February 13, 2015

Turkish ruling party’s targeting of the Gülen movement constitutes a crime against humanity

Sami Karahan*

Members of the Gülen movement, also known as the Hizmet movement, have systematically and for many years now, had secret files kept on them. They have also been followed, fired from their jobs and made the targets of extreme insults and curse words.

Three political risks that Turkey might be exposed to

Emre Uslu

Economic indicators in Turkey cannot bear the political risk anymore. The currency rates go up whenever President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan makes a statement. Before the elections I had warned that Erdoğan's election victory would bring instability, but nobody believed this. There are now three major fields of conflict and uncertainty before Turkey.