Why a presidential system?
For a long time now, Turkey’s real problem has not been social representation. The main problem is one of bureaucratic tutelage acquiring permanence, and structural defects surrounding the supervision of executive power. Hence, a presidential system is definitely the “correct” solution for Turkey, provided it is set up in a way that allows for fair representation and also does not tend to sidestep supervision.
Where is the solution in the Kurdish question?
Etyen Mahçupyan Historical dilemmas such as the Kurdish question need politics to find a resolution. However, if no realm allowing politics is available, then what...
Would a presidential system also ‘fix’ the economy?
Both interest rates and the central bank can of course be discussed within their own proper context. We can also maintain that the institutional setup of the economy is related to the system of governance system. But you cannot connect the current economic “strategy” with another probable governance system. Because that would imply that “the current strategy will change when a presidential system is adopted.”
Simple facts about the Kurdish question
For permanent peace in the southeast, the PKK first must give up fighting and the HDP must stop supporting it and, second, the AK Party should take the essential legal and social steps for reconciliation.
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The PKK’s strategy and realism
Etyen Mahçupyan The emergence of an equilibrium that guaranteed instability in Syria suited Russia most. This was both because there emerged situations that required intervention...