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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. (AP Photo)

Opinion: Erdoğan hits back

by Samir Salha | Jan 11, 2014 | Opinion

The arrests that took place on December 17 in Turkey have been described by leaders of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) as a carefully planned provocation orchestrated by the Fethullah Gülen group in a bid to oust the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrives at a news conference in Ankara December 25, 2013 (REUTERS/Umit Bektas)

Opinion: Dust and Smoke

by Samir Salha | Dec 29, 2013 | Opinion

Turks use the expression Toz Duman (dust and smoke) to refer to the reverberations of crises and major disasters like the ones that have gripped the country this week following tensions between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Fethullah Gülen’s...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses the media in Ankara in this file photo of November 13, 2013 (REUTERS/Umit Bektas)

Opinion: Erdoğan and the Municipal Elections

by Samir Salha | Dec 20, 2013 | Opinion

Turkey’s municipal elections, slated for March 30, 2014, will not be just a vote to choose the mayors who will run the affairs of 81 cities across the country. This time, the elections will be a battle that will determine the fate of the parliamentary and presidential...

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File photo—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses members of parliament from his ruling Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) on October 8, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN)

Opinion: End of the Erdoğan-Gülen Partnership?

by Samir Salha | Dec 5, 2013 | Opinion

Turkey’s left-wing Taraf newspaper has not finished leaking secret documents capable of inciting crises, bringing down political coalitions, and launching new areas of friction between politicians and military officials in Turkey. The newspaper had initially led to...

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File photo of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan making the Rabaa Al-Adawiya sign during a speech.

Opinion: The stars rarely align for Egypt and Turkey

by Samir Salha | Nov 28, 2013 | Opinion

For years we have called for Turkish–Egyptian rapprochement, speaking at every opportunity about the importance of cooperation and strategic openness between the two states. We have every right to express our opinion about the deterioration in relations between these...