Artificial Intelligence’s Sentience: Why Is It a Big Deal?
To say the machine may be sentient is to raise a red flag, not demean human existence.
Politics
Will the 1997 Memorandum Last a Thousand Years?
As pro-democratic political and public actors change power balances in their favor, coup attempts become unable to achieve desired results.…
What Happened in Turkey on February 28?
Those who claim that February 28 was not a coup are only trying to cover up their own crimes. I’m…
The Unknown Side of Boko Haram: How a Salafi Group Spread in Historically Sufi Northern Nigeria
Salafism has had a remarkable impact on the transformation of Islamic life in post-colonial Nigeria and it needs to be…
Notes from the Border: What Operation Olive Branch means for the Border Towns of Turkey
A young Kilis resident we came across while walking said to us: “When they [terrorists] kill, they don’t care whether…
‘No civilians killed or hurt in Operation Olive Branch’
Turkish deputy PM says if Assad regime enters Afrin posing as PYD/PKK they will be targeted, militias will be targeted…
Iran and the YPG: Friends or Foes?
During Operation Olive Branch, the YPG has used, visually confirmed, Iranian weapons. Among them are Iran-produced 107mm rockets, which were…
Erdogan: Turkey to lay siege to Afrin city center soon
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said the Turkish army would lay siege to Syria’s Afrin city center in the…
From CHP to HDP: a Hidden Tunnel in Turkish Politics
On the way to 2019, despite the discomfort that it creates among its voter base, Kilicdaroglu’s CHP will reintroduce old…
Turkey, US reach ‘understanding’ to normalize ties
Speaking alongside his visiting U.S. counterpart Rex Tillerson at a press conference in Ankara, Mevlut Cavusoglu said: “We’ve reached an…
Turkey, Germany vow to improve strained ties
Speaking at a joint news conference with Merkel in Berlin, Yildirim called for an intensified dialogue and stronger solidarity in…
Erdogan tells Tillerson Turkey’s regional priorities
During their meeting at the presidential complex, Erdogan “explicitly” told Tillerson Turkey’s priorities and expectations from the U.S. on bilateral…
The AK Party-MHP Alliance and Turkey’s Presidential System
The alliance-forming process between the AK Party and the MHP also revealed another tangible outcome of the presidential system: reconciliation…
US Support to YPG: Violation of US National Law
The support the U.S. administration provides to the offshoots of the PKK constitutes serious contradictions and casts doubts on the…
Stripped naked, drugged and interrogated incessantly: An Israeli torture
Turkish lecturer Cemil Tekeli, who was released from a prison in Israel on Sunday, said he was stripped naked, interrogated incessantly for…
Germany bans PKK rallies in northwestern cities
According to Cologne police, rallies by PKK-affiliated organization NAV-DEM scheduled for today (Thursday) in Cologne and Leverkusen were forbidden due to repeated…
Turkish security forces seize landmines in Afrin
Since it came into force in 1999, the Ottawa Treaty, which outlaws anti-personnel mines, have been ratified or acceded by…
Turkey warns Greece to refrain from tension
Talking to reporters at Ankara’s Esenboga Airport before leaving for Belarus, PM Yildirim stated: “We explicitly expressed to Greek Prime…
Turkey-US relations close to breaking, warns FM
Cavusoglu warned that, strained due to American support for the YPG in Syria, Turkish relations with the U.S. are close…
