03.09.2021 10:46 The effect of the Arab Spring on Turkey’s AKP It was largely the Arab Spring that shaped the imperial stance of the AKP and led it to bring the Islamic discourse to the forefront. The Arab Spring performed an important function in luring the AKP’s Turkey to adopt a line where it placed itself as the authority to spread its influence and intervene in the internal affairs of other countries. 13.04.2021 11:16 It's not about drug use, it's about government corruption Although the AKP is trying to make the office staff member Kürşat Ayvatoğlu’s recent cocaine controversy only about drug use, the problem extends to distorted power relations and government corruption. No matter how much the AKP staff tries to deny it, it is apparent that corruption and decay are no longer controllable. The Ayvatoğlu incident is just one example. 30.03.2021 13:00 Turkey and Egypt resemble on ruthless tactics against opposition The most significant issue between Turkey and Egypt recently are the Egyptian opposition TV channels that currently operate from Istanbul. The situation of the media is largely the same in both countries. The media is under pressure from the government, though Egypt is in a slightly worse position than Turkey.