Turkey Notebook
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May 09, 2016Turkey’s Islamists: A Drama (Part 1)
Their drama began at the start of the 20th century, like in many other predominantly Muslim countries. But Islamists of the former Ottoman Empire, and especially in the Republic of Turkey since 1923, have traveled a very specific road to arrive at today’s Erdogan regime.
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May 05, 2016
Behind Davutoglu's Resignation
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has announced that he will not run again for the chairmanship of the ruling AKP party in an upcoming extraordinary party congress. This means he will resign as Turkey's prime minister.
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May 03, 2016
Turkey: A Nation Divided -- Ethnicity (Part 3)
After 1,000 years of generally peaceful coexistence, Turkey’s Turkish and Kurdish communities wake up to a consciousness of difference
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April 27, 2016
Turkey, A Nation Divided -- Religion (Part 2)
Turkey's Alevis belong to a Shi'ite branch, but they are different from both Turkey's Sunni and Iran's Shi'ite majorities.
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April 22, 2016
Turkey, A Nation Divided -- Politics (Part 1)
Three major things deeply devide Turkish society: politics, religion, and ethnicity.
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April 20, 2016
Turkey's Long Wait For Peace
Both sides in Turkey's de facto civil war believe they still can win
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April 19, 2016
Is Turkish The EU's Latest Official Language?
The answer is "'no" or "not yet." Each EU member state can decide on its own.