Turkey’s cross-border operation inside Syria to clear the area from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has entered its second week, and one wonders whether the Free Syrian Army (FSA) may even walk all the way to Damascus in front of the Turkish army
Turkey’s coastal towns are empty. The hotels, the restaurants and even the poshest beach clubs are vacant
Since the coup attempt of July 15, officials in Ankara have been constantly complaining about the same thing: “The West, the EU, NATO, and the U.S. did not understand us.
Turkey’s quick transformation since the July 15 failed coup attempt has shown once again how hungry Turkish society is for real change
Ankara’s first high level guest since the coup attempt of July 15 was none other than Marine General Joseph Dunford, the U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and it could not have been a better choice to make the case for Fethullah Gülen’s deportation
It took three years, a lot of casualties and a desperate coup attempt to open Taksim Square to the masses in Istanbul
I was getting coffee in the Doğan TV Center cafeteria when I saw the helicopter landing in our parking lot
During a recent Eid holiday visit to my parents, my dad showed me amber-colored worry beads that he had bought a couple of years ago
In a strategic move, Ankara decided to swallow its pride and send a message to the world that it really was “open for business.” And it did it in a very bold way. But first, here’s a little nostalgia
