http://www.kamilpasha.com Turkey, and the thoughts and fiction of Jenny White Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:42:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [JW: A very interesting detailed discussion by Andrew Arato of Turkey's Constitution, parliament and court system as these play a role in the recent crisis (with a case before the Constitutional Court that may bring down the elected government). Arato makes comparisons with India, Germany and Central Europe. His main ... http://www.kamilpasha.com/2008/07/04/comparative-analysis-of-turkeys-crisis/ On Tuesday, 23 people, including three former army commanders, a journalist and the leader of a business group, were detained in operations in the cities of Ankara, Istanbul, Antalya, Erzurum and Trabzon as part of an investigation into a powerful and illegal organization suspected of plotting to overthrow the Justice ... http://www.kamilpasha.com/2008/07/03/does-the-military-support-ergenekon-arrests/ Prospect Magazine has announced that Fethullah Gülen, the leader of an influential Turkey-based global Sufi-oriented Islamic movement, has won the international poll to choose the World's Most Influential Intellectual. While Gülen and his ideas are widely admired, he also is feared and hated by some in Turkey who see ... http://www.kamilpasha.com/2008/07/01/the-man-some-love-to-hate-wins-a-poll/ Turkish police have detained two retired generals, a leading businessman and a senior journalist, hours ahead of the first hearing in a closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party). The Anatolia news agency reported that said Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO) Chairman Sinan Aygün and the former ... http://www.kamilpasha.com/2008/07/01/more-ergenekon-arrests/   The Common Sense Movement, a platform bringing together civil society [organizations], opinion leaders, journalists, academics, writers and politicians from different segments of society, held its first meeting opposing coup attempts and anti-democratic practices in Turkey in the eastern province of Malatya on Saturday.... [Zaman newspaper estimates 50,000 attended.] The Common Sense Movement ... http://www.kamilpasha.com/2008/06/30/the-common-sense-movement/ Nicosia, Cyprus Hugh Pope in the Wall Street Journal (For full article, click here):   Nobody has ever lost money betting on the failure of the Cyprus peace process. But this year, the best chance in decades to end this conflict has quietly crept up on local and international policy makers, and the ... http://www.kamilpasha.com/2008/06/27/last-best-chance-for-cyprus/ Article by Mustafa Akyol (for full article, click here): The people of Damal, a district of the eastern city of Ardahan, couldn't have imagined that their modest and destitute town would attract droves of visitors and become the focus of the Turkish media. But that is exactly what happened in the ... http://www.kamilpasha.com/2008/06/26/the-ataturk-solstice/ After three amazing comebacks to reach the semifinals, Turkey is wild with rejoicing and hope. Two consecutive wins would make Turkey the Euro 2008 champion. But first the Turks have to clear the German hurdle in the semifinals in Basel, Switzerland, this evening and then ... http://www.kamilpasha.com/2008/06/25/soccer-mania/ Yasemin Congar wrote a hard-hitting Opinion piece in Taraf Daily on the Army General Staff's Information Support Plan,  dated September 2007, a document unearthed by Taraf Daily that it claims describes a comprehensive plan of action to intervene in politics and civilian life. From a Todays Zaman article: The plan went into effect in September ... http://www.kamilpasha.com/2008/06/25/the-armys-action-plan/ Who's getting in line to replace Prime Minister Erdogan? From an article by Goksel Bozkurt in Turkish Daily News: The pending closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, has triggered a drift toward alternatives in the political arena, with Turkey's center right that has languished in recent times ... http://www.kamilpasha.com/2008/06/24/and-then-what/