Mess made by the West ~ I
The transition from the declining Ottoman Empire to the contemporary Middle East is a story of profoundly tragic transformation fundamentally shaped by Western interests, strategies and intervention.
The transition from the declining Ottoman Empire to the contemporary Middle East is a story of profoundly tragic transformation fundamentally shaped by Western interests, strategies and intervention.
Cyprus was conquered and integrated with the Ottoman empire in 1571 and remained its part until 1878 after which it came under British rule.
It would be naïve for the region and the wider world, however, to ascribe any other motive than the purely utilitarian to this change in tack by President Erdogan.
Finding common ground among faiths can help us bridge needless divides at a time when unified action is more crucial than ever. As a species, we must embrace the oneness of humanity as we face global issues like pandemics and economic and ecological crises.
It is important to recognise that unlike the Middle Eastern theatre which is contiguous to Turkish borders and direct interests, pandering to Pakistani urgency is realpolitik and reflective of the carefully calibrated Turkish chessboard moves. India must call Turkey's bluff and hypocrisy on terrorism, as it will remain contextually linked to Pakistan's own incorrigibility, duplicity and infamy
Religion-based parties have a canny method of making political space for themselves and becoming a part of the mainstream political…
US-based on-demand streaming website Netflix has ordered its first Turkish-language original series with an Istanbul-set historical drama inspired by the…
