This 15th of July saw a significant impact on Turkey internally and in international political circles globally especially the White House, 10 Downing Street and the Kremlin.

The modern day superpower politics is nothing but an art of deception. Depending on how well you deceive the populace and your opponents confirm your stay at the top. Niccolo Machiavelli who is considered the founder of modern political science said in his seminal work, “The Prince,” “Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.”

No analysis on the current Turkish situation can be complete without understanding Turkish history. Mustafa Kamal demolished the institution of the Caliphate and established the secular republic. In doing so he used brute force, appealed to Turkish nationalism and relied upon the declined understanding of Islam in the masses.

The Western definition of terrorism is "violence initiated by non-state actors" and all individuals who take up arms are branded “terrorists” without taking in to consideration the political and ideological context which forced them to take up arms. The Western definition of terrorism is particularly important in the context of colonialism as the West controls all state actors in the Muslim World...