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Three Lame Ducks
The first leg of the biannual Troika meeting between Turkey and the European Union will be held in Ankara today.

Secularism In Defense
Obviously the sections on secularism will get the most attention in the 98-page defense submitted by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to the Constitutional Court.

May 1 And The Mideast
What did we do yesterday? We followed developments and anxiously hoped the day would go by without any injuries or troubles. May 1, which has become something like a folk celebration in developed countries, here still evokes the four horsemen of the apocalypse. There are still many things which embarrass us.

How Much Longer Will We Fear May 1?
Today is May 1, the holiday of workers. Unfortunately, workers in Turkey are unable to celebrate and enjoy this holiday, because the Turkish state doesn't trust its people and wants to put pressure on it.

What Does The U.S. Want From Turkey Concerning The Iran Issue?
Gregory Schulte, the US Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, was in Ankara yesterday to hold meetings with officials from the Foreign Ministry and the General Staff about Iran's nuclear program.

Is Afghanistan Becoming A New Iraq?
The recent assassination attempt on Afghanistan's head of state Hamid Karzai shows that this country is turning into Iraq with respect to security and stability. This latest armed attack has been the fourth one against the Karzai for the last seven years. And this may not be the last one…

The Trap
Who has trapped whom? Did the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) trap the Justice and Development Party (AKP) or did they both trap Turkey?

Erdođan, 'the Middle East mediator'
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was once again away from Turkey on Saturday. He has earned himself the title of most traveling prime minister of the country with his outstanding traveling capacity; if he is not abroad, he is visiting somewhere in the country and occasionally stops over in Ankara.

Fine Tuning By The U.S.
It can be seen that the US is following the EU, which has initially evaluated the closure case against the Justice and Development Party (AKP) only in terms of democracy and then started to discuss the importance of secularism in Turkey.

The C.H.P.: Center Of Gravity
When we were gearing up for its general elections this time last year, I heard the words of three wise men who had done important duties in Turkey.

Iraq, Kirkuk And The PKK
The things happening in Iraq concern Turkey. It`s also not enough to be concerned with just northern Iraq due to the terrorist PKK and Kurds there, because Iraq`s future is the key variable in how the balance of power will be established in the Middle East and Gulf region.

Baykal: The Sabah-ATV Sale Stinks
CHP leader Deniz Baykal criticized the sale of Sabah-ATV to the Calik group, including how much of yesterday`s payment price was met through loans from two state-owned banks.

Why Is Austria So Against Us?
Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik's visit to Turkey this week raises the question of why this country is so opposed to Turkey's European Union membership.

301 Reform... Really?
At least the ambiguous `abasement` word had to be erased from the entire article and replaced with the word `insult` which has a much clearer meaning. Such a verbal improvement could have been considered as a `step in the right direction` if not a reform. But, what the AKP is doing now is not a reform at all. We are witnessing an attempt by the AKP to portray a reformist image without doing anything at all

Attack On Kamer Genc Shows How AKP Sees Democracy
I think that Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the only prime minister who could have seen the recent ugly event in Parliament as normal and claimed that the deputy who faced such attacks was guilty.

The EU's Declaration Of War
The European Union has declared war on Turkey, following the closure case filed by the state prosecutor against the Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Holding Onto The West
There's a habit in Turkey. We can relate this to our complexes sometimes. Anyone who's in trouble seeks the solution to his problem in the West.

Who Would Baykal Cooperate With?
Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said that if the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is closed, there will be serious consequences for Turkish-EU relations.

The President And Article 301
Article 301 will be changed. I consider this positive for two reasons. Firstly, in legal terms, the limits of freedom of thought will expand.

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