When I first wrote about the decision of the Greek Cypriot government to establish a 3,000-strong professional army, separate from the around 9,000-strong National Guard, I was accused of speaking out against a settlement
Diplomats accredited to Ankara are abnormally busy these days, not only because of the accelerated pre-Ramadan receptions and dinner invitations but also because of the hectic political agenda of the Turkish capital
From a pure humanitarian standpoint, it is impossible to challenge the demands of Turkey’s Kurdish people to be visible in the Turkish state with their own identity
“I won’t play… They have taken my toy.”
Outsiders to the Cyprus problem might feel puzzled, but people who have been following the Cyprus problem for decades must have considered it par for the course when the Greek Cypriot leader canceled his scheduled May 27 meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı
Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades was in Istanbul for the World Humanitarian Summit co-chaired by Turkey and Germany
May was a very important month for Turkish democracy
There are certain days in the life of every nation that for various reasons – for example, to serve as a demonstration of togetherness – must be celebrated if for no other reason
How will historians write the long, occasionally progressive, rarely peaceful, often regressive and definitely always traumatic journey Turkey has travelled under Justice and Development Party (AKP) governments?
