by Aylin Kocaman | Aug 12, 2014 | Opinion
Issa is 10 years old. His whole life has changed since the Syrian conflict began. The streets where he lives are filled with destroyed buildings. He cannot attend school. Most of his friends have died or gone. Because of the war he is now a child worker in the Free...
by Aylin Kocaman | Aug 2, 2014 | Opinion
The Middle East is the most magnificent cradle of human civilizations in the world. It is the land of the prophets, where the heart of history beats. It is a valuable and special place. Some of the fine people of these lands have fallen under the influence of...
by Aylin Kocaman | Jul 17, 2014 | Opinion
On August 10 Turkey will go to the polls to elect a new president. This is a first for the Turkish people. An election that parliament used to conduct in silence, in a traditional and symbolic way, now lies with the people. The presidential election will now neither...
by Aylin Kocaman | Jun 19, 2014 | Opinion
The situation in Iraq is changing by the hour. As I write this, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is on the march, and Turkish diplomats are still being held hostage by the militant organization’s fighters. It is time to look at the Iraq issue from Turkey’s...
by Aylin Kocaman | May 28, 2014 | Opinion
This question has been asked a lot this week. This is only the second time that a US vice president has visited Cyprus, after then-vice president Lyndon B. Johnson’s visit in 1962. So just what was US Vice President Joe Biden doing in Cyprus late last week? We must...
