Monthly Archives: July 2014

The most alarming casualty from the damage inflicted on Turkey by political Islamists, who have effectively seized power in the government and suspended the rule of law in order to save corrupt politicians and their associates, is the rapid decline … Continue reading →

Like many other dictators and authoritarian leaders, Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan has also become obsessed with drawing big crowds. He seems to measure his success by the sheer number of people who turn out for his impassioned speeches. In contrast to … Continue reading →

With a huge and unprecedented reshuffling in the civil service, mostly in the financial, police and judicial sectors, Turkey’s pro-Iranian government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan thinks it may have escaped legal accountability for a massive corruption scandal that … Continue reading →

It seems Turkey’s fierce opposition to the current Egyptian government and its strong condemnations of newly elected leader Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will continue unabated under Turkey’s top political Islamist, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — at least until the … Continue reading →