I watched in amazement on March 6, 2013, as United States Senator Rand Paul held up a vote of President Obama’s choice for CIA director for thirteen hours straight, demanding that the...
Revisiting Ataturk’s legacy: Bogeyman or Visionary?One of the successes of the Turkish AK Party over the last ten years is that we have become an international hot spot for tourism! In 2001, Turkey hosted 10 million tourists. In 2002, after the AKP...
Revisiting Ataturk’s legacy: Bogeyman or Visionary?One of the successes of the Turkish AK Party over the last ten years is that we have become an international hot spot for tourism! In 2001, Turkey hosted 10 million tourists. In 2002, after the AKP...
Revisiting Ataturk’s Legacy: Bogeyman or Visionary?One of the successes of the Turkish AK Party over the last ten years is that we have become an international hot spot for tourism! In 2001, Turkey hosted 10 million tourists. In 2002, after the...
When journalists are not journalists – Turkey’s trialsGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel’s criticism of Turkey’s detention of certain “journalists” during her February 2012 visit to Ankara highlighted the political challenges which...
From Istanbul, with loveI am a European, a woman, and a Muslim resident of Istanbul. In a Muslim land, I enjoy a life of freedom and opportunity in a modern, beautiful city, which has been Muslim since 1453. If I am accused...