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Armenia: French bills and Nobel laureates
France and Orhan Pamuk have different ideas on how to approach the Armenian issue. Orhan Pamuk is right.
Thursday 12 October 2006
Armenia: New cards at play
A Turkish concession to Armenia that isn't quite historic, but which could lead to greater things
Tuesday 3 October 2006
Southeast Turkey: Ceasing fire. Again.
Speculation has been mounting that the Kurdistan Workers' Party, the PKK, is on the verge of unilaterally declaring a ceasefire.
Thursday 28 September 2006
Article 301: Victory, but beware the nationalist
Only one person has been successfully prosecuted under a law that criminalises insulting Turkishness. Surely it's time to scrap it?
Thursday 21 September 2006
Article 301: Cracks in the AKP?
Senior figures in Turkey's governing party appear divided over a law that criminalises insulting Turkishness
Wednesday 20 September 2006
Formula One: A deserved punishment
It is right to fine Turkey for its Cyprus stunt, but is it fair for Turkish motorsport to shoulder the burden?
Tuesday 19 September 2006
The Pope, and whether he has a big mouth
Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam ruffle feathers in Turkey too
Monday 18 September 2006
Article 301: Release Michael Dickinson
A British artist is in police custody for 'insulting the dignity' of Turkey's prime minister
Wednesday 13 September 2006
Troops to Lebanon: An approval
Ministers were heckled, briefcases were hurled, but Turkey's parliament has voted to send troops to the Middle East
Wednesday 6 September 2006
Talat on Formula 1
Turkey uses a motorsport event to stage an utterly pointless Cyprus stunt
Monday 28 August 2006