Not that they needed any more encouragement; the flag-waving editors of Turkey’s main stream media were told this week that their journalism must be patriotic. On 21 January, Prime Minister Binali . . .
Archives for January 2018
EBRD praises but urges Turkey to reform and stabilize
It was not the most auspicious day to be talking about investment portfolios and new agreements. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President, Sir Suma Chakrabarti’s . . .
Constitutional Court decision to release Alpay and Altan must serve as precedent
On Thursday, Turkey’s Constitutional Court has issued a landmark ruling that could lay the ground for the release of journalists jailed in the aftermath of the failed 2016 coup. At issue were . . .
Striking similarities in communication styles
In the United States, as in much of Europe, extracts have emerged from the controversial new book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” by journalist Michael Wolff, and have been pasted . . .