In 1999, the generals fully supported the government in making Turkey's ambition for EU membership a "state policy". They demonstrated their...
Last week's generals' resignations received wide coverage both by media and on the agenda of the political elite. So much attention could be...
There are two essential political actors who managed the period that has ended up with the resignations of the generals. First is President ...
Since 1972, Turkey has been struggling against the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, that has the desire to found "an independent Kurdish ...
Last week, Turkey had an important visitor: Hillary Rodham Clinton, the U.S. secretary of state. Her appearance on TV overlooking the Bosphorus...
Three distinct groups of people believe that Turkish democracy was built after the 2002 general elections. First are some cunning Westerners....
Statistics show the number of inter-state conflicts after the end of the Cold War has considerably decreased. Nevertheless, the role of soldiers...
U.S. taxpayers have spent $ 1 trillion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many Western soldiers have lost lives there as well. No one in the...
The invasion of Iraq made the Sunni-Shiite polarization in the Middle East more apparent than ever. This was more obvious during the struggle...
It was about five years ago, I guess, when we visited Syria with a friend of mine who was getting ready to make an investment in the country. I...