Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s style of leadership is authoritarian. He does not like to be challenged and criticised. His confrontational and heavy-handed response to dissent is not limited to . . .
Archives for May 2014
Aftermath of Mine Accident in Turkey
The deadliest industrial disaster in Turkey’s history has inflicted a deep wound on the country. It also has held up a mirror to the present day Turkey. The accident at coal mine in Soma, in the . . .
High Cost of Cyprus for Turkey
The European Court of Human Rights gave its largest compensation order in its history and ordered Turkey to pay €90 million in damages for invading Cyprus in 1974. There will be long-term serious . . .
What is behind the campaign to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque?
Political Islam is the major force determining the direction of Turkey and the country’s cultural landscape is not immune to its crushing impact. In a land that has been the birthplace of many . . .