While Turkish citizens headed to the polls in high numbers on Sunday to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections, millions of refugees living in the country waited for results with bated breath. With a refugee population estimated to stand at 3.9 million – the largest in the world – many saw their fate hanging in […]
While We Were Sleeping, Russia, Iran and Turkey Made an Ominous Deal…
There can’t possibly be that many Russians of importance left to sanction. But President Donald Trump has laid more economic restrictions on Russia, Russians and Russian companies, described as the most punitive yet, for a variety of evil-doings in recent years. Forget for a moment that every president loudly announces such sanctions, which then are […]
Erdogan Sparks Outrage after Telling Sobbing Girl “If you are martyred we will honor you”…
In what has been slammed as a bizarre act of propaganda, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan sparked online outrage when during a public address urging the nation to prepare for mobilization, he invited a small girl in military uniform onstage and promised the sobbing child she would receive state honors if she is killed. While […]
Islamic Countries Declare East Jerusalem Capital of Occupied Palestine…
The biggest grouping of Islamic nations put aside differences and recognised East Jerusalem as the capital of occupied Palestine, the most concrete response yet to the American move of recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The surprise announcement came despite Saudi Arabia and its allies sending low-level officials to the heads of state Organisation of Islamic […]
G20: A Summit Full of Contradictions…
DC Police Charge 12 Turkish Security Personnel Over Protest Melee…
Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department on Thursday announced criminal charges against 12 Turkish security personnel involved in last month’s alleged assault of protesters demonstrating against Turkey’s president during his visit to the district. Video of the incident in northwest Washington’s Sheridan Circle showed dark-suited men, some carrying holstered guns and wearing earpieces, rushing past a line […]
Erdoğan’s Referendum Victory Spells the End of Turkey As We Know It…
With the result of Sunday’s referendum on its constitution, Turkey as we know it is over; it is history. The architecture of its governance designed by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk – Turkey’s founder – has, after a wobbly series of experiments with the military and a secular elite in charge, been dismantled by the leader of […]
Goodbye Turkey…
German MPs Call for Troop Withdrawal from Turkish Airbase Amid Rally Row…
Amid a row with Turkey over its presidential powers referendum, some German MPs are calling for the withdrawal of troops deployed at Incirlik airbase. Germany is flying reconnaissance sorties from the Turkish base as part of the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition. Concerns over the presence of German airmen at the base, which is located in […]