Turkey’s magical Highlands: Safe and Healthy
Wednesday, 31 August 2016 21:23
Published by Ozgur Tore
In tourism industry today, one of the most important topics is the safety. Following recent terrorist attacks all around the world, tourists seek safety first when traveling.
Taleb Rifai, secretary-general of the World Tourism Organization, said, "There is no completely safe country in the world. Anything can happen anywhere. No country should be classified as safe or unsafe forever, because anything can happen anywhere."
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Inside the Turkish Military’s Civil War | TIME
Inside the Turkish Military’s Civil War
Jared Malsin/Ankara @jmalsin
Emrah Gurel—AP Turkish soldiers secure the area as supporters of President Erdogan protest in Istanbul, on July 16, 2016.
The coup caused great confusion and generals had to make decisions without the help of superiors
On the evening of July 15, Major General Ibrahim Aydin was at a bridal party for a friend’s daughter at a hotel in central Ankara when warplanes began roaring low over the capital. The noise was one of the first signs that a faction of the military was attempting to seize power from the elected government. Aydin left the party, dropped his wife at home and headed to a military housing complex. By the next morning Aydin would find himself fighting his way through a Turkish military base in a battle for Turkey’s political future.
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Jared Malsin/Ankara @jmalsin
Emrah Gurel—AP Turkish soldiers secure the area as supporters of President Erdogan protest in Istanbul, on July 16, 2016.
The coup caused great confusion and generals had to make decisions without the help of superiors
On the evening of July 15, Major General Ibrahim Aydin was at a bridal party for a friend’s daughter at a hotel in central Ankara when warplanes began roaring low over the capital. The noise was one of the first signs that a faction of the military was attempting to seize power from the elected government. Aydin left the party, dropped his wife at home and headed to a military housing complex. By the next morning Aydin would find himself fighting his way through a Turkish military base in a battle for Turkey’s political future.
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Gülen movement ‘founded by CIA like the Mormons and Scientologists,’ says Turkish prosecutor - LOCAL
Gülen movement ‘founded by CIA like the Mormons and Scientologists,’ says Turkish prosecutor
A Turkish prosecutor probing the financial links of the Fethullah Gülen movement has said the organizational structure of the group is the same as the Mormon Church and the Church of Scientology in the United States, claiming that all three groups were founded by U.S. intelligence.
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A Turkish prosecutor probing the financial links of the Fethullah Gülen movement has said the organizational structure of the group is the same as the Mormon Church and the Church of Scientology in the United States, claiming that all three groups were founded by U.S. intelligence.
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Turkey accuses Germany of 'cultural racism' over EU accession remarks | Reuters
Turkey accuses Germany of 'cultural racism' over EU accession remarks
A Turkish minister said on Wednesday that comments by Germany's European commissioner in which he said Turkey would probably not join the EU while Tayyip Erdogan was president showed "cultural racism", the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
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A Turkish minister said on Wednesday that comments by Germany's European commissioner in which he said Turkey would probably not join the EU while Tayyip Erdogan was president showed "cultural racism", the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
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EU MP: We may have got Turkey plot wrong - EUROPE
EU MP: We may have got Turkey plot wrong
The European Union might have “underestimated” the gravity of Turkey’s failed coup and must pursue dialogue with Ankara to preserve an agreement on halting the flow of migrants to Europe, according to the senior European lawmaker for foreign affairs.
Elmar Brok, the European Parliament’s foreign affairs chair and a member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, made the comments on Aug. 30 while briefing fellow lawmakers on a visit to Turkey last week, which came after the summer saw a souring of relations between the EU and Ankara following the failed coup in July.
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The European Union might have “underestimated” the gravity of Turkey’s failed coup and must pursue dialogue with Ankara to preserve an agreement on halting the flow of migrants to Europe, according to the senior European lawmaker for foreign affairs.
