The Turkish government declared that it will suspend its relations with the European Union if the Greek half of Cyprus takes the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union scheduled in July 2012 without first solving the reunification issue between the Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriots. Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan stated that Turkey does not...

The Group of 8 and its representing finance ministers have increased its pledge of $20 billion to $38 billion in order to assist the countries of Egypt and Tunisia now joined by Jordan and Morocco at a meeting in the French city of Marseilles attended by numerous representatives from organizations and countries such as the International Monetary Fund, the Arab League,...

Turkey has fulfilled its promise of “remembering” the Gaza Flotilla Incident in May 2010 and particularly the victims of the actions of the Israeli commandos in the IDF’s (Israeli Defense Force) Operation Sky Winds against the human rights activists’ Gaza Flotilla that was bringing aid and other supplies through the blockade of the Gaza Strip. Turkey’s...

“The Treaty of Sevres and September 11, 2001″ by Berdge Jolakian addresses Turkey’s role in major global developments. COLTON, Calif. – “The treaty of Sevres and September 11, 2001″ by Berdge Jolakian traces the connection of frequent Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit to various events dating from 1974 to 2001, including coups in...

Without much warning, besides earlier signs of some tension between the Turkish armed forces command and the Turkish government, the entirety of the military command of Turkey has resigned all at once. Three military chiefs of the Turkish Land Forces, the Turkish Navy and the Turkish Air Force have been confirmed to be among those who resigned. The Chief of General Staff,...