Claire Berlinski
Claire Berlinski writes about international news and trends, liberal democracy and its discontents, and living in interesting times. Her readers and writers join her in what has become Substack’s premier salon for the discussion of global affairs.
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GULEN & AKP & ERDOGAN : Anatomy Of A Power Struggle
AN OFFICIAL REPORT FROM: AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY COUNCIL Anatomy Of A Power Struggle By Claire BerlinskiThe Journal of International Security AffairsDecember 19, 2012 While Turkish […]
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Turkey’s Sex, Lies and Videotapes
Gatestone Institute 27 June 2012By Claire Berlinski Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals did not criminalize all porn recently—it just ruled that anyone in possession of […]
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The secret flotilla negotiations between Turkey and Israel
Claire Berlinski, one of the best observers and reporters out of Turkey, has a must-read article on what happened during the negotiations between Israel and […]
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The Sound of Turkey Clapping
Claire Berlinski The Sound of Turkey Clapping Thoughts on the recent elections, mostly ignored around the world 22 June 2011 Having long before accepted a […]
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Can’t Go Back to Constantinople
Claire Berlinski Can’t Go Back to Constantinople Istanbul’s history deserves preservation, but at what cost to development? Anyone who has ever sat in one of […]
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The Strangeness of Turkey–Two Views
We at Discovery have a couple of friends who know Turkey well, though each in a different way. Usually these days Mustafa Akyol, a columnist […]