Rumors have circulated throughout Turkey that, under the guise of averting a prison riot, Erdogan might order his forces to fire on the prisons. It is not a scenario beyond the realm of possibility; after all, the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi did something similar, killing more than 1,000 political prisoners.
Fethullah Gulen – man of education, peace and dialogue – passes away
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Erdogan’s Arch-Enemy Accuses Turkish President Of Staging Coup, Compares Him To Hitler
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Abant Platform meeting launches with identity debates in Turkey
SEVGİ AKARÇEŞME, ABANT/BOLU/TURKEY The Abant Platform started its 28th meeting on Friday at Lake Abant with the participation of over a hundred intellectuals, academics, journalists and pundits from different ideological backgrounds to discuss the current issues in Turkey. The first theme of the meeting was on Turkey’s issues of identity. Participants agreed that the misinterpretation […]
Abant Platform takes on sustainable growth, separation of powers
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