Monthly Archives: September 2009

I was alerted to the situation when I received a frantic call from a foreign diplomat who has now taken up an assignment in South Asia and with whom I became friends over time. In an anxious and high-pitched voice, … Continue reading →

I can understand why Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chose to include the G-20, a group of developed and emerging economies that commands 85 percent of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP), in his speech at a dinner that … Continue reading →

After being slapped with a hefty fine of $2.53 billion for tax evasion and accounting irregularities in Doğan Yayın Holding, the publishing arm of media tycoon Aydın Doğan’s multibillion-dollar conglomerate with business interests ranging from energy to construction, the group’s … Continue reading →

The Turkish government’s bold initiatives to address the grievances of religious minorities in Turkey is also helping the country eliminate the misconceptions and prejudices widely prevalent among the Western public about predominantly Muslim Turkey. We all know that religious minorities … Continue reading →