Erdoğan will pretend to be anything – even ‘journalists’ best friend’
His unlikely moral stance following the killing of Jamal Khashoggi comes as no surprise to many Turks The Turkish president is better known for relentless political oppression that has left dozens of journalists in jail or cast out of their jobs,
Erdoğan’s victory has broken our hearts. But we will keep hoping
After years of division, the feeling of brotherhood among Turkey’s different factions has been inspiring. It feels like I’ve been dumped by text message,” wrote one of my friends. She sounded like a heartbroken lover but in fact she was talking
Turkey and Poland: two nations paralysed by rightwing populism
Our two nations can feel solidarity in how our revolutions turned into authoritarianism. Is there hope for us? Of course A true patriot of her country and Europe.” This is how I was described during the Ambassador of New Europe award
Your Majesty, please tell Erdoğan ‘enough’ when he pops in for tea
If the Queen adds her voice to the Turkish people’s, we can inspire young people to stand up to evil. “So are we not supposed to be in dialogue? I mean shouldn’t we try to empathise with Trump voters to understand?” Dear