Egypt-Turkey

Turkey's prime minister has questioned why it is the Americans, and not the Israelis, who have responded to his criticism of the State of Israel. "Why would the United...

Turkish-flagged ships in Istanbul harbour have been involved in a unique demonstration in support of Egypt's pro-democracy movement. Crews on board a number of ships projected images of the...

The Arab League has condemned the "violence and terrorism" in Egypt, Iraq and other Arab countries, Turkish news agency Anadolu reported. Political Undersecretary General of the Arab League Fadel...

Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded to Egypt's decision to expel his country's ambassador from Cairo by raising the Rabia Al Adawiya four fingers symbol in front of...

Since 1925, when Egypt and Turkey exchanged diplomatic representatives, relations between the two countries have gone back and forth between apathy and warmth. The relationship, which began at the...

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has affirmed his country's respect for and friendship with the people of Egypt despite the current diplomatic crisis. Commenting on the quarrel between Ankara...

Turkey has decided not to attend the inaugural event for the tenth session of an international conference convened at the level of senior officials in Cairo. The G8's Broader...

In 1980, General Kenan Evren led a military coup against the Turkish government. American President Jimmy Carter was at a musical concert when he received a phone call from...

Was the opposition demonstration in Cairo huge on Sunday? Yes, it was; but so was the crowd supporting the president, although scanning the media you would be hard-pressed to...

When a journalist sets out to defame a political opponent, whoever it may be, finding the reasoning behind it will not be difficult, whatever the motive may be, whatever...

Genuine democracy requires practice and partnership, and cannot be realised without the participation of the people. Mobilising crowds to replace the ballot box is very dangerous because a lust...

Part I The Turkish military has often been compared and contrasted in scholarly writing with its counterparts either in Western Europe or in Latin America. Secular-minded Turkish scholars scorn...

Egypt's current problem is that it is moving beyond the bounds of history and it is feared that the Arab world will follow suit. Those who read Egyptian newspapers...

I have warned over the years that US-Iran rapprochement will end all the current political considerations based on conflict between Washington and Tehran, and I called for Arab-Iranian talks...

I have a number of comments to make on current events in Turkey; some regarding its appearance and others regarding its substance. In his daily column for the London-based...

The Arab Spring arrived 10 years after George W. Bush declared the advent of the "war on terror". The events of September 11 allowed the Bush administration to launch...