Turkish public opinion is used to hear of Turkish military as a subject of internal and external politics, but rarely as an object of critical technical analysis. It took a retired American diplomat, when citing likely expectations of the next American president from Ankara, to open the Pandora’s box and advise Turkey on the need for military modernization.
The comments of a senior retired American diplomat Thursday on the Turkish army shifted the focus of discussions on the military to its firepower rather than it's influence on Turkish politics. more »
Erdoğan repeats call for three-child families Efforts to degenerate the family structure in Turkey are frowned upon by the government, said Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday, repeating his call for families to have at least three more »
And so does the Queen make her way to Turkey Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh began a four-day state visit to Turkey yesterday – their first to the country in almost 40 years. State Minister Mehmet Aydın welcomed the royal more »
Aftershocks rock China quake zone Bodies covered with sheets lined streets as rescue workers dug through schools and homes turned into rubble by China's worst earthquake in three decades in a desperate attempt to rescue victims more »
Rain lashes Myanmar cyclone survivors
Heavy rains pelted homeless cyclone survivors in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta yesterday, hampering already slow delivery of aid to more than 1.5 million people facing hunger and disease.With more »
Deal props gov't boosters
A new chapter in the relations between the Turkish press and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) opened Monday with the acquisition of the Kanaltürk channel and radio station by the more »
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Efforts to degenerate the family structure in Turkey are frowned upon by the government, said Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday, repeating his call for families to have at least three 
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh began a four-day state visit to Turkey yesterday – their first to the country in almost 40 years. State Minister Mehmet Aydın welcomed the royal 
Bodies covered with sheets lined streets as rescue workers dug through schools and homes turned into rubble by China's worst earthquake in three decades in a desperate attempt to rescue victims 
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to be shut down as a way to bury the party's past, said the leader of the country's ultra-right party 
An ex-envoy's soft blow to hard power
Feminists seek to advocate for victims in courts 
Trophy day in the UEFA Cup 
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