Elmar Brok, the European Parliament’s foreign affairs chair and a member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, made the comments on Aug. 30 while briefing fellow lawmakers on a visit to Turkey last week, which came after the summer saw a souring of relations between the EU and Ankara following the failed coup in July.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Welcome to demokrasi: how Erdogan got more popular than ever | Christopher de Bellaigue | World news | The Guardian
Welcome to demokrasi: how Erdoğan got more popular than ever
After a decade in power, Turkey’s ruler presides over a new form of democracy that the west neither likes nor understands: an authoritarian regime that exalts the will of the majority
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After a decade in power, Turkey’s ruler presides over a new form of democracy that the west neither likes nor understands: an authoritarian regime that exalts the will of the majority
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan exploiting failed Turkey coup to crush dissent, tighten grip on power - Washington Times
Turkey’s Erdogan exploiting failed coup to crush dissent, tighten grip on power
By Frederic Puglie - Special to The Washington Times - - Monday, August 29, 2016
ISTANBUL — After a searing summer that has already featured a failed military coup, spectacular terrorist attacks and now a new war across the border in Syria, Turkey’s cultural elite is watching with increased unease as authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rides a wave of nationalism that they fear will be used to brand his critics as enemies of the state.
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By Frederic Puglie - Special to The Washington Times - - Monday, August 29, 2016
ISTANBUL — After a searing summer that has already featured a failed military coup, spectacular terrorist attacks and now a new war across the border in Syria, Turkey’s cultural elite is watching with increased unease as authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rides a wave of nationalism that they fear will be used to brand his critics as enemies of the state.
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Monday, August 29, 2016
Obama to meet with Turkey's Erdogan on Asia trip
Obama to meet with Turkey's Erdogan on Asia trip
Updated: August 29, 2016 — 1:44 PM EDT
WASHINGTON - President Obama will meet with the president of Turkey next week when he travels to Asia for meetings with world leaders.
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Updated: August 29, 2016 — 1:44 PM EDT
WASHINGTON - President Obama will meet with the president of Turkey next week when he travels to Asia for meetings with world leaders.
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US urges halt to Turkish, Kurdish clashes in northern Syria
US urges halt to Turkish, Kurdish clashes in northern Syria
By SUZAN FRASER and ZEINA KARAM
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The U.S. on Monday urged Turkish troops and Kurdish forces in northern Syria to halt their fighting, saying it hinders efforts to defeat the Islamic State group. But Turkey's president vowed to press ahead with the military operation until the IS and Kurdish Syrian fighters no longer pose a security threat to Ankara.
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By SUZAN FRASER and ZEINA KARAM
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The U.S. on Monday urged Turkish troops and Kurdish forces in northern Syria to halt their fighting, saying it hinders efforts to defeat the Islamic State group. But Turkey's president vowed to press ahead with the military operation until the IS and Kurdish Syrian fighters no longer pose a security threat to Ankara.
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European Tourists Shun Erdogan’s Turkey | .TR
EUROPEAN TOURISTS SHUN TURKEY FOR POLITICS Central & Eastern Europe - Turkey -
Date 29.08.2016
EUROPEAN TOURISTS SHUN TURKEY FOR POLITICS
‘Politics has nothing to do with tourism’ – at least according to Egypt’s tourism minister Yehia Rashed asked by a reporter whether the strict punishments of journalists would not deter Western tourists. He answered diplomatically: “Tourism is a social process, not a political one.”
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Date 29.08.2016
EUROPEAN TOURISTS SHUN TURKEY FOR POLITICS
‘Politics has nothing to do with tourism’ – at least according to Egypt’s tourism minister Yehia Rashed asked by a reporter whether the strict punishments of journalists would not deter Western tourists. He answered diplomatically: “Tourism is a social process, not a political one.”
