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the future of turkeyopenDemocracy writers measure the benefits, costs, and consequences of Turkey's path to European Union membership.
The search for a political solution to the Cyprus problem is at a delicate stage
Turkey's political fissures test its stability and put its orientation towards Europe in question
The political and legal crisis in Turkey highlights a vital European interest
A legal case against Turkey's ruling party reopens the country's secular-Islamist argument
A court hearing over the legality of Turkey's ruling party imperils the country's progress
A group of theologians in Ankara is filtering early Islamic
texts in light of modern reason...is this "reformation"?
Turkey's campaign against PKK militants in northern Iraq is linked to the "Kurdish question" at home
Turkey's democracy and justice over the murdered Turkish-Armenian editor are the same cause
The
newspaper editor assassinated on 19 January 2007 remains an inspiration
A troubled relationship needs fresh debate,
say leading intellectuals
The PKK challenge should unite Ankara, Washington
and Iraqi Kurds
The historian Taner Akçam has been defamed over his scholarship on the Armenian genocide. He defends free inquiry
The AKP's victory launches Turkey on a fresh path with potential for real democratic progress
The election result is decisive, but Turkey remains in the grip of crisis
The political crisis in Turkey reflects a clash of definition over the very nature of the country, says Gunes Murat Tezcur. Read the rest of this post...
The assassination of the Turkish-Armenian
journalist Hrant Dink on 19 January 2007 and its aftermath highlighted both
change and resistance to change in Turkish society. To understand how far
Turkey has travelled in the past generation, Hratch Tchilingirian examines the
role of Hrant Dink himself in the context of the Armenian community of which he
was voice, critic, and emblem.
The killing in Istanbul of the Armenian-Turkish journalist highlights the need for Turkey to confront the 1915 genocide of the Armenians, says Peter Balakian. Read the rest of this post...
Istanbul’s tribute to the murdered Armenian-Turkish journalist was a
model of what Turkey could be, says Elif Shafak. The most personal
farewell of all follows, in the eulogy of Rakel Dink, Hrant Dink’s wife.
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