Turkey’s new curriculum: More Erdoğan, more Islam
By ZIA WEISE politico.eu Secularists critical of education ministry’s blueprint. ISTANBUL — With President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s plans for greater powers firmly on track, Turkey’s [more >>>]
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EU red carpet for Azerbaijan sends wrong message
By GIORGI GOGIA* EU Observer The European Union’s “quiet diplomacy” just got much quieter. With one strongman in particular, it is almost inaudible. Remarkably, Brussels [more >>>]
Turkey: Pro-government newspapers rewarded with state-sponsored advertising
INDEX ON CENSORSHIP MAGAZINE Imprisoned journalists make headlines, but the Turkish government has a more insidious method for controlling the media, researchers BURAK BILGEHAN ÖZPEK [more >>>]
Azerbaijan: Could Baku Have Access to a Clinton White House?
By GIORGI LOMSADZE* Eurasianet A lobbyist connection between Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and Azerbaijan could create the appearance of a conflict of interest, if the [more >>>]
Georgia Reaches Out for the Ethnic Vote
By SADDAM ALIYEV and EDITA BADASYAN* Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) Armenian and Azerbaijani voters are finally being wooed by politicians. On the [more >>>]
Azerbaijan at 25: A New Era of Change and Turbulence
By THOMAS DE WAAL (Senior Associate Carnegie Europe) Carnegie Europe Azerbaijan is entering a new historical phase. The oil boom—which boosted the economy, consolidated [more >>>]
As the Turkish government acknowledges an overdose in post-coup probes…
By MURAT YETKİN Hürriyet Daily News Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Aug. 8 that the government would establish “crisis desks” in order to [more >>>]
It’s time for the United States to act on Azerbaijan
By DAVID J. KRAMER and RICHARD KAUZLARICH* The Washington Post Earlier this year, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan looked like he was softening his authoritarian [more >>>]
Why Turkey’s Gulenist purge is going way too far
By MUSTAFA AKYOL* Al Monitor Since July 15, when a military coup attempt shook the nation, Turkey has been going through major upheaval. With the [more >>>]
Sound and fury over Germany’s genocide vote
By ASLI AYDINTASBAS European Council on Foreign Relations As expected, Turkey responded to the German parliament’s resolution commemorating the 1915 Armenian genocide by immediately withdrawing [more >>>]