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مصطفى أكيول

The Ottoman era Dolmabahce Palace is decorated with a huge Turkish flag as part of the National Sovereignty and Children's Day celebrations in Istanbul, April 23, 2009. The National Sovereignty and Children's day marks the 89th anniversary of the opening of the Turkey's National Assembly. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY ANNIVERSARY POLITICS) - RTXEAOM

لماذا تعيد تركيا إحياء أحد السلاطنة العثمانيين؟

Mustafa Akyol

A picture taken on July 18, 2016 shows a poster picturing US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen burning during a Pro-Erdogan supporters rally at Taksim square in Istanbul on July 18, 2016 following the military failed coup attempt of July 15.
Turkish security forces on July 18 carried out new raids against suspected plotters of the botched coup against the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as international concern grew over the scale of the crackdown. Thousands of pro-Erdogan supporters waving Turkish fla

أزمة كولن تثير نقاشاً بين الإسلاميّين في تركيا

Mustafa Akyol

US Vice President Joe Biden (L) gestures next to Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (R) as they hold a joint press conference following their meeting on August 24, 2016 at the Cankaya Palace in Ankara.
US Vice President Joe Biden on August 24, 2016 said Washington had made clear that pro-Kurdish forces in Syria must not to cross west of the Euphrates River, a prospect alarming for Turkey. His comments come after Turkish troops launched an operation inside Syria to cleanse the key town of Jarabulus from

تركيا غارقة في غضبها بعد 11 أيلول/سبتمبر التركي

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A man holds a banner as he and others have gathered in solidarity night after night since the July 15 coup attempt in central Ankara, Turkey, July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RTSJZ30

تركيا بحاجة إلى الغرب

Mustafa Akyol

Turkish commandos take part in an operation to search for missing military personnel suspected of being involved in the coup attempt, in Marmaris, Turkey, July 22, 2016. REUTERS/Kenan Gurbuz - RTSJ80F

استئصال كلّ ما له علاقة بحركة كولن في تركيا

Mustafa Akyol

A police officer stands guard as the members of police special forces (background) patrol at Ataturk airport in Istanbul, Turkey, June 30, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer - RTX2J19T

ما لم تستطع تركيا فهمه عن داعش

Mustafa Akyol

داود اوغلو يغادر، ومناصرو أردوغان يطالبون بـ «الطاعة للزعيم«

Mustafa Akyol

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan (L) chats with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during a Republic Day ceremony at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of modern Turkey's founder Ataturk, in Ankara, Turkey, October 29, 2015. Turkey marks the 92nd anniversary of the Turkish Republic. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RTX1TSXH

مدوّنة تركيّة جديدة غامضة تكشف الصدع بين أردوغان وداود أوغلو

Mustafa Akyol

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan kisses a handmade Turkish flag, given to him as a gift from Ugandan university student Cemil (not pictured), during a graduation ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, June 11, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RTX1G1TU

أردوغان خسر معركة، لكن ربما لم يخسر الحرب

Mustafa Akyol

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan adjusts his sunglasses before a wreath-laying ceremony at the Jose Marti monument in Havana February 11, 2015. Erdogan is in Cuba for an official visit. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa (CUBA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR4P6U8

هل تشكّل "الأردوغانيّة" خطرًا على إسلامويّة تركيا؟

Mustafa Akyol

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani (R) is welcomed by Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan as he arrives for a meeting at Erdogan's office in Ankara June 9, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3SVX6

لماذا لا تعلن تركيا علناً عن موقفها من المسألة النووية الإيرانية؟

Mustafa Akyol

Supporters hold up a portrait of Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan while waving Turkish and AK Party (AKP) flags during an election rally in Istanbul March 23, 2014. Erdogan, rallying hundreds of thousands of cheering supporters in Istanbul, said on Sunday that political enemies accusing him of corruption would be crushed by their own immorality. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - RTR3I96X

لماذا انقلب أردوغان على الغرب؟

Mustafa Akyol