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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan walks with his walks with his Iraqi counterpart Nuri Al-Maliki in a ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, on August 7, 2007. (AFP/Getty Images)

Debate: Turkey can still play an active role in the Middle East

by Barçin Yinanç | Jan 18, 2014 | Debate

While it does partially reflect the truth, the notion that Turkey’s zero problems with its neighbors has turned into zero good relations with any neighbor has become a boring cliché. Indeed, there is a stark difference between the popularity Turkey enjoyed in both the...

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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 is his own worst enemy

by Manuel Almeida | Nov 1, 2013 | Opinion

Locals and tourists of all ages walk around and mix with the crowds who venture into İstiklal Avenue’s packed shops and restaurants. Groups take pictures with the Republic Monument, the statue that celebrates the formation of the Turkish Republic and its founder,...

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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)

Turkish court upholds convictions of top officers over coup plot

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2013 | World

Ankara, Reuters—Turkey’s appeals court upheld convictions on Wednesday of top retired military officers for leading a plot to overthrow Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government a decade ago in a case underlining civilian dominance over a once...

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Protesters chant as they pass by the entrance to the the Golden Generation Worship & Retreat Center in Saylorsburg, Pa. on Saturday, July 13, 2013 to demonstrate against Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who rents a room at the center. Source: AP Photo/Pocono Record/Keith R. Stevenson

Ankara’s Creationists

by Nicholas Birch | Jul 15, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

In mid-June, the Turkish state body responsible for promoting science and scientific research, TÜBİTAK, told a group of top scientists that it would not be providing financial support for a postgraduate summer school they were organizing. Fair enough, you might think:...

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In this Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul, right, and Egyptian President Muhammed Morsi shake hands before a meeting in Ankara, Turkey. Source: AP Photo/File

International opinion divided over toppling of Mursi

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 5, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The downfall of Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi at the hands of millions of protestors and the country’s armed forces has provoked mixed reactions abroad. Within the Arab world, the monarchs of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two...