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″What happens on the Bosphorus affects us all″
Talking Turkey
″What happens on the Bosphorus affects us all″
The West′s attitude toward Turkey matters. For an outcome that reflects democratic values and is favourable to Western and Turkish interests alike, Western diplomats need to escalate their engagement with Turkey. Essay by Sweden′s former foreign minister, Carl Bildt
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″What happens on the Bosphorus affects us all″
The West′s attitude toward Turkey matters. For an outcome that reflects democratic values and is favourable to Western and Turkish interests alike, Western diplomats need to escalate their engagement with Turkey. Essay by Sweden′s former foreign minister, Carl Bildt
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Dutch FM critical of how Turkey handled attempted coup - NL Times
Dutch FM critical of how Turkey handled attempted coup
Posted on Aug 29, 2016 by Janene Pieters
Minister Bert Koenders of Foreign Affairs criticized the way in which Turkey reacted to a failed coup in the country in July during his visit to his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara n Monday. According to the Dutch minister, there should be limits to how far the Turkish government is willing to go.
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Posted on Aug 29, 2016 by Janene Pieters
Minister Bert Koenders of Foreign Affairs criticized the way in which Turkey reacted to a failed coup in the country in July during his visit to his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara n Monday. According to the Dutch minister, there should be limits to how far the Turkish government is willing to go.
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Sunday, August 28, 2016
Turkey’s Totalitarian Democracy: Is Erdogan a Leninist?
Turkey’s Totalitarian Democracy
By Ira Straus, August 28, 2016
Erdogan wants to transform Turkey from a state with a Western identity into a state with an Islamist identity.
Erdogan’s vision is that of a mobilizational regime that brings masses angrily onto the streets on its own behalf.
As the purge in Turkey keeps expanding, and now includes a wave of early Soviet Union-style expropriations, the global debate about Mr. Erdogan is turning to whether Turkey is still a democracy or an authoritarian dictatorship.
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By Ira Straus, August 28, 2016
Erdogan wants to transform Turkey from a state with a Western identity into a state with an Islamist identity.
Erdogan’s vision is that of a mobilizational regime that brings masses angrily onto the streets on its own behalf.
As the purge in Turkey keeps expanding, and now includes a wave of early Soviet Union-style expropriations, the global debate about Mr. Erdogan is turning to whether Turkey is still a democracy or an authoritarian dictatorship.
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Rockets Fired At Civilian Airport In Turkey
Rockets Fired At Civilian Airport In Turkey
The attack, blamed on militant Kurds, comes on a day when Turkish forces and Kurdish-backed fighters have clashed in north Syria.
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The attack, blamed on militant Kurds, comes on a day when Turkish forces and Kurdish-backed fighters have clashed in north Syria.
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Saturday, August 27, 2016
Erdogan Moves Turkey Away From Ataturk, Towards Daesh
Erdogan Moves Turkey Away From Ataturk, Towards Daesh
NIRAJ SRIVASTAVA
Friday, August 26,2016
Turkey has lately attracted global attention because of various reasons. These include the failed coup attempt on July 15/16; Turkey’s involvement in the conflict in Syria; the manner in which it is handling the issue of Syrian refugees; and the question whether it is moving away from Kemalism towards Islamism.
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NIRAJ SRIVASTAVA
Friday, August 26,2016
Turkey has lately attracted global attention because of various reasons. These include the failed coup attempt on July 15/16; Turkey’s involvement in the conflict in Syria; the manner in which it is handling the issue of Syrian refugees; and the question whether it is moving away from Kemalism towards Islamism.
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NATO Must Act to Halt Turkey’s Freefall Into Putin’s Arms
NATO Must Act to Halt Turkey’s Freefall Into Putin’s Arms
Turkey and NATO need each other, and the U.S. has to make that clear.
By Matthew Bryza On 8/27/16 at 7:00 AM
I was walking along a beach in northern Istanbul just recently, after the July 15 coup attempt, when I was jarred by a Cold War image. Wedged into the sandstone cliffs lining the beach were two abandoned gun emplacements, which silently spoke of how this golden stretch of sand was once part of NATO’s first line of defense against the Soviet Union’s massive military lurking just across the Black Sea.
