Editor’s note: The following is the last article written for Gatestone by Burak Bekdil, a few days before he tragically passed…
Author: Burak Bekdil
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s two key appointments are new foreign minister and former intelligence chief, Hakan Fidan; and the…
For the Turks, Turkey is the homeland and Cyprus is the “baby homeland.” In January 2018, several thousand Turkish Cypriots…
Sunni Arabs do not wish to revisit their Ottoman colonial past. Still, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insists. A poll…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A quick glance at Turkey’s facts and figures helps to explain why the Turks love their leader, Recep Tayyip…
Extremist Muslims’ understanding of freedom is a one-way street: Freedoms, such as religious rights, are “good” and must be defended…