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[Opinion] Turkey’s media is more tribal than ever 5 years after July 15

Sevgi Akarçeşme July 15, 2016 is not only the date of a botched coup attempt in Turkey’s tumultuous history, but also for millions of people...

The Ä°stanbul canal project: realigning the global balance of power

Türkmen Terzi  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took the first step toward the realization of the highly controversial Canal Istanbul project, laying the foundation stone...

[Opinion] Pro-Kurdish HDP at center of Erdoğan’s crackdown and world of hate

Alin Ozinian A gunman stormed a local office of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in the western city of Izmir and shot dead a...

[Opinion] How did Turkey become a safe haven for money launderers?

Sevgi Akarçeşme There’s not a single week that Turkey isn’t rattled by a new scandal. So much so that the country has become immune to...

[Opinion] Turkey’s role in Afghanistan and the Greater Central Asia strategy

Türkmen Terzi  US troops and allied forces are scheduled to be withdrawn from Afghanistan by mid-July 2021, concluding what will have been America’s longest war....

[Opinion] Why does Fethullah Gülen matter to the world?

Dr. Kashif Hasan Khan* Mr. Muhammed Fethullah Gülen is not an unknown name. He is among the world's most well-known religious leaders. TIME magazine named...

[Opinion] Why are Turks praying for the well-being of a mobster?

Sevgi Akarçeşme On Sunday June 13, a significant number of Twitter users following Turkey were worried about the whereabouts and well-being of Sedat Peker, a...

Is Turkey facing a ‘Khashoggi moment’ in Kyrgyzstan?

TM Staff The president of a Turkish school network in Kyrgyzstan suddenly goes missing, shortly after an evening meeting at a café with a disgraced...

[Opinion] Turkey’s dramatic shift from poster child to rogue state

Sevgi Akarçeşme As a journalist who was forced into exile in March 2016 after the regime of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan brutally took over our newspaper,...

[Opinion] Erdoğan’s counter-revolution leaves no space for Christians

Türkmen Terzi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, embarked on one of the most ambitious and noteworthy revolutions of the last century...

[Opinion] Why is ErdoÄŸan’s Palestine policy ineffective?

Türkmen Terzi Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s anti-Israel rhetoric has increased his popularity not only at home but also in the Middle East; however, Erdoğan’s...

[Opinion] Erdoğan’s dance with the Grey Wolves: the rise of Turkish mafia politics

Türkmen Terzi As the world watches with alarm at the escalation of the Israel-Palestine conflict, which is claiming hundreds of lives, the focus in Turkey...

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