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Turkey and NATO need each other, and the U.S. has to make that clear.
By Matthew Bryza On 8/27/16 at 7:00 AM
I was walking along a beach in northern Istanbul just recently, after the July 15 coup attempt, when I was jarred by a Cold War image. Wedged into the sandstone cliffs lining the beach were two abandoned gun emplacements, which silently spoke of how this golden stretch of sand was once part of NATO’s first line of defense against the Soviet Union’s massive military lurking just across the Black Sea.
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Turkey by Ece Temelkuran review — ‘both an elegy and an exposé’ — FT.com
Turkey by Ece Temelkuran review — ‘both an elegy and an exposé’
A nuanced account of the country’s turbulent political history
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A nuanced account of the country’s turbulent political history
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Istanbul’s new $3 billion bridge has a very divisive name - The Washington Post
Istanbul’s new $3 billion bridge has a very divisive name
By Ishaan Tharoor August 27 at 3:30 AM
On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ceremonially opened Istanbul's third bridge spanning the Bosporus, the strait that runs through Turkey's biggest city and separates the continental land masses of Asia and Europe. The bridge is the $3 billion centerpiece of a vast series of infrastructure projects planned by Erdogan and the country's ruling government in a bid to boost a flagging economy and clear up traffic congestion across a crammed metropolis.
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By Ishaan Tharoor August 27 at 3:30 AM
On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ceremonially opened Istanbul's third bridge spanning the Bosporus, the strait that runs through Turkey's biggest city and separates the continental land masses of Asia and Europe. The bridge is the $3 billion centerpiece of a vast series of infrastructure projects planned by Erdogan and the country's ruling government in a bid to boost a flagging economy and clear up traffic congestion across a crammed metropolis.
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Friday, August 26, 2016
Has Turkey Prepared for a Lengthy War in Syria?
Has Turkey Prepared for a Lengthy War in Syria?
Turkey wants to prevent a Kurdish state—but it is not the only power with political aims in Syria.
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Turkey wants to prevent a Kurdish state—but it is not the only power with political aims in Syria.
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Turkey Invasion of Syria Highlights Shifting Alliances - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Syria à la Carte: Turkish Invasion Highlights Rapidly Shifting Alliances
By Maximilian Popp and Christoph Reuter
The Turkish advance into northern Syria marks a turning point in the Syrian conflict. Its nominal target was Islamic State, but with large powers reconsidering their alliances in the region, the Kurds stand to lose the most.
One common description of chaos theory holds that the flapping of a butterfly's wings can trigger a tornado. And it could very well be that the theory is the best tool we currently have available to describe the complex situation in Syria. The butterfly wings in this case was the late July decision by the Syrian regime to recruit new tribal militia fighters in a remote northeastern province. The tornado it triggered four weeks later was threefold: the invasion of northern Syria by the Turkish army; the sudden expulsion of Islamic State from the border town of Jarabulus; and the US military suddenly finding itself on both sides of a new front in Syria -- that between the Turks and the Kurds.
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By Maximilian Popp and Christoph Reuter
The Turkish advance into northern Syria marks a turning point in the Syrian conflict. Its nominal target was Islamic State, but with large powers reconsidering their alliances in the region, the Kurds stand to lose the most.
One common description of chaos theory holds that the flapping of a butterfly's wings can trigger a tornado. And it could very well be that the theory is the best tool we currently have available to describe the complex situation in Syria. The butterfly wings in this case was the late July decision by the Syrian regime to recruit new tribal militia fighters in a remote northeastern province. The tornado it triggered four weeks later was threefold: the invasion of northern Syria by the Turkish army; the sudden expulsion of Islamic State from the border town of Jarabulus; and the US military suddenly finding itself on both sides of a new front in Syria -- that between the Turks and the Kurds.
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