Turkish Forum

By Ariana Keyman on May 21, 2012 The nature of civil-military relations throughout the history of modern Turkey has been contentious to say the least. Since the founding of the…

Turkey’s new course in the region and the world

Turkey’s new course in the region and the world By Abdullah Gül/Chicago Turkey has recently been at the forefront of international economic and political debates. On the one hand, despite…

Iraq Warns Kurds Against Striking Oil Deal With Turkey

By Palash R. Ghosh The central government of Iraq warned the Kurdish-ruled semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq that it must obtain Baghdad’s approval for any oil export deals signed with…

Turkish reflections: What I learned at the Istanbul World Political Forum

Posted By Stephen M. Walt The remainder of my trip to Turkey sparked some further thoughts, including some qualifications to my last post. To wit: 1. I previously described the…

Turkish Actors Protest State Control of Theaters

Dorian Jones May 21, 2012 Protestors carry banner that reads “O Sultan, take your hands off theaters,” May Day rally, Ankara, Turkey, May 1, 2012. ISTANBUL – Hundreds of actors…

Preparing for the Worst, Turkish Navy Awards Contract for Submarine Rescue Mother Ship

Preparing for the Worst, Turkish Navy Awards Contract for Submarine Rescue Mother Ship [VIDEO] By Rob Almeida On May 21, 2012 Rolls-Royce and Istanbul Shipyard will be working together following…

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0May 22, 2012
Turkey, Greece bridge cultural gap with romance

Romance and “clandestine relationships” between ordinary Greeks and Turks is again the vehicle for another big-budget Turkish romantic comedy. The theme is far from uncommon in real life. By Menekse…
0May 22, 2012
Iraq Warns Kurds Against Striking Oil Deal With Turkey

By Palash R. Ghosh The central government of Iraq warned the Kurdish-ruled semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq that it must obtain Baghdad’s approval for any oil export deals signed with…
0May 22, 2012
Preparing for the Worst, Turkish Navy Awards Contract for Submarine Rescue Mother Ship

Preparing for the Worst, Turkish Navy Awards Contract for Submarine Rescue Mother Ship [VIDEO] By Rob Almeida On May 21, 2012 Rolls-Royce and Istanbul Shipyard will be working together following…
0May 22, 2012
Plan B from Istanbul

All countries have their unique qualities, and any one place might seem wonderful to some and a great deal less so to others. But it’s my guess that most people…

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Civil-Military Relations in Turkey

Posted on May 22, 2012 | No Comments
By Ariana Keyman on May 21, 2012 The nature of civil-military relations throughout the history of modern Turkey has been contentious to say the least. Since the founding of the...
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Turkey’s new course in the region and the world

Posted on May 22, 2012 | No Comments
Turkey’s new course in the region and the world By Abdullah Gül/Chicago Turkey has recently been at the forefront of international economic and political debates. On the one hand, despite...
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Turkey And Israel: Now Is The Time To Reconcile

Posted on May 22, 2012 | No Comments
I strongly believe that the time is right for Turkey and Israel to mend their critically important bilateral relationship which has suffered a precipitous decline since 2010. With the Middle...
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Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: The Circassians Cry Genocide

Posted on May 22, 2012 | No Comments
Sochi, the site for the 2014 winter Olympics, just happens to be where the russians dispossessed an entire nation exactly 150 years earlier. the survivors’ descendants say it was genocide—and...
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Plan B from Istanbul

Posted on May 22, 2012 | No Comments
All countries have their unique qualities, and any one place might seem wonderful to some and a great deal less so to others. But it’s my guess that most people...
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Turkey’s Creeping Islamization

Posted on May 21, 2012 | No Comments
While Western diplomats persist in calling Turkey a “model,” Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Islamist-leaning Justice and Development Party (AKP) continues to tweak relatively minor rules to change Turkish society fundamentally. He...
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