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The post-April 27 — the Emergence of a Two-Turkey

Çarşamba, Mayıs 30th, 2007

In the wake of the fateful date April 27, Turkey is unraveling. This is no more a self-confident nation marching to integration with the EU. There is, instead, a deeply polarized country.

  Last Friday midnight, anybody watching any Turkish TV channel could easily come to the conclusion that a military takeover has taken place. The […]

The post-April 27 — the Emergence of a Two-Turkey

Pazartesi, Nisan 30th, 2007

In the wake of the fateful date April 27, Turkey is unraveling. This is no more a self-confident nation marching to integration with the EU. There is, instead, a deeply polarized country.

  Last Friday midnight, anybody watching any Turkish TV channel could easily come to the conclusion that a military takeover has taken place. The […]

A strong and measured reply to Barzani

Salı, Nisan 10th, 2007

What Massoud Barzani said regarding Turkey during an interview with al-Arabiya was grave and cannot be accepted. The reaction, a proportional and pretty strong one, came from Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan.�We were invited to attend the Riyadh summit of the Arab League. While there, we spoke with Iraqi President Talabani and it was agreed that […]

Turkish American relations 2007 - better compared to 2003

Perşembe, Nisan 5th, 2007

General Brent Scowcroft, an important foreign policy expert in Washington, thinks that Turkish-American relations are improving. ‘We have to consult Turkey,’ he says, ‘, you have acquired a great knowledge of the Middle East’

  Befitting the name of the “political movement” he adheres to, General Brent Scowcroft gives an answer to my question enquiring about […]

The so-called ‘Akdamar museum’

Cuma, Mart 30th, 2007

This is the day of the opening of a “church-museum,” which the Minister of Cultural Affairs turned into a mess. Whatever the intention was, it looks like a “cultural genocide.” Today is indeed the day of the opening of the Ahtamar Church, which has been just restored, to “tourism,” and which is expected to attract […]

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