The nameless victims of an insane era
On the one hand, we have the amnesty discussions, and on the other, we have suspicious deaths being reported on television.
While discussing who to include in or exclude from the amnesty, a young and...
I was in Turkey on July 15, the coup was not convincing and I...
I talked with the Norwegian writer, documentary film-maker and producer Jørgen Lorentzen who made a name for himself in Turkey with his documentary titled "En Gave Fra Gud (A Gift From God)".
The documentary aired...
Why so many inconsistent statements, right Mr. Erdoğan?
Erdogan and his very long arms should be curiously watching the fate of the murder case of Jamal Khashoggi.
At some point, what’s happening is very related with the road map they will follow. The...
Erdoğan hangs on the walls of seized Gulen Movement schools in Pakistan
Erdoğan propaganda has by now become a routine at the Turkish schools in Pakistan. After their seizure by the Erdoğan regime, these schools have been transformed in a scandalous manner. Turkiye Maarif Foundation bedecked...
‘Akın İpek’ Decision of London’s Westminster Magistrates Court Shocks Turkey!
The discussion which had started with the decision of London’s Westminster Magistrates Court about Akın İpek, and the official letter of The Ministry of Justice, continues with a lot of blaming.
The government denied their...
I talked to Al Arabia English
I talked to Emily Judd from Al Arabiya English. The article was posted on Tuesday 23 June 2020.
Here is the title and the original piece of article:
"Erdogan critics: Turkey tried to silence them, now these...
Was the decision taken in that meeting?
COMMENTARY - AHMET DONMEZ
The Supreme Court of Pakistan’s decision of declaring the Gülen Movement as a terrorist outfit has once again revealed the facts of politics, interest-based international relations and how the long arms...
“I love Stockholm, but it is no longer possible to live in Sweden”
* This article is the English rendition of the original Turkish version of my piece, published in the Swedish newspaper Expressen on September 18, 2024, under the title 'Det går inte längre att leva i Sverige'...
Pakistan Termed These Schools as ‘the Antidote to Terrorism’
COMMENTARY - AHMET DÖNMEZ
Supreme Court of Pakistan’s declaration of the Gülen Movement as a ‘terrorist organization’ holds a massive contradiction regarding this country’s own history. Having been fighting against the plague of terrorism for...
“I’m thinking of the good old days.”
Author’s Note: This article is an English translation of my original piece, initially written in Turkish for a domestic audience in Türkiye. (A link to the original Turkish text can be found at the very...
