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Does Erdogan’s Hate Speech Fuel Hate Crimes in Turkey?
Political hate speech has been translated into serious hate crimes in Turkey in recent years. Inspired and motivated by the ongoing political hate discourse, a research assistant in…
After Public Bank Loan, Ethical Questions Taint Dogan Media Sale
In early 1999, the coalition government led by then-Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz abruptly crumbled with a vote of no confidence in Parliament after an audio tape linking the prime minister to…
Turkey, Greece Locked in War of Words Amid Tension Over Soldiers
Senior politicians from Turkey and Greece are locked in mutual recriminations and war of words as no solution appears in the offing over the situation of two Greek soldiers who are still in…
University Shooting Triggers Debate on Social Witch-Hunt in Turkey
Before storming the faculty dean’s office on a rampage that killed four staff members, wounding three others in an attack that shattered the peace in a city known for its civic and affluent…
Universities Emerge as Scenes of Political War Amid Arrest of Students
The takeover of Afrin from the Syrian Kurdish militia unleashed a sense of euphoria among the Turkish nationalists and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's loyal supporters. A jubilant mood…
Do Kosovo Leaders Tell Truth About the Case of Turkish Teachers?
Kosovo has suddenly found itself at the center of international attention when its police arrested and handed six Turkish people to Turkey's spy agency.
Five teachers and one doctor from…
Capture of Turkish Teachers Stirs Political Chaos in Kosovo
The controversial abduction and arrest of Turkish teachers in Pristina plunged Kosovo into a political crisis, stirring up public frenzy and backlash toward what they regarded incompetence…
Dogan Media Sale Set to Alter Turkey’s Press Landscape
The sale of an entire media group by Turkish press mogul Aydin Dogan has had reverberations across Turkey's media landscape, with ominous implications for the mainstream media.
Mr. Dogan…
Report: Facing Pressure, Turkish Media Mogul Sells Hurriyet Daily, Other Outlets
Turkish media tycoon Aydin Dogan reached a deal with another leading media boss to sell Hurriyet newspaper, the most influential outlet of Turkey's mainstream media, and other outlets of…
Two Soldiers Between Clashing Rocks of Greek and Turkish Politics
The arrest and detention of the two Greek soldiers that have mistakenly entered Turkish soil on March 1 have been testing the bilateral relations of the two NATO allies, making an already…