A Turning Point for the Media
The Turkish media played a critical role in the abortion of the coup attempt on the evening of July 15, 2016.
Ein gescheiterter Putschversuch und die westliche Doppelmoral
Bereits vor dem Appell Erdoğans waren erschreckende Aufzeichnungen auf verschiedenen Nachrichtensendern und Social-Media Plattformen zu sehen, bei denen es klar erschien, dass es sich um einen Putschversuch handelte.
The European Paradox: Between Islamophilia and Islamophobia
Thus, the best way to approach Islamophobia is, first, to understand that it is a global and multifaceted phenomenon in a globalized world: media coverage and “common sense” could give the first impression that Islamophobia is a social phenomenon almost exclusively affecting Christian and Western (especially European) countries in which important Muslim minorities reside.
Turkey Can Play a Role in Riyadh-Tehran Rapprochement
Given its friendly ties with Iran and the Saudi Kingdom, Turkey can be a reliable mediator to reconcile these age old enemies.
How Can Turkish-Iranian Commonalities Outweigh the Areas of Disagreement?
Although the leading figures in the AK Party called their political vision ‘conservative democracy’, the Iranians perceived the new government as being formed of those with an Islamic agenda and welcomed this government in their immediate neighboring country, which stressed the importance of improving relations with regional countries in almost all aspects.
Social Polarisation in Turkey: Myth or Reality?
A brief look into the international and domestic media coverage on Turkey, as well as the academic debate, in recent years reveals a rather bleak picture of a country divided along several fault lines, namely the seculars vs.
Russia in Syria
The rebels have declared their rejection of the United Nations’ mediation which they had previously accepted.
ISIL: Horror and Terror Revisited
Therefore, a call for the caliphate is nothing but an instrument to carry out immediate objectives.
Why “November 13th” can not and should not become a French “9/11”
On the international front, The United States of America heavily bombed Afghanistan that was harboring Al-Qaeda and invaded Irak in 2003 (without the authorization of the United Nations) whereas France immediately intensified its bombing of the so-called and self-proclaimed “Islamic State” (I.
