Throughout its history, Turkey has never been a democracy and a country where rule of law is upheld.
From the last period of the Ottoman Empire to the present, what we have witnessed in Turkey is a kind of democratisation which can be described as a series of ups and downs, without ever achieving its intended goal.
Undoubtedly, there can be multiple explanations for this situation.
However, the reality revealed by the presidential and parliamentary elections held on Sunda...
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Already a member? Login hereBülent Keneş is an exiled Turkish journalist who lives in Stockholm since August 2016. He was previously founding editor-in-chief of the prestigious English daily, Today’s Zaman, in Turkey.
Bülent Keneş is an exiled Turkish journalist who lives in Stockholm since August 2016. He was previously founding editor-in-chief of the prestigious English daily, Today’s Zaman, in Turkey.