Politics


  • Islam Explained in Layman’s Terms

    Islam Explained in Layman’s Terms

    DEGERLİ DOSTLAR BU  VE BENZERİ  MESAJLAR ARTTİ SURATLE YAYİLİYOR BUNU BANA GONDEREN   VE BODRUMDA  FARUK BEY OLARAK TANİNAN SU SİRALARDA  TURK VATANDASLİGİNA GECMEK UZERE OLAN   […]

  • The Death of Turkey’s Democracy

    The Death of Turkey’s Democracy

    -I no longer recognize Turkey, the country where I was raised and spend most of my time when I am not teaching in the U.S. […]

  • Ottoman Past Shadows Turkish Present

    Ottoman Past Shadows Turkish Present

    Ankara’s turn against the U.S. on some crucial issues reflects centuries of power plays By ANDREW MANGO At its height in the 17th century, the Ottoman […]

  • Fethullah Gulen’s cave of wonders

    Fethullah Gulen’s cave of wonders

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    By Spengler We’ve been had, boys and girls: the international community, the world press, Israeli intelligence, the United Nations, the lot of us. The existential […]

  • SYMPATHY FOR THE TURKISH DEVIL

    SYMPATHY FOR THE TURKISH DEVIL

    By Spengler The American commentariat is shocked, shocked , to discover that Turkey has abandoned the Western alliance for an adventurous bid to become the […]

  • Kurdish Heritage Reclaimed: Stephen Kinzer

    Kurdish Heritage Reclaimed: Stephen Kinzer

    After years of conflict, Turkey’s tradition-rich Kurdish minority is experiencing a joyous cultural reawakening By Stephen Kinzer Photographs by Lynsey Addario Smithsonian magazine, June 2010 […]