Turkey

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• SOURCE: Euro News
  6/10/2019
  

  New dam on River Tigris threatens thousands of years of heritage in Turkey

  A new dam being built on the River Tigris is believed to responsible for potentially displacing around 50 thousand people from the area, and the historical losses are incalculable.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  3/21/19
  

  Destroying Istanbul to 'Restore' It

  Many Istanbulites are concerned that the city’s plans for the future leave its storied past behind.

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• SOURCE: WAMU
  3/18/19
  

  The Turkish Embassy’s Surprising Role In Desegregating D.C. Jazz

  What was a completely segregated art slowly — and somewhat secretly — began to integrate in the halls of the Turkish Embassy.

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• 2/16/19
  

  Sacrificing Greatness For Personal Ambition

  by Alon Ben-Meir

  An Open Letter to Turksih President Erdogan

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• SOURCE: Newsweek
  6-29-18
  

  Ritual Child Sacrifice Uncovered in Bronze Age Turkey

  Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that at least 11 children and young people were killed as a result of ritualistic sacrifice between 3100 and 2800 B.C.E.

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• SOURCE: Daniel Pipes Blog
  5-13-18
  

  Daniel Pipes says regime change in Iran is “inevitable”

  by Daniel Pipes

  In an expansive interview he gives his views on Iran, Turkey and the future of Islamism.

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• SOURCE: Daniel Pipes Blog
  12-23-16
  

  Two Bullies, Putin and Erdoğan, Try Friendship

  by Daniel Pipes

  Turks and Russians have a long and complex history.

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• SOURCE: The Sundial
  11-10-16
  

  Armenian students protest Atatürk scholar to leave campus

  They objected to a new book by Baylor University history professor George Gawrych.

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• SOURCE: hurriyet.com
  8-6-16
  

  Erdogan crackdown includes book burning

  Libraries are being required to remove books by banned publishers.  

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• SOURCE: Vox
  7-16-16
  

  Columbia University’s Richard Bulliet explains why Turkey is susceptible to military coups

  He also explains why the military, until now, left Erdogan alone.

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• 6-29-16
  

  Turkey’s in Trouble. Is Ataturk the Cure?

  by Todd G. Buchholz

  What Recep Tayyip Erdogan could learn from the “Father of Turks.”

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• SOURCE: Russia Today
  6-2-16
  

  German parliament acknowledges Armenian genocide amid intense Turkish pressure

  The vote was almost unanimous in supporting the resolution with just one MP voting against and another abstaining.

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• SOURCE: AHA Today
  2-8-16
  

  American Historical Association protests Turkey’s crackdown on historians and other academics who signed a a petition critical of the Turkish government

  The AHA issued a letter urging Turkish President Erdogan to respect academic freedom and freedom of expression.

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• SOURCE: Informed Comment
  1-3-15
  

  Turkish Pres. Erdogan cites Hitler in case for Presidential System

  by Juan Cole

  The Hitler remark is important beyond its political context. It suggests there is something rotten in the state of Denmark.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  1-1-16
  

  Turkey Says Hitler Comment by President Erdogan Was ‘Distorted’

  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who seeks to imbue his largely ceremonial office with sweeping powers, had cited Hitler when asked whether a strong presidency was possible in Turkey.

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• 12-5-15
  

  What’s Going on with Russia and Turkey?

  by Deepak Tripathi

  And how does Israel figure in this mess?

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• 12-2-15
  

  So Why Are Russia and Turkey Feuding?

  by Jonathan Adelman

  There’s a long history of animosity between them.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  11-28-15
  

  Russia and Turkey: a long history of turbulent relations

  In locking horns over Syria, Russia and Turkey are playing out the latest chapter in a rivalry that has spanned centuries.

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• SOURCE: Daniel Pipes Blog
  10-17-15
  

  Erdoğan Leads Turkey to the Precipice

  by Daniel Pipes

  The Republic of Turkey is undergoing possibly its greatest crisis since the founding of the state nearly a century ago. Present trends suggest worse to come as a long-time Western ally evolves into a hostile dictatorship.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  5-26-15
  

  Sephardic Jews Feel Bigotry’s Sting in Turkey and a Pull Back to Spain

  Thousands of Sephardic Jews in Turkey who trace their ancestry to Spain are applying for Spanish citizenship in anticipation of a bill granting nationality to Jews expelled during the Inquisition.