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 >>>]
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What’s next for Turkey’s journalists following post-coup crackdown?
By CENGIZ ÇANDAR* Al Monitor Aug. 30 is the date of the decisive victory won against the invading Greek force in 1922 that led to [more >>>]
Is Gulen an Armenian?
By Pinar Tremblay Columnist Al-Monitor / Turkey Pulse Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly told the world and his people that the words “Islam” [more >>>]
Declarations from 62 High Schools in 13 Days
By BEYZA KURAL bianet.org The number of high schools publishing declarations has risen to 62 in the 13 days following the protests in İstanbul High [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 >>>]
Garo Paylan: Statements of President and Prime Minister Make Armenians a Target
BIA News Desk Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MP, Garo Paylan has stated that the statements of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu [more >>>]
Turkey Is Playing a Dangerous Game With ISIS as It Seeks Islamic Glory
By RIYADH MOHAMMED thefiscaltimes.com If you want to be a dictator, the first thing you do is control the press in the country you’re aiming [more >>>]
Turkey’s Erdogan came to Washington, and things got a bit crazy
By ISHAAN THAROOR* The Washington Post Visiting Washington this week to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived at the Brookings [more >>>]
Surreptitious expropriation in Sur
By UYGAR GÜLTEKIN AGOS The expropriation decision made by the cabinet in Sur province of Diyarbakir caused disquiet. Stating that the cabinet should correct this [more >>>]
Gold Trader at Heart of Turkey Graft Scandal Charged in U.S.
By PATRICIA HURTADO, BENJAMIN HARVEY, ISOBEL FINKEL Bloomberg Reza Zarrab, a gold trader at the center of a bribery scandal that engulfed Turkey’s leadership more [more >>>]