Davutoğlu in Paris becomes an Internet meme… Dispatches from Turkey…







German government agrees to keep Patriot missiles in Turkey until 2016
Germany’s cabinet on Jan. 7 agreed to keep two German Patriot missile batteries in southern Turkey for another year, where they are deployed as part of a NATO mission to defend Turkey’s border with Syria.
Charlie Hebdo: Three Cartoons by Moslems that take on Radicalisation and Violent Extremism
The 7 January attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a controversial Paris satirical publication that has always had its detractors …






Turkish police car attacked with rocket fire in southeast
Suspected PKK militant fired a rocket at an armored police vehicle and opened fire on a police station in the southeastern Turkish town of Cizre on Jan. 7

Expanded police powers and arrest of journalists signify a pivot away from a previous focus on democratic consolidation. The international community must pay attention to Turkey’s new security bill.

