It is fast approaching a hundred years since the infamous slaughter of Armenians
by forces of the Ottoman Empire, but the people of Turkey refuse to acknowledge any responsibility for the murder of thousands of humans under horrifying conditions. Members of Turkey’s Parliament expressed dismay at the possibility the United States Congress would pass a [...]

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Turkish Prime Miinister Recep Erdogan unleashed a storm of protest from the media when he made clear of his dissatisfaction with the writings of those who dared question his policies or behavior. Erdogan reached over the heads of members of the press and addressed their bosses: “now, I am addressing the bosses of these newspapers” [...]

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There is scant doubt the Turkish government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party(AKP) is concerned about the attitudes of members of the Turkish military high command. The past few months have witnessed continual warnings and arrests of military personnel on charges they are planning a coup in order to overthrow [...]

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Last month the deputy foreign minister in Israel decided to humiliate the Turkish ambassador so he arranged for that person to be seated in a lower chair and then refused to even offer him a cup of tea or coffee. This was to show the world that Israel does not treat decently those nations which [...]

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The following story took place in Turkey, but it could have happened in virtually any nation on this planet. We humans are strange life forms. An individual steals money from millions and causes thousands to become ill and several to die of grief, but the individual will undoubtedly be sent to jail for a few [...]

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A group calling itself “Advocates for Justice for Children” is protesting against the trail of a teenager on charges related to terrorism. W.B.’s age was 15 on his identify card when arrested although it appears he is really 17. But, in either case, W.B. is a teen age boy facing charges that he [...]

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US Ambassador to Turkey, James Jeffrey, urged that current rapprochement between Armenia and Turkey should continue even while admitting an Armenian “genocide” bill would be passed by the American Congress. He emphasized the best way to deal with American politicians is to continue working for peace with Armenia and that, in the long run, this [...]

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In a male dominated Muslim society such as Turkey it goes without saying the assumption of most military leaders is that fathers are the ones who raise their sons to serve the nation. Sebnem Bora, a mother who single-handedly raised her sons is furious at the Turkish military for sending a letter to her home [...]

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The government of Israel which continually declaims and protests against inflammatory statements from Muslim nations contains a mouth that roars non-stop nonsense in the person of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. In a visit to Baku, he slammed Turkey for its “anti-Israel” stance. Lieberman complained the Turkish government virtually every week, sharply condemns Israel and [...]

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Ambassadors to other nations ordinarily keep their mouth shut when it comes to commenting about internal affairs, but US Ambassador James Jeffrey apparently believes the people of Turkey need to know what he thinks about their country. Jeffrey told an interviewer back in 1983 when he first came to the country he believed a military [...]

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