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Turkey’s PM Erdoğan Uses Unique, Unorthodox Way to Address Corruption Allegations
Out of this sordid affair, one thing that stands out inarguably, however, is the way that the PM Erdoğan has handled the situation. In a parliamentary democracy where the rule of law prevails, and public trust counts, the scandalous details that surfaced, while not yet proven in a court of law, would have been easily…
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Sassounian’s column of Dec. 26, 2013
switzerland Must Appeal European Court’s Verdict on the Armenian Genocide The European Court of Human Rights issued last week a critical Armenian Genocide-related ruling […]
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Who Is Fethullah Gülen?
CLAIRE BERLINSKI Who Is Fethullah Gülen? Controversial Muslim preacher, feared Turkish intriguer—and “inspirer” of the largest charter school network in America RUTH FREMSON/THE NEW YORK […]
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Turkey’s Political Civil War
By CLAIRE BERLINSKI Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A power struggle is brewing in Turkey. It is a contest not among the ruling Justice […]
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Turkey Joins UN Cultural Committee: Wolf in Charge of Guarding Sheep
Earlier this year, I wrote a column describing the Turkish government’s bullying tactics to reclaim antique objects from European and American museums. […]