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Troops to Lebanon: a presidential wade-in
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer placed himself firmly in the “no” camp yesterday over the matter of sending Turkish…
Saturday 26 August 2006
Sending Turkish troops to Lebanon
The possibility of a Turkish contribution to the UN’s peacekeeping force Interesting article in today’s Sabah: Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül met the…
Wednesday 23 August 2006
Trying Orhan Pamuk – yes, I daresay?
I spent a hurried few minutes this afternoon in Istanbul’s İstiklal street, buying a few CDs ahead of…
Sunday 20 August 2006
Hope is in the air
Bülent Arınç, the speaker of Turkey’s parliament, has waded into the discussion over the election threshold. He slated…
Monday 14 August 2006
Will the electoral threshold ever fall?
As it stands, any political party hoping to send MPs to Ankara must win at least 10% of…
Sunday 13 August 2006
Shrinking Armies
Day one, post two, and something interesting has happened already. The newly-appointed chief of the General Staff, General…
Wednesday 9 August 2006