Cem Ryan
James (Cem) Ryan is a writer living in Istanbul, Turkey. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he holds a Ph.D. in literature. His historical novel, Natural Affinities, about New York City during World War I, was published in 2004 by (www.trafford.com/robots/03-1783.html).
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IT’S 19 MAY…KNOW YOUR ENEMY!
19 May 1919 was an ending and a beginning. It marks the first day of the ending of centuries of repression and dark-minded ignorance. It also marks the first day of the Turkish war of independence. Like a titan, the 38 year old Mustafa Kemal rose from the sea at Samsun and struck a mighty…
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General Asymmetrica Rhymes With America
“Probes are ‘asymmetric, psychological,’ says ex-army chief” shouted the headline in the Hurriyet Daily News, another media mouthpiece of the Turkish government, this one for […]
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HOLY TERROR
in Cem RyanSadullah Ergin, Turkish Justice Minister HOLY TERROR I read the news today, oh boy*. There are thousands of kids, 12-18 years old, in jail in […]
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THIRTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING AT A FASCIST
THIRTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING AT A FASCIST “Remembrance of the past helps us to understand the present.” William L. Shirer The Rise and Fall of […]
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CEM RYAN INTERVIEW: KANAL B, ISTANBUL, TURKEY
in Cem RyanCEM RYAN INTERVIEW 28 MARCH 2011 http://www.kanalb.com.tr/arsivliste.php?Program=85&L=KanalBProgramlar%2Fbilmek%2B28032011bilmekgerek
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US worry about Turkish PM’s dependability: WikiLeaks
in Cem RyanDiplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks to German news magazine Der Spiegel show US diplomats have doubts about Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s dependability as a […]