Ferruh Demirmen
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Armenian ‘G’ claims: A matter of balance and due process
Hurriyet Daily News, April 28, 2012 FERRUH DEMİRMEN We have just passed April 24, when Armenians of various walks of life commemorate the anniversary of […]
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Analysis: Turkey helps pull the rug from under Nabucco
Turkey acceded to the aspirations of the Azeri brethren, while ignoring those of the Turkmen brethren. Over the past year, as the EU delegates approached repeatedly Ashgabat for Turkmen gas, Turkey chose to stay on the sidelines. This was a strategic mistake.
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Taner Akçam, amid contradictions and charges of betrayal, loses credibility
By Ferruh Demirmen, Ph.D. Taner Akçam, Associate Professor of History at Clark University (Worcester, MA) and the “prince charming” of the Armenian lobby, got himself […]
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Taner Akçam, amid contradictions and charges of betrayal, loses credibility
Taner Akçam, the “prince charming” of the Armenian lobby, got himself trapped in contradictions on interpreting the results of Turkey’s September 12, 2010 referendum on Constitutional changes. He inadvertently brought to surface some unsavory aspects of his past. Akçam’s younger brother, Cahit Akçam, used the occasion to chastise and mock his brother. The portrayal of…
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Armenia engagement derailing Turkey’s energy policy
A misconceived engagement with Armenia has boomeranged beyond diplomacy to impact Turkey’s energy policy. The developments so far are already worrying, and further negative consequences may follow. Turkey’s energy policy is held hostage, and the culprit is a short-sighted Armenia rapprochement that has ignored Azerbaijan’s legitimate concerns on Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Armenian ‘G’ claims: A matter of balance and due process
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Analysis: Turkey helps pull the rug from under Nabucco
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Taner Akçam, amid contradictions and charges of betrayal, loses credibility
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Taner Akçam, amid contradictions and charges of betrayal, loses credibility
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Armenia engagement derailing Turkey’s energy policy