It has been 18 days since the failed, July 15 Gülenist Terror Organization (FETÖ) coup attempt that left 246 people dead and thousands of others injured, and any high-level European Union official is yet to visit Turkey. EU Foreign Affairs ...
Read MoreBy Alp Ozden, Mumin Altas ANKARA Cooperation between Turkey and the Council of Europe is more important than ever in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt, Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman said Wednesday. “In a such difficult si...
Read MoreANKARA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said once more that he sees no difference between terrorist groups such as the PKK, PYD, YPG, and Daesh, and U.S.-based preacher Fetullah Gulen’s FETO, or Fetullah Terrorist Organization. ...
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Turkey’s premier has said the government is planning to form a new intelligence structure after the deadly July 15 coup bid. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim was speaking during a televised interview on Tuesday evening. When asked if an...
Read MoreThe coup attempt in Turkey was averted. Even such a short sentence to summarize what has been happening for the last two weeks is frightening. No one, including myself, thought that a coup could take place in Turkey in 2016. But it was atte...
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It depends on Ankara whether Turks will enjoy visa-free travel to Europe, Germany’s vice chancellor has said, adding that it was the right decision to ban a live broadcast by the Turkish president to a rally in Cologne on the weekend. “It i...
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Daily Sabah Centre for Policy Studies, the think-tank extension of Daily Sabah, published a special report regarding the July 15 failed coup attempt perpetrated by a small junta embedded in the Turkish Armed Forces. In the report, the role ...
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holding a speech via videoconference at a pro-democracy rally in Germany’s Cologne on July 31 has sparked a fresh row between the two countries. Turkey summoned a senior German diplomat in Ankara on Aug. 1 over the talking ban, while Turkis...
Read MorePeople shout slogans and wave Turkish flags in central Ankara, Turkey, July 27, 2016; Turks have been gathering in solidarity night after night since the July 15 coup attempt. (photo by REUTERS/Umit Bektas) Author: Kadri Gursel Posted Augu...
Read MoreThe night of July 15 reminds me of Chingiz Aitmatov’s excellent novel “A Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years.” It was a long night for the Turkish people. Since then, the government has tried to stop another attempt, prose...
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