As the vicious struggle for domination between Turkey’s Justice and Development Party government and its one-time ally Fethullah Gulen camp intensifies, the serious consequences for the national . . .
Archives for January 2014
FREEDOM AND CORRUPTION
FREEDOM AND CORRUPTION Watching the events in Turkey dominating national politics since the Dec. 17 arrests of 18 people on corruption charges, two things have become very clear to me. First of . . .
TURKEY’S HIDE AND SEEK
Is Turkey becoming a one-man state? Watching the Prime Minister Erdogan’s recent moves against his Islamist rivals, this is a question many people have been asking. Turkey has long been ruled by . . .
WAKE UP BERKIN! WAKE UP TURKEY!
Nothing better epitomises today’s Turkey than a celebration that took place in Istanbul at the weekend. The occasion was a birthday for a child called Berkin Elvan, who turned 15 on the 5th of . . .
2014- WHAT’S IN STORE FOR TURKEY?
Turkey has entered 2014 with a heavy load from 2013, facing a fraught year ahead. Increasing political uncertainties have aggravated an already shrinking economy, exposing its main weaknesses, . . .