Opinion

Turkey’s President Erdogan paid an official visit to Germany last week. One of the striking features of the visit was the fact that it came after Erdogan called for...

But will all this activism and enthusiasm at different levels – a veritable craze for UNESCO – be enough to change the negative perception of Turkey in Europe and...

There has been a lot of debate about the current U.S. unwillingness to lead the liberal international order it created after World War II. The Obama administration already displayed...

This week, leaders from all over the world are gathering at the United Nations in New York to exchange their views on mankind’s most pressing problems. The main theme...

For many, the Oslo Accords brought the hope of peace in the Middle East. What went wrong? US President BIll Clinton (centre), Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin (left) and PLO...

The U.S. administration's war on diplomacy and economic affairs provides the backdrop for the new Turkey-EU rapprochement Many important and developed countries around the world, including Germany the founding...

Whatever we say will not make any difference. Children, women, innocents, civilians, orphans, widows, tears, blood, wounds... and death. Is there any word that might have slightest influence on...

People who are worried after American strike in Syria ask me: Is this the start of the World War III? There are two other questions I am being asked...

United States (US) has been supporting Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria. YPG is a “tactical” partner of US, whereas Turkey is a “strategic” partner. Strategic mistakes cannot...

Judging countries regarding their human rights records and their progress in democratization process is one of the biggest weapons used by Western countries. States are labelled under concepts like...