Tensions have risen all around Turkey’s already volatile neighborhood over the past week. With NATO confirming what the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has been warning for . . .
Chicken or the egg? Turkey’s society and politics are a reflection of each other
As a journalist espousing impartiality I do not like passing moral judgments on people and politics but a frighteningly obvious lack of consensus of what is right and wrong in Turkish public life is . . .
On this Halloween, death and savagery became too real to be humoured
Using humour as a way of defying the ultimate fear- death- has been a common thread in many societies. The yearly celebrations since pagan times have manifested themselves as All Hallows' Day in . . .
Growing dangers to journalists in Europe and Turkey
There has probably never been a more dangerous time to be a journalist. According to CPJ (Committee to Protect Journalists) data , 40 journalists have been killed this year so far, the majority of . . .
Turkey: A Misfit in the anti-ISIS coalition-the London view
When it comes to capturing the world agenda, London never disappoints. After a few weeks absence, I am now backing in my home town again and London is where the most interesting debates about the . . .