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Turkey as a role model
Posted on May 23, 2012 | No CommentsThe visit of the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, coincided with a period wherein, the gulf between the Pakistan’s government and the opposition has dangerously widened, and is compounding... -
A Visit with Turkey’s Controversial Religious Movement
Posted on May 23, 2012 | 1 CommentBy Piotr Zalewski / Diyarbakir It is Monday evening in Diyarbakir, a city in Turkey’s southeast, and a weekly meeting of several local members of the so-called Gulen movement has... -
Turkish Actors Protest State Control of Theaters
Posted on May 22, 2012 | No CommentsDorian 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... -
Turkey’s Creeping Islamization
Posted on May 21, 2012 | No CommentsWhile 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... -
The NATO Monitor: Turkey Stands up for Itself in NATO
Posted on May 21, 2012 | No CommentsTurkey Stands up for Itself in NATO Turkey came close to blocking EU reps Jose Manual Barroso and Herman van Rompuy from attending the Summit in Chicago. The two received... -
Gul: Turkey Should Trust Its National Sources
Posted on May 19, 2012 | 1 CommentTurkish President Abdullah Gul on Friday said that instability in the region was the greatest threat to the region. Speaking to reporters at Ankara’s Esenboga International Airport prior to his... -
Questions about Turkey as a democracy and military model
Posted on May 19, 2012 | No CommentsQuestions about Turkey as a democracy and military model When NATO meets in Chicago this weekend, intervention in Syria is sure to be discussed – perhaps by Syria’s neighbor, Turkey,... -
Letter from Istanbul
Posted on May 19, 2012 | No CommentsLetter from Istanbul Posted By Stephen M. Walt The conference I’m attending has been pretty interesting, although as much for the atmospherics and side conversations as for the formal presentations.... -
Turkey says Israeli plane violates N.Cyprus airspace
Posted on May 18, 2012 | 1 CommentISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said on Thursday it had scrambled military jets to intercept an Israeli plane that violated northern Cypriot airspace this week, and demanded an explanation for the... -
Turkey Feels Sway of Reclusive Cleric in the U.S.
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsBy DAN BILEFSKY and SEBNEM ARSU / The New York Times ISTANBUL — When Ahmet Sik was jailed last year on charges of plotting to overthrow the government, he had little doubt... -
Turkey’s woman at the top
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsArzuhan Dogan Yalcindag is one of several women from prominent Turkish families in a key leadership position. How she does it. Yasemin Ergin ISTANBUL — Two years ago, Turkish businesswoman... -
SPECIAL REPORT: The Greeks of Turkey; Is it too late?
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 1 CommentBy Tania Karas *This story appeared in the Spring 2012 print edition of Greek America Magazine and has been provided exclusively for digital publication in the Pappas Post. Greek America... -
Muslim consumers: How do global brands become ‘infidels’?
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments“‘Infidel! Infidel!’ cries the six-year-old boy upon hearing his mother mention Nestlé during our interview,” writes author Elif Izberk-Bilgin (University of Michigan-Dearborn). “Why would a six-year-old call Nestlé infidel? How... -
Manuscript of Great Historic Importance Found in Istanbul
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsAn important manuscript was discovered in Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. Topkapi was the residence of the Ottoman sultans for almost 400 years. The manuscript found is of significant meaning, because... -
When will democracy be the only game in town in Turkey?
Posted on May 16, 2012 | 1 CommentBy Begüm Burak Democracy is the most ideal form of government in the contemporary world. In the post-Cold War era, with the triumph of liberal democracy against Soviet Communism, the... -
It Will Not Happen to Me! Guess What? It Wll! Chapter 9
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No CommentsChapter 9 WHY SOCIALISM WILL FAIL OVER THE LONG TERM “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is... -
Armenians in Egypt: Dwindling Yet Resilient in a Country in Turmoil
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier I just returned from a fascinating trip to Egypt. The Primate of the Armenian Church had invited me on behalf... -
Can Islamists Be Liberals?
Posted on May 15, 2012 | 1 CommentBy MUSTAFA AKYOL For Op-Ed, follow @nytopinion and to hear from the editorial page editor, Andrew Rosenthal, follow @andyrNYT. FOR years, foreign policy discussions have focused on the question of... -
Finding humanism’s haven in Istanbul
Posted on May 12, 2012 | No CommentsA walk through Istanbul with Martin Vialon, a German scholar who is memorializing the work of Erich Auerbach, founder of comparative literature studies, who found refuge there when Turkey opened... -
Russian, Italian, French companies among 15 bidding for oil and gas drilling rights off Cyprus – The Washington Post
Posted on May 12, 2012 | No CommentsBy Associated Press, Published: May 11 NICOSIA, Cyprus — Major oil and gas companies such as Russia’s Novatec, Italy’s ENI, France’s Total, and Malaysia’s Petronas are among 15 firms and...
