On 28 January, Washington-based watchdog organization Freedom House published its “Freedom in the World 2015” report and listed Turkey among the ‘Partly Free’ countries where freedom of expression, . . .
Archives for January 2015
Back in Davos- Will it be Turkey’s Hour?
The world’s political and business elite has gathered in Davos for the 45th annual World Economic Forum. This year’s theme is entitled “The New Global Context”. From violent religious extremism to . . .
Pride, pomp, and circumstance – Erdoğan Style
It has been easy to dismiss the Turkish president’s almost daily reinvention of traditions and the pomp and ceremony that go with it as silly and contrived. By receiving the Palestinian president . . .
No yes-buts! See the Paris massacre for what it is
The appalling terrorist attack in Paris against the Charlie Hebdo magazine is the worst case of targeted killings of journalists and not only the people of France but every individual that valued . . .
What is in store for Turkey in 2015?
2015 is the octocentennial anniversary of the Magna Carta. 800 years after the signing of the seminal document which limited the power of the English monarch, thus laying the foundations of the . . .