Can Erimtan
A Sultanate of Kitsch: The Gezi Park Protests, Islamic Revival and Ottoman Nostalgia
The world is now taking notice of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (or AKP and its policies towards neighbouring Syria and Iraq, as well as its attempt to wrestle with...
The Paris Attacks or the Clash of Civilizations
Following last January's Charlie Hebdo attacks France and the whole of Western Europe has been on edge, fearing new Islamist terror attacks. Now that the end of the year is nearing a whole swathe of terror attacks is rocking the world anew, from...
Putin, Tayyip Erdogan and the Issue of Sunnification: A Duel of Words
In the aftermath of the Turkish downing of a Russian jet, Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdoğan engaged in a tit-for-tat battle of words about Turkey and its policy aims and goals. Last week, in...
