Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The 11th International Turkish Olympiad, a competition in which Turkish speakers from around the globe recite poetry, write essays and sing songs, wrapped up on Sunday with a ceremony at İstanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Gülen calls for peaceful coexistence, warns about deceit and oppression
Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has called for living together in peace, echoing similar remarks issued by President Abdullah Gül last week against the background of two-week-long anti-government protests in Turkey.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Archbishop Ateşyan: We are ready to be cultural bridge between people of Turkey, US
Archbishop Aram Ateşyan, deputy patriarch of the Armenian Patriarchate, based in İstanbul, told Sunday’s Zaman after returning from the Los Angeles Anatolian Cultures and Food Festival that Armenians are ready to be a bridge between the people of Turkey and the United States.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Bottom-Up: Explaining the Success Story of Turkey in the 2000s
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Acar, Strategic Outlook
A lot of people around the world are wondering these days how Turkey was able to jump from bottom to the top within a decade and became a shining star of the region. It seems a miracle: starting from a terrible situation it faced with the eruption of 2001 crisis, but ending with a brighter than ever outlook. When the country cleared its external debts to the IMF last week, this outlook became even brighter, urging credit rating institutions to upgrade Turkey’s rating.
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| Turkish President Abdullah Gul after a speech at the Turkish Parliament |
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Hizmet movement: Social movement or political manipulation?
Sadık Çınar*
In the last decade, the Hizmet movement has become a phenomenon in Turkish civil and political life.
In the last decade, the Hizmet movement has become a phenomenon in Turkish civil and political life.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
An Armenian from Turkey in Los Angeles...
Markar Esayan
Last week I visited Los Angeles to attend the fourth Anatolian Cultures and Food Festival, held between May 16 and 19. I wanted to write about my impressions before the effects of jet lag took hold and while my memories were still fresh. I was enthusiastic as this was my first visit to Los Angeles. I wasn't enthusiastic just because I was making my first visit to a place or because I would see all the major historic or religious landmarks of Anatolia within a 60,000-square-meter area in Orange County. I also have many relatives and friends living in this city and across the state, most of whom I hadn't seen for years. Perhaps it would be possible to catch up with some of them on everything during my tight schedule.
