Turkey’s ‘Lifestyle Massacre’
From a law enforcement point of view, Istanbul is safer for an ISIS gunman than for someone who pledges t.o fight jihadists.
Two Bullies, Putin and Erdoğan, Try Friendship
The assassination on Dec. 19 in Ankara of the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, raises some major geopolitical issues.
Turkey’s Misdiagnosed Kurdish Problem
Turkey can sometimes look like a bad joke. Turkey sits in the lowest ranks of any credible index measuring press freedoms and the rule of law.
Erdogan’s Gritted-Teeth Peace with Israel
Yes, blessed are the peacemakers. Nevertheless, the Turkish-Israeli “peace” will not be easy to sustain.
Rivlin Welcomes New Turkish Ambassador: “A Real Moment in History”
The installation of Mekin Mustafa Kemal Ökem as Turkey’s ambassador to Israel Monday is another step of the reconciliation process between Israel and Turkey that began last summer,
Minimize Middle East Mistakes
A simple policy of protecting Americans and their allies offers great opportunities to fix a legacy of ruinous bipartisan mistakes.
Turkey’s Slide into Authoritarianism
Just because a coup was averted on July 15 and the parliamentary system is ostensibly functioning does not make Turkey a democracy.
Turkey Weighs Freedom for Child Rapists
For the conservative Turkish mind set, child abuse whitewashed by a religious marriage is more pardonable, but not journalistic dissent.
Erdogan’s Galloping Despotism
Precisely. “Universal liberties” and “Turkey” have already become a very unpleasant oxymoron.
Iran and Turkey Jostling for Power in Iraq
The meaning of all this is that northern Iraq has ceased to function as a sovereign territory.