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Lessons from the past: Turkey’s parliament could veto Syria action too
“Speaking after the government’s motion [in support of military action] was defeated, the prime minister said: ‘It is…
Would a CHP-MHP alliance work?
The Turkish left says it’s possible a deal could be struck between Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and Devlet Bahçeli It…
From street battle to street party
A personal account of arriving in Istanbul - with my luggage - as the Gezi Park erupted in protest
Erdoğan’s Thatcher moment?
It is hard not to be appalled by the scenes coming out of Taksim’s Gezi Park, where police…
Fazıl Say, Emre Bukağılı and an unending conflict in Turkish society
Another artist was persecuted for offending Turkey’s nouveau establishment this week when the pianist Fazıl Say was handed…
Turkey and Israel: the ambiguous peace
What a difference even an unpopular US president can make. Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his first…
The first step of the peace process: a PKK ceasefire
The imprisoned PKK leader issues a call for peace to a crowd of thousands in Turkey's southeast
Erdoğan on anti-Semitism: is this really an apology?
As Barack Obama tours Israel and the Palestinian territories, Turkish media has seized on Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s remarks…
Erdoğan passes Menderes to become third-longest serving prime minister
Cumulative days served as of 19 March 2013 Today Recep Tayyip Erdoğan marks his 3,658th day as Turkey’s…
Erdoğan on Zionism
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has never been the darling of the Jewish community, but his latest comments at a UN…