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Michael Van Der Galien Archive
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Sponsor of Flotilla Tied to Elite of Turkey
Posted on July 24, 2010 | No CommentsTyler Hicks/The New York Times Nursema, 10, a daughter of Ali Haydar Bengi, who was among the nine Turks killed during an Israeli raid on a flotilla trying to run... -
Demopoulos and others v. Turkey
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No CommentsThis article was written by my good friend Robert Ellis and first appeared in the print edition of Hürriyet Daily News. The non-admissibility decision a fortnight ago by the European Court... -
Another Crossroads for Turkey
Posted on March 23, 2009 | No CommentsIn all probability the Turkish ruling party, AKP (Justice and Development Party), will experience another victory at the local elections on March 29. Since November 2002, when the AKP came... -
The Furious Passage of Tayyip Erdogan
Posted on January 30, 2009 | 1 CommentFrom PoliGazette January 30, 2009. “The furious passage of Tayyip Erdogan,” by Robert Ellis. The Furious Passage of Tayyip Erdogan By Robert Ellis Turkey’s prime minister, Tayyip Erdogan, is not... -
Turkey Threatens Iraqi Kurdistan with Incursion
Posted on October 8, 2008 | No CommentsTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday with an incursion. The threat came days after militants for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) attacked Turkish troops within... -
Bin Laden’s Days in Istanbul
Posted on September 25, 2008 | No CommentsOsama Bin Laden told Egyptian reporters for Arabic daily Cairo in 1994 that he had spent some time in Istanbul. He lived and worked in Istanbul, he said, because of... -
Police Break Up Mosque Protest in Germany
Posted on September 21, 2008 | No CommentsGerman police broke up a protest on Saturday in Cologne, Germany at the moment it was about to start. The protest was organized by far-right parties and individuals from across... -
Turkey’s Real Problem
Posted on September 6, 2008 | 4 CommentsMichael van der Galien, Editor-in-Chief on September 5, 2008 @ 3:17 pm CEST PoliGazette takes a look at Turkey’s real problem. It is not what you may think it is.... -
The Comeback of Extremists in Turkey
Posted on August 21, 2008 | No CommentsPoliGazette’s Michael van der Galiën reports from Istanbul, Turkey.ISTANBUL, TURKEY – When I visited the former capital of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul, last year, I noticed more women wear a... -
“US Senator Buying Policies” of Armenian Lobby in the USA
Posted on August 6, 2008 | 4 CommentsBuying Policies Michael van der Galien, Editor-in-Chief PoliGazette takes a closer look into the financial records of US Senator Menendez (D NJ). His vote can and has been... -
Turkey’s East; Still One Big Mess
Posted on July 16, 2008 | No Commentshttp://poligazette.com/2008/07/13/turkeys-east-still-one-big-mess/ Submitted by Michael van der Galiën Eastern Turkey is the country’s poorest region. A lot of Kurds live in that area, and a lot of poor Turkish people as...








