ERTUĞRUL ÖZKÖK

Where is the respect for elections ERTUĞRUL ÖZKÖK

Where is the respect for elections?

Tens of thousands of young people volunteered to become election observers on Election Day. With a maturity that the entire world marveled, the turnout was 90 percent.

July 29 2015
Holding re-elections during G-20 summit ERTUĞRUL ÖZKÖK

Holding re-elections during G-20 summit

Dear Mr. President, The media bunch who think they are supporting you but are so incompetent - what we call the trolls - have already announced the date of early elections, ignoring the nation’s will altogether: Nov. 22, 2015.

July 27 2015
If that place is still Turkey ERTUĞRUL ÖZKÖK

If that place is still Turkey

In the past, for instance, if it had happened seven years ago, with the mindset, the prejudices and the superstitions of the time, we had an easy job. We would say “It is the work of the deep state,” and move on…

July 20 2015
We are ready to forget if you are ERTUĞRUL ÖZKÖK

We are ready to forget if you are

Mr. President said, during a fast-breaking (iftar) dinner which he transformed into a political one, 'We need a coalition that should deal with today’s problems, not with the debates of the past.'

July 13 2015
None of my business, but… ERTUĞRUL ÖZKÖK

None of my business, but…

It is not my thing to say this one should form a coalition with that one…

July 10 2015
Syrian policy: at whatever cost ERTUĞRUL ÖZKÖK

Syrian policy: at whatever cost?

There is an important development that will vitally affect the future of our children and grandchildren

June 28 2015
One day, we will thank Turkey’s Tayyip ERTUĞRUL ÖZKÖK

One day, we will thank Turkey’s Tayyip

I have never been disrespectful of the president. I have never addressed him by his first name, “Tayyip.” I have never used a condescending expression like “RTE,” the initials of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

June 25 2015
A picture in front of an LGBTI flag ERTUĞRUL ÖZKÖK

A picture in front of an LGBTI flag

I was in Washington in early June. I had my picture taken standing in front of a rainbow flag. It shows the development of a movement that started back in the 1970’s the United States.

June 24 2015
Demirel’s last letter and a testament ERTUĞRUL ÖZKÖK

Demirel’s last letter and a testament

I remembered the letter the moment I heard the news about the death of Turkey’s ninth president, Süleyman Demirel.

June 19 2015