The images of bodies of Syrian refugees washing up on Turkey’s Aegean coast have become etched in people’s hearts and minds
Rather than jumping onboard in haste, Turkey should have thought twice before joining the Saudi-led Riyadh-based alliance against dangerous or not-so-welcome elements in the Muslim world.
It is a fact that many people, including this writer, have been attacking Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı for speaking with a more pro-Greek tone than what ought to be a pro-Turkish Cypriot rights focus
Is it important to an ordinary Turk whether there is parliamentary democratic governance or presidential governance in this country?
Hurrah... Once again Turkey extended its generous helping hand and salvaged Turkish Cypriots from an economic collapse
Turkey is not one of those banana republics or any of the one-man-rule sheikhdoms of the Middle Eastern political geography and most of the criticisms directed at President Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party aim to divert Turkey from walking down such an anti-democratic, indeed dictatorial, road
The way the water issue is handled by the left-dominated Turkish Cypriot coalition government is an ideological and very problematic one
Some people are rather officious or dunderheaded to say the least
A very wise friend asked, “How is Turkey to resolve the Syrian refugee problem if you say the three billion euros or so Europe will provide is not going to be a sufficient resource?”
