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“Hüngür Hüngür Ağlıyorum”

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 “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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Will Turkey Now Change its Foreign Policies?

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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 […]

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Can Turkey Survive Erdoğan?

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Can Turkey Survive Erdoğan? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 1 June 2015 On 7 June Turkey’s democratic system will be deeply tested in a fateful parliamentary election; at stake is preservation of rule of law and liberal democracy against an increasingly authoritarian-minded President. Bottom line: if President Erdoğan’s AKP party is able to win big, the […]

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Graham Fuller’s Five Middle East Predictions for 2015

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Graham Fuller’s Five Middle East Predictions for 2015 Only a fool offers longer term predictions about the Middle East. I offer the following longer terms predictions about the Middle East for 2015. 1-     ISIS will decline in power and influence. I have stated earlier that I do not believe ISIS is viable as a state; […]

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