The recent large-scale arrests top Turkish military officers—including the former heads of the Air Force and Navy—as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to topple the country’s government,…

Since beginning EU membership negotiations on 3 October 2005, Turkey’s  “long journey” towards accession has not achieved the expected results. Yet, in this process there was “no train crash” as some…

Turkey has been striving to become a full member of the European Union since the signing of the Ankara Treaty in 1963. From a Turkish point of view the reasons for this endeavour are quite clear…

[escenic_image id="5526467"] While some have argued that the possibility of accession was just hinted at so as to avoid being chategorized as an all-christian-club, others claim that the EU’s…

[escenic_image id="5526391"]A world away from the barista pouring your Starbucks Ethiopia blend coffee is the country where this bean was first cultivated as a drink fit only for the lips of emperors…

[escenic_image id="5526375"]Is Turkey turning Islamist? This allegation is a well selling story offered to the world by secular elite Turks with Western education and good English. They refer to the…

[escenic_image id="5524612"]The March 2010 elections in Iraq will mark the second parliamentary election held in the republic’s history, and will determine who will lead the country through a period…

[escenic_image id="5524661"]Ammar Al-Hakim stresses that Iraq enjoys a balanced relationship with the country's neighbours, including Iran. He voices belief that the call for a federation in Iraq is…

[escenic_image id="5522871"]On a recent Saturday night in Baghdad, four workers for a newly formed Iraqi political party, known as Ahrar, tried to put up posters of their candidate in Sadr City…

[escenic_image id="5524574"]Turkey’s negotiations to join the European Union may have faltered of late, but, in a little-noticed turnaround, it is now using the same ideas that brought stability to…