On the 29th October, the Turkish Republic marked its 94th anniversary. The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has never concealed its distaste for secular, national commemorations. . . .
Archives for October 2017
Guarding against tyranny – Snyder’s twenty lessons from history
I had already known that Timothy Snyder, a professor of history at Yale, was an exceptional researcher and writer. His 2010 book Bloodlands- Europe between Hitler and Stalin was truly eye-opening for . . .
Turkey’s self-serving bias is counter-productive
Professor Gulnur Aybet, Senior Advisor to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is a familiar name to Turkey watchers in the UK. She has lectured at some of Britain’s best-known universities. The Times . . .
Why is irredentism back in vogue in Turkey?
The fiery and undiplomatic language used by the President and the senior members of the government have often caused awkwardness and tension in Turkey’s foreign relations. Recently, it is the . . .