Rusya'nın Ukrayna’yı işgalinde binlerce sivil hayatını kaybederken, on binlercesi de yaralandı. Rusya'nın ağır bombardımanı altındaki şehirlerde, bu insani acıya ek bir trajedi daha yaşanıyor: Bir ülkenin kültürü yok ediliyor, buna Rusya'nın kültürü de dahil!
#RusyaObviously, it was a very difficult decision for President Abdullah Gül to make. Despite the hopes of opposition parties and skeptics who suspect the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, of harboring a secret agenda to gradually Islamize the administration of secular Turkey and who see the military as "custodian" of the modern republic, and of course the secularism principle, the president did not veto in whole or part the controversial legislation that allows officers to be tried in civilian courts and signed it into law.
WASHINGTON - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama ready to discuss a hefty agenda in various controversial issues including global financial meltdown and Germany’s contributions in US-led war in war-torn Afghanistan. The talks are also expected to cover Iran, North Korea and preparations for next month's G8 summit in Italy.
Economy Minister Ali Babacan’s recent meetings with economy columnists and market economists confused me yet more on the fate of the IMF-Turkey soap opera, on which I continue to write half-heartedly, knowing that while you are probably sick of reading about it, thinking about it reveals important dynamics of the Turkish economy.
WASHINGTON - In his first trip across the Atlantic, the US President Barack Obama hopes to sway European allies that his young administration could improve the international economy and the United States' image. He will try to capitalize on a reservoir of goodwill because of the change in policies and style from his Republican predecessor, George W. Bush.
Since December 1999 Turkey has been a full membership candidate for the European Union. As a country still continuing membership negotiations Turkey a country whose destiny is intertwined with that of the EU itself. For the last 10 years the EU has kept a close eye on all developments that affect Turkish Democracy and has made its expectations of the candidate country for inclusion into the political union clear. The political reforms that have come about in Turkey in recent years are the direct result of this process of accession.