At a time when Western leadership is being questioned, encouraging Turkey's emergence as a responsible transatlantic partner in regional stability has never been more necessary.
Robert Cabot | Posted 05.09.2012
There is a surplus of the ugly in Greece -- of avarice, of hideous modernity, corruption, exploitation. But though it is largely hidden, there is something about the tough, durable fiber, the pride of generosity, the fierce instinct for independence which is at the core of the Greek soul.
Doug Lieblich | Posted 12.05.2011
There was once a pauper renowned for giving perfect impressions of the sultan...
Vanessa Andris | Posted 12.04.2011
There comes a time in every potentially fatal crisis when diplomacy becomes a criminal disservice and people who really care need to speak the unvarnished truth.
Stanley Weiss | Posted 11.15.2011
Prime Minister Recep Erdogan is less interested in preserving Ataturk's vision of Turkey as a secular state and more committed to bringing about "a return to the Ottoman Empire's glory days."
Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 11.11.2011
Prime Minister Erdogan is looking for -- and finding -- levers that can allow Turkey to build and wield the political and economic might commensurate to a strategically located country with a history of near-global hegemony.
AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 08.31.2011
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An old Turkish prison in Jerusalem is briefly opening to the public this weekend, allowing visitors a rare glimpse inside an infamou...
AP | By MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 08.22.2011
ACRE, Israel (AP) – Off the track beaten by most Holy Land tourists lies one of the richest archaeological sites in a country full of them: the wall...
Dr. Josef Olmert | Posted 08.16.2011
As the praises for Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's latest election victory continue to pour in, a big question is emerging regarding Turkey's foreign policy orientation.
Posted 08.03.2011
Dr. Jack Kevorkian is famous for his beliefs on physician-assisted suicide and his subsequent trial and incarceration. He is less known, however, for ...
Posted 06.21.2011
As Syria gears up for what activists claim will be the largest protests so far, it's worth taking a look back at National Geographic writer Don Belt's...
Joshua W. Walker | Posted 05.31.2011
At no time since their days at the helm of the Ottoman Empire have Turks commanded as much international attention as they do going into 2011.
Yursil Kidwai | Posted 05.25.2011
It is high time for Muslims to accept that what is making Muslim states un-Islamic isn't a possible repeal of blasphemy laws.
Posted 05.25.2011
While most European borders may seem permanent and fixed, a new video illustrates their fluidity over the last 1,000 years. The clip, "10 Centuries I...
Leon T. Hadar | Posted 05.25.2011
The American government has no right to attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion.
Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011
After seeking genocide recognition for almost a century, Armenian-Americans will now devote their energy to pursue all legal avenues in order to recoup their massive losses and regain their historic rights.
Paul Wagler | Posted 05.25.2011
An entirely different type of conqueror also profoundly affected these Mediterranean lands. I am talking about the first Christians who arrived in the first century.
Haggai Carmon | Posted 05.25.2011
Getting a cold shoulder from the West on several fronts, Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan is opting for the warm reception of Iran and other proponents of a pan-Islamism.
Leon T. Hadar | Posted 05.25.2011
In short, Turkey is not as threatening as its detractors warn nor as powerful as many Turks and their new fans believe.
Michael Vlahos | Posted 05.25.2011
The Mavi Marmara incident reveals the inner dynamics of a Muslim World in search of restoration -- and the intense competition to fulfill this deep promise.
AP | SUZAN FRASER | Posted 05.25.2011
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey warned the Obama administration on Friday of diplomatic consequences if it doesn't quash a congressional resolution that...
Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011
Playing the skillful political games of their Ottoman predecessors, Turkey's current masters present their country under various guises -- as European...
Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011
In the United States we need to distinguish ourselves from countries, like our NATO ally Turkey, who continue officially to regard homosexuality as shameful.
Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011
This continuum of massacres, genocide and deportations highlights the existence of a long-term strategy implemented by successive Turkish regimes from the 1890's to more recent times.
William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011
Obama seems to see Turkey, which has friendly relations with Israel, as potentially a much stronger partner than any other NATO nation, perhaps even Britain.
Joshua W. Walker | Posted 05.25.2012