Witnesses of the Armenian Genocide
Turkish airstrikes displace Iraqi Christian villages
Airstrikes coincided with the anniversary of Turkey’s 20th century genocide against Christians
Remembering the 'treason' of Mehmet Akif
Yesterday, Dec. 27, was the anniversary of the loss of a prominent figure in Turkish history: Mehmet Akif Ersoy, the poet who wrote the national anthem. Naturally, many remembered him, especially Islamists and religious conservatives who sympathize with Ersoy for his Islamic credentials. Little did they know, however, the historical irony this put them in.
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Turks form long lines outside Kemal Ataturk’s house in Theassaloniki (photos)
Turkish tourists formed long queues outside a house in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, where the founder of the modern Turkish state, Mustafa Kemal, is believed to have been born. The large tourist groups, mainly from Andrianopolis, Marmara and Constantinople, are visiting the house-shrine commemorating the day of Kemal’s death on November 10.
Ottoman prince Naz Osmanoğlu visits former realm to spread laughter in Istanbul
It's not every day Turkish comedy fans get to laugh at a descendant of the sultan. "I've got this fancy title but don't have the riches," said Naz Osmanoğlu, a British comedian and member of Turkey's former ruling family, at his first-ever gig in Turkey last week.
Prominent writer Ya?ar Kemal laid to rest
One of modern Turkey?s most celebrated literary figures, Ya?ar Kemal, was laid to rest with a ceremony in Istanbul on March 2.
Kemal, who had been hospitalized since Jan. 14 following respiratory problems, lung infection and heart arrhythmia, died at a hospital in Istanbul on Feb. 28.
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Prominent writer Ya?ar Kemal dead at 92
One of modern Turkey?s most celebrated literary figures, Ya?ar Kemal, who had been hospitalized since Jan. 14 following respiratory problems, lung infection and heart arrhythmia, died at a hospital in Istanbul on Feb. 28.
He will be laid to rest today with a ceremony in Istanbul.
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From Atatürk to Erdoğan (II)
The other day, an interesting email dropped into my inbox. It included a scanned page from the Los Angeles Examiner dated Aug. 1, 1926.
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