Monthly Archives: April 2010

Strasbourg — During a plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in January, I criticized the Turkish delegation for failing to arrange a high-profile Turkish speaker who should have intervened and made himself/herself available to … Continue reading →

The date was Dec. 3, 2009. In Brussels the Turkish foreign minister was addressing a distinguished group of 28 foreign ministers representing the world’s largest military alliance. He was in a push to convince them to grant the prospect of … Continue reading →

We are belatedly attempting to reform the higher judiciary in Turkey, though for a long time we have all known that the crux of the problem in the country lies in the archaic structure and composition of its judicial bodies … Continue reading →

TALLINN — While listening to what Mr. Priit Vinkel, an advisor from the department of elections of the Estonian parliament, the Riigikogu, was telling me about the success of e-elections in Estonia, I thought this could be the perfect solution … Continue reading →

Instead of devoting a whole column to one topic, I want to discuss a few important issues that have caught the nation’s attention in the last couple of weeks. These range from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s controversial visit last week … Continue reading →