Will Turkey Now Change its Foreign Policies?
Will Turkey Now Change its Foreign Policies? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 22 June 2015 It was welcome news that Turkish President Erdoğan was dramatically foiled in his bid to win a majority in Turkey’s recent parliamentary elections. Those election were in essence a referendum on Erdoğan himself and his ambitions to create a super-presidency in […]
“Hüngür Hüngür Ağlıyorum”
October 14, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Erdogan, Graham Fuller, HDP, ISIS, Kurds •
“Hüngür Hüngür Ağlıyorum” Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 14 October 2015 That’s a refrain from a old Turkish folksong—“Bitterly I weep.” It commemorates a bloody turning point at Sakarya against Greek invaders back in 1921. But the words couldn’t more readily apply now to the unprecented and outrageous bombing attacks in Ankara last week against marchers […]
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