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24 May 2013, Friday |
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ABDULLAH BOZKURT
a.bozkurt@todayszaman.com |
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The results of the Bulgarian national elections held on May 12 have exposed how a short-sighted and definitely ill-advised policy of sponsoring a newly established ethnic Turkish party in the Bulgarian political landscape by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in Turkey wasted some 50,000 votes cast by Bulgarian citizens of Turkish origin. |
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ABDÜLHAMİT BİLİCİ
a.bilici@todayszaman.com |
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Anatolia is great for those who have had enough of big cities. Wherever I go in this region, the dynamism and reason I see there raises great hopes. |
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İHSAN YILMAZ
ihsan.yilmaz@todayszaman.com |
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It seems that Islamism will continue to be on agenda for the foreseeable future. |
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ORHAN MİROĞLU
o.miroglu@todayszaman.com |
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When the direction that the settlement process would take became apparent, some media outlets published articles and comments arguing that this path to peace would not suit the Kurds. |
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MARKAR ESAYAN
m.esayan@todayszaman.com |
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I mentioned earlier that I had visited Los Angeles to attend the fourth Anatolian Cultures and Food Festival, held between May 15 and 19, at the invitation of the Pacifica Institute. |
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EMRE USLU
e.uslu@todayszaman.com |
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Turkey is an interesting country. We are a people able to create arguments that are shaped by the conditions of the time, and then we are able to believe in those same arguments we created. Our most beloved way to face problems seems to be in taking shelter behind lies constructed to shield us. What we first do, as a society, is make up lies. Then we make ourselves believe in those lies. Finally, we try to get others to believe in them. This is how it played out with the Armenian “relocations” and with the Kurdish situation as well. |
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BERİL DEDEOĞLU
b.dedeoglu@todayszaman.com |
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The second international conference on the ongoing Syrian crisis will be held in Geneva, Switzerland. Right before this important gathering, a small preparatory meeting took place in Jordan's capital, Amman. |
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SEYFETTİN GÜRSEL
s.gursel@todayszaman.com |
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Recent debates on different scenarios regarding the timing of the upcoming elections prove that Turkey has already entered into the long-lasting, painful electoral period. Three elections and a referendum are on the agenda. The dates of two out of three of the elections are fixed: Local elections will be held in March of 2014 and the election for the president of the republic will be in August of 2014. |
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KLAUS JURGENS
klaus.jurgens@gmail.com |
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Muş is a city in the eastern part of Turkey not far from Lake Van. It is a vibrant regional center with a backdrop of outstanding natural beauty. |
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CHARLOTTE MCPHERSON
c.mcpherson@todayszaman.com |
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I grew up in a part of the United States which is known as “Tornado Alley.” |
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MERVE BÜŞRA ÖZTÜRK
b.ozturk@todayszaman.com |
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Diplomatic initiatives to address the Syrian crisis have increased lately. |
MAHIR ZEYNALOV
ŞULE KULU
M. EDİB YILMAZ
DENİZ ERGÜREL
SEVGİ AKARÇEŞME
PINAR VURUCU
LAURA MOTH
SİNEM CENGİZ
ABDULLA HAWEZ
ABDULLAH AYASUN
FATMA DEMİRELLİ
E. BARIŞ ALTINTAŞ
ERGİN HAVA
ESRA MADEN