January 14, 2013

Religion as a force for peace

Şahin Alpay

In Turkey hopes for an end to the armed insurgency led by the Kurdistan Workers' Party, (PKK) rose to an unprecedented level following Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's announcement on Dec. 28, 2012 that the peace process had resumed with direct talks with Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the PKK.

Turkish Review launched in UK with ceremony at House of Lords

The launching ceremony for the Turkish Review magazine in the UK was held last week at a seminar titled “Turkey and the Arab Awakening: Do the Arabs need Turkey as a role model?” at the UK House of Lords.