29.09.2021 11:18 Discussing the post-AKP era Turkey has experienced a reverse transition period under the Justice and Development Party (AKP) rule in the past 20 years. During this reverse transition period, the most basic democratic rules of governance, especially constitutional guarantees, were lifted. If we are going to talk about Turkey's transition to democracy, we need to talk about the post-AKP era. If we are going to talk about the post-AKP era, we have to talk about regime change. 21.09.2021 11:39 Erdoğan testing opposition with secularism We are once again seeing President Erdoğan ‘testing’ the political waters. The opposition is being tested with secularism. The CHP failed this test in 2012 when the 4+4+4 education system was introduced. Now it is being tested again. 07.09.2021 08:48 Democracy, early elections, and contractors There will be early elections, but those who think that the problem with our ‘democracy’ is early elections are wrong. The problem is that the most basic requirements of a formal democracy have been removed. We see this as construction deals with contractors effect the date of the elections in Turkey. Because we are in a country where everything is negotiated: We are a negotiating state. 02.09.2021 10:14 By identifying with Taliban’s beliefs, Erdoğan defies constitution The fact that Erdoğan sides with a religious group that declares its principle of governance as Sharia has political and legal consequences. The constitution to which Turkey is affiliated, and which is expected to hold Turkish people together, is one major political consensus. This consensus and this book were established against the ideology declared by the Taliban, which is against democracy and secularism. 28.07.2021 12:37 Exporting the Turkish palace regime to Northern Cyprus As the announcement comes that Erdoğan is committed to building a new presidential complex in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, we are reminded that the president’s love affairs with palaces and good news are the two things that best symbolize the anti-republican nature of the new Turkish regime. 17.07.2021 14:17 Erdoğan regime and state of emergency tools The growing sentiments such as that the AKP-MHP alliance “cannot rule the country” or that “They will be out in the first election” are obviously not inadequate. True, they cannot govern with the usual and normal instruments, but they still have extraordinary tools at their disposal that they are constantly developing and expanding. With these tools, they can maintain their oppressive regime. 19.05.2021 10:54 Everybody knew what he's been up to Last week, shady former Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar has responded to the accusations against himself, by saying, “Let the state investigate me.” This is indicative of the ‘specialized’ law in Turkey. What he is really saying is “These guys already know what I have been doing.” He has been acting under the supervision of the state. A war should be waged against those who have removed the constitutional order and taken away the rights of citizens. 15.04.2021 13:31 The insincerity of AKP's anti-coup rhetoric The recent statement of retired admirals regarding the Montreux Convention has inserted back into our lives the coup supporter verses anti-coup dichotomy. However, Erdoğan governments’ anti-coup language stands in contrast to its actions. Thus, we must ask, why are you against coups if you are acting like a coup leader? If being against coups is a political practice, there must also be the political principle of defending the substance of democracy and civil rights. 08.03.2021 09:23 The nonsense of a “human rights action plan” The last decade in Turkey showed that since the constitutional referendum that was held in 2010, all elections, whether local or national, from referenda to the presidential election, were about Tayyip Erdoğan. But today is the first time that Erdoğan's AKP has so many rivals in the right-wing political sphere. Furthermore, most polls demonstrate that Erdoğan is unlikely to win 50 percent or more of the vote. This is where the aim to “prearrange the elections" comes into play. 05.02.2021 12:33 Mr. Soylu's statements as laws and the new constitution Süleyman Soylu openly says that universities “shouldn’t be democratic.” Then, I think it’s safe to say that any mechanism based on self-governance would have no place in the new constitution. Thus, there would be no need to include the principle of a democratic state - which is the basis of each of the constitutional norms - in the new constitution. 18.01.2021 02:14 How I became a "terrorist" In recent times, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has embarked on a campaign to label everyone as a “terrorist”. In this rather personal piece, I examine the journey that led me to be labelled as such. 26.10.2019 10:05 Could Trump be sued for insulting Erdoğan? Upon reading about a letter from U.S. President Trump to President Erdoğan dated Oct.9, I considered what would could have happened to me had I written such things as "don't be a fool" or "don't be a tough guy" on Twitter. Since Erdoğan became president in 2014, "insulting the president" has become a serious crime in Turkey.