Backed by Putin, Turkey seems to have started a new crisis that will weaken relations with US. I am not sure too much reliance on Russia is a good thing. OR this is just another stunt for the domestic audiences… Erdogan tells Iraq PM to ‘know his limits’, says will not get orders on Bashiqa … Read more
The Shadowy World of the Islamic Gülen Movement Spiegel Online American historian and Middle East expert Michael Rubin likens the Turkish preacher to Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini. According to a diplomatic cable obtained byWikiLeaks in 2010, US diplomats consider the Gülen movement to be Der Spiegel?s recent strange attack on the Hizmet Movement from … Read more
Angry PM is now subject to angry Turks… Erdogan Blamed Media Again and Insisted to Fight PKK Militarily from The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya Turks vent fury at PM over Twitter after PKK attack from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Twitter users voiced their frustration yesterday after an attack by the PKK left eight security forces dead Turkey … Read more
We hear that there has been intensive fighting between Turkish Army and PKK forces in Şemdinli, Hakkari. After 10 days, we don’t know much about it. Berrin Karakaş of Radikal points out that. Somethings never change…