If it were happening in Turkey, we’d call Trump’s actions an attempted coup
There is a certain comradely beauty in the fact that we all are dealing with the same peril. Since we all talk about nothing but the pandemic the world somehow finally feels in sync.
Kurdish female fighters are once again pawns in a bigger political game
They have fought Isis with unparalleled bravery. But their fate lies in a power struggle between Putin, Trump and Erdoğan. In August 2014 Marie Claire published an unusual photo shoot. The women in the stylised images were not in fancy haute
From Tahrir to Trump: nationalism has hijacked the hope of the people
Protesters’ need for recognition has been harnessed to a darker, divisive movement and new heroes promising them greatness Thousands of people in Tahrir Square chanted the slogan: “Bread! Dignity! Freedom!” It was 2011, and the height of the Arab spring. Standing
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
Erdoğan is relishing this war of words with the Netherlands
In appeasing rightwing voters at home, the Dutch are helping the Turkish leader consolidate his rule The diplomatic row that has flared up between the Dutch government and Turkey is a last-minute saviour for the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He
Truth is a lost game in Turkey. Don’t let the same thing happen to you
We in Turkey found, as you in Europe and the US are now finding, that the new truth-building process does not require facts. But we learned it too late.
Yet again Turkey’s children have awoken to darkness at dawn
I remember the Turkish coup of 1980. Now it is my nephews’ turn to see adults terrified, fearing for their lives and their country’s future Until I was eight years old, I had never heard the word “dawn”. Then, early one