Prominent Turkish satirist and comedian Gulse Birsel was just in Europe — this time for five days. She writes how «bored» she was, and how she couldn’t wait to return to her beloved Istanbul. «Enough Parisian croissants and European monotony,… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›
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The Turkish Coup Attempt, Russia, And The West
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travels to St. Petersburg on August 9 to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They will focus on improving cooperation in two main areas: the effort to find a shared and joint solution to the… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›
Turkey Still Traumatized Two Weeks After Failed Coup
Ihave been watching Turkey 24/7 since July 15, the day that a coup attempt shattered the country for about 20 hours, failed, and dragged the entire Turkish nation through a trauma that is still continuing in various ways. Close to… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›
Four Inconvenient Questions About The Turkish Coup Attempt
Shortly after the failed coup attempt in Turkey, which has left nearly 300 people dead, some 6,000 suspects were arrested, most of them judges, prosecutors, and army officers. Many of the arrests happened in the first 24 hours — the… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›
Turkey’s Short-Lived Coup
It was a “classically Turkish” coup attempt: staged by one faction of the army in isolation from the general population. Gradually, though, government supporters started to come out onto the streets and strategic points in large cities — though not… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›
