powers should understand how autocracy is eating away at the Arab nation In its editorial, The Guardian expressed the newspaper’s view [ More … ]
By: Yasin Aktay* As we rapidly head toward the June 24 elections, though the harsh criticisms made by presidential candidates about one another drop to a frustrating level at times, we can consider it from [ More … ]
By: İbrahim Karagül Foreign Affairs magazine published an issue with the cover reading, “Is democracy dying?” Based on the regress and weakening of democracy worldwide, the theme “the end of the period of democracy” is [ More … ]
After the Egyptians bravely overthrew the military-backed dictator, Hosni Mubarak in 2011, they witnessed the first democratically elections in Egypt’s history in 2012. However, the Egyptians’ dream of democracy vanished when the country’s military launched a coup in [ More … ]
When it comes to securing a second term in power, Egypt’s coup leader is leaving little to chance. Ahead of March elections, Egypt’s al-Sisi sidelined his potential rivals. Some were jailed or threatened with prosecution. [ More … ]
Within months Egyptians will get a chance to elect a president. The result is not in doubt. The country’s present and future president is Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, The Guardian said in its editorial about the [ More … ]
Iran has often seemed to be on the brink of democracy. During the twentieth century, the country experienced three major political upheavals: the Constitutional Revolution of 1905–11, the oil nationalization movement of 1951–53 and [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* Founding anniversary commemoration ceremonies and activities are not only a means of a celebratory cheer and joy in the AK Party, but also of self-criticism and self-consciousness. The AK Party continues to play [ More … ]
Speaking before tens of thousands of people at the iconic July 15 Martyrs’ Bridge on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the failed military coup attempt in which 249 people died resisting, President Recep Tayyip [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* July 15 is the summary of our millennium-old political history, of the struggle we have been putting up since Manzikert; a turning point. It is the revenge of World War I. It is [ More … ]
Civil unrest has been gradually growing over recent months, initially sparked by the death of a fishmonger Around 50 protesters were arrested following violent clashes with Moroccan police in the northern city of Al-Hoceima during [ More … ]
BY: Soumaya Ghannoushi* The Qatar-Gulf crisis is a battle rooted in the aborted first wave of the Arab Spring. So far, Arab despots have succeeded in curbing democratic change in the region, but their latest [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* The Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) third extraordinary congress is going to be held tomorrow. Although the AK Party, first established 16 years ago, held no extraordinary congress in its first 14 [ More … ]
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