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Monsters, Courage and Politics: Erdogan's Conundrum

Gil Kazimirov | Posted 27.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Syria, Turkey, Nato, Genocide, Erdogan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Bashar Assad, Syrian Uprising, Bashar Al-Assad, Turkish Politics, Syrian Civil War, UK Students, UK Universities & Education News
Gil Kazimirov

Erdogan is a shrewd, mature politician, intimately acquainted with this and other tenets of international relations. With him as captain, Turkey re-emerged as a financial behemoth in the region and flexed its political muscle. Yet he failed to foresee the ultimate direction of his ship: a painful choice between Scylla and Charybdis, the two mythical sea monsters.

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There is no Spring in Turkey, It's the Coldest Winter We've Ever Seen

Berke Alkan | Posted 06.01.2012 | Home
Read More: Turkish Politics, Turkish Prime Minister, Turkey Earthquake, Turkey, Akp, Van Earthquake, ?Zmit Earthquake, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Home News
Berke Alkan

"Merhaba!", This how we say hello in Turkish. But, "Günah Keçisi" is what we were found saying after the Van earthquake, just as we did after the 1999 İzmit earthquake. What does this mean? Brilliant guess! We've found a scapegoat!

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Things are Getting out of Control in the Southeast of Turkey

Berke Alkan | Posted 27.12.2011 | UK
Read More: Kurds, Turkish Government, Turkey, Turkish Politics, Turkish Earthquake, UK, Politics, UK World, UK News
Berke Alkan

First of all, I'd like to explain why I wanted to be a blogger on The Huffington Post. The reason is simple. Everything that you are reading and watching about Turkey is distorted. I'm not saying that these things are lies. I'm just saying that they are not the whole truth.

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Tell me What you ask About Turkey, I'll tell you who you are

Ziya Meral | Posted 29.11.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Turkish Politics, Turkish Foreign Policy, Turkey, UK Politics News
Ziya Meral

Ever since Turkey's AK Party emerged, foreign observers have been asking one primary question; is Turkey becoming an Islamist nation and turning again...

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