Euro-Kemalism

A recent survey of middle-class values in Turkey unearthed one of those strange paradoxes which lie not very far below the surface of public life.

Turkish Crime Statistics

By M.A.M

Turkey marks 15th anniversary of Madımak massacre

The country once again marked the anniversary of the 1993 murder of 37 Alevi artists and intellectuals in a hotel in the central Anatolian province of Sivas, though calls to turn the hotel

Class revisited

If this column sounds a bit more lightheaded than usual it is because I am writing it fresh from one of those İstanbul-style Great Gatsby evenings: a Bosporus-side party populated by men in black tie and women in gowns that cost the gross domestic product (GDP) of a small Latin American country.

Sivas massacre will be commemorated in 15th anniversary

The 15th anniversary of the Madımak massacre will be commemorated tomorrow with various gatherings around the country, including in the central Anatolian province of Sivas, which was the

Political uncertainty continues to cast shadow on economy: DPT

Domestic political uncertainty created by the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, is a leading element that will affect Turkey's economic performance in

The Common Sense Movement

By Jenny White

The Common Sense Movement, a platform bringing together civil society [organizations], opinion leaders, journalists, academics, writers and politicians from different segments of society, held its first meeting opposing coup attempts and anti-democratic practices in Turkey in the eastern province of Malatya on Saturday….

Do women need opportunity or equality?

By ÖZLEM TÜRKÖNE

Some people start the ongoing competition in life from a very advantageous point. Compared to others, some are born richer, more beautiful, cleverer and healthier.

[GÜLEN AND THE AK PARTY] A common quest for democracy or something more? (2) by Mehmet Kalyoncu

Both the Gülen movement and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) seem to believe that military operations alone cannot solve Turkey's terrorism problem.

The emancipation of Turkish women

Süleyman DEMİREL

"Non-Western Modernities" - Veiled Artistic References

'Mahrem – Footnotes on Veiling' is the title of a new art exhibition which can be seen in Germany until the beginning of August. Turkish sociologist Nilüfer Göle conceived the exhibition as a way of exploring the ambivalence of veiling and its changing cultural symbolism. Ariana Mirza reports."

ECHR: Turkey's election threshold not a violation

The European Court of Human Rights yesterday ruled that the 10 percent election threshold in Turkey, which makes it necessary for a political party to garner at least 10 percent of all valid