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Erdoğan on British press freedom
When a foreign leader descends on the Turkish capital for a working visit, the journalists from that country…
Talking to the prisoner
Never before has Turkey been so far down the road towards peace with its Kurdish minority. In themselves,…
The Turkey or the egg?
Consider, if you will, the curious case of Turkey’s ambiguous name. It can mean one of two things.…
There is still hope for a Kurdish peace
The news that three Kurdish women, including a co-founder of the PKK, were found shot dead in a…
The two faces of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Comments made this week on abortion demonstrate a serious character flaw in Turkey’s prime minister. Last week, addressing…
Being gay in Turkey’s army
If you haven’t seen it already, Emre Azizlerli from the BBC has produced a comprehensive and accurate account…
Here we go again
The first signs are that some earthquake disaster relief lessons have been learned. In the last three hours,…
Printing the explicit photo of a woman stabbed by her husband was the right thing to do. Sadly, it didn’t work.
The woman is topless, lying face down on a hospital bed. Out of her back, a little above…
Election 2011: timetable of events
Following on from yesterday’s missive, a quick guide for when to expect what in Turkey’s election today. Let’s…
Erbakan: a leader who offered something new, and didn’t deliver
This Islamist ideologue should – but won’t – be remembered for siphoning millions from his party’s funds. Necmettin…