Ein Volk, Ein Ummah, Ein Muhammad?
Kasım 2nd, 2007The Narodni Strana and other Islamophobic parties are dangerous for the world. And it is in the best interest of all of us to help them calm down. Read the rest of this entry »
What does the PKK want? What does Barzani want? What does the US want?
Kasım 2nd, 2007A European embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara brings together diplomats, politicians, academics and media members over luncheons. Read the rest of this entry »
No information but plenty of stick
Ekim 25th, 2007The government provides no information or guidance. Consequently journalists write what they see and hear. When the authorities don’t like it, they get out their sticks and accuse journalists of provoking the public. We don’t know what to do. In Europe and America, crisis management is very different. The state provides a lot of information and provides guidance. They have no need for sticks. Read the rest of this entry »
Censorship
Ekim 25th, 2007Rather than restricting press freedom, the government must consider better informing the media and preventing speculation. Read the rest of this entry »
With the PM in Britain: Joint operation with the US; alone against the PKK
Ekim 25th, 2007After a long government meeting, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took a four-hour flight to England to deliver a speech at Oxford University. I joined him, and although we had a simple yet sincere hour-long conversation, 90 percent of it was ‘’off the record.'’ That said, I can only write my ‘’impressions'’ about the prime minister’s answers to my questions concerning the nature of one of the most critical issues on the agenda these days. Read the rest of this entry »