Monthly Archives: November 2016

There was no love lost between Turkey’s political Islamists led by autocratic president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the civic movement Hizmet, which is inspired by Muslim intellectual Fethullah Gülen, when the two had a falling out over a vast array … Continue reading →

There is enough evidence to conclude that Turkey’s Islamist rulers got their hands bloodied fanning the civil war in Libya by arming rebels with whom they share an ideological affinity and throwing further fuel on the fire that engulfed this … Continue reading →

The repressive regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been secretly building a paramilitary force with the help of retired Islamist and neo-nationalist generals since 2011 using Libyan and Syrian theatres for drills. An orchestrated failed coup attempt on … Continue reading →

Having already abandoned constructive engagement with Turkey’s allies and partners over the last three years and instead resorting to merely being a spoiler and blackmailer in dealings with his interlocutors, Turkey’s autocratic president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will not hesitate to … Continue reading →

Thanks to the eye-opening exposé on the leaked personal emails of Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak, we now know that Turkey’s corrupt ruling family of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had long ago set its eyes on gold, oil and mining … Continue reading →

An engagement with Turkey as long as its autocratic president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remains in full control of all the levers of power would serve nothing but to advance an appeasement that will bring no substantial change in the policies … Continue reading →

The keystone in the massive dragnet set up by the corrupt president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to rob the nation’s wealth is Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, who has masterfully excelled over two decades in pillaging state coffers ever since he started … Continue reading →

The economic and financial policy decisions in Turkey are made by the corrupt multi-billionaire President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his family members, who use public institutions as vehicles for maximizing profits and reaping millions of dollars from government transactions, contracts … Continue reading →

The ongoing tension between Turkey and the Vatican at the political level that has been simmering beneath the surface for some time is largely attributed to the hatred and animosity long harbored by the xenophobic Turkish Islamist pack led by … Continue reading →

A crackdown on the legitimate Kurdish political movement in Turkey by its autocratic leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan while provoking militant faction the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) into terror are tactical moves in the president’s overall strategy of strengthening the radical … Continue reading →