The ruling by Greece’s highest court against extraditing eight Turkish soldiers, accused of taking active part in the July 15 coup attempt, is bound to cause serious turbulence between the two . . .
Archives for January 2017
With Washington, will Turkey turn up trumps?
From Latin America to Europe, from Asia to Africa, most of the world had been waiting the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House with some apprehension. After his divisive, churlish and . . .
Unlucky Friday for Cyprus
The UN-led talks on Cyprus in Geneva were the culmination of an 18-month long meticulous and determined effort, representing the best chance in years to put the divided island together again. The . . .
Is paranoia blinding Turkey to real dangers?
Turkey never ceases to amaze me. Considering it has been confronted with a violent coup attempt and a series of terrorist attacks, the latest of which happened in Izmir only on Thursday, the mood . . .