Heavy floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in the Black Sea province of Arvin have devastated the town of Hopa. Turkey is prone to natural disasters and after earthquakes, floods . . .
Archives for August 2015
Mutual destruction of prospect for peace in Turkey
Our worst nightmare is realized. Turkey’s so called “synchronised war on terror”, against ISIS and the Kurdish insurgency may have by-passed the militant Islamists, but Turkish air strikes on PKK . . .
For once, Europe can learn from Turkey
One can find many reasons to criticize Turkey for its Syrian policy but it can only be applauded for keeping its borders open to those fleeing the "worst humanitarian crisis of our . . .
Turkey’s new fault lines – which side are you on?
In Turkey, President Erdoğan and his caretaker government’s authoritarian turns are worrying enough but the present explosion of nationalism, hatred and bigotry in society is even more . . .