The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) decision to re-open the monitoring procedure on Turkey, one of its oldest members and one of the first signatories of the European . . .
Archives for April 2017
Turkey’s referendum- what’s next?
The 16 April constitutional referendum in Turkey has given Recep Tayyip Erdogan the mandate to become an all-powerful executive president. According to the preliminary results, 51.4 percent of . . .
Turkey’s referendum – not as cut and dried as you think
As Turkish voters prepare to go to the polls on Sunday to decide their country’s future direction, neither side in this bitter race seems assured of a win on April 16th. Over the course of the . . .
Another Syrian atrocity, likely blowback for Turkey
There seems to be no end in sight to the suffering of Syrian people. A suspected chemical attack at Khan Sheikhoun, near Idlib, a rebel-held area close to Turkish border, was one of the worst war . . .