Somer came to his conclusion through a study of the Turkish media, which plays a crucial role in shaping Turkey’s politics and the tone and content of its public deliberation. He and his research team ...

It marks a possible turning point in the gradual dismantling of the country’s secular and democratic pillars. At its founding in 1923, the Republic of Turkey was established as a secular state ...

Turkey’s military has traditionally viewed itself as the guarantor of secularism, which has resulted in a series of coups. It led three takeovers between 1960 and 1980 and toppled a conservative ...

It marks a possible turning point in the gradual dismantling of the country’s secular and democratic pillars. At its founding in 1923, the Republic of Turkey was established as a secular state ...

referring to modern secular Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Kadem Ozbay, head of the Egitim Is labour union said the new curriculum was prepared with the aim of raising "robot and soulless ...

ANKARA, Turkey — Five military academy graduates and three of their immediate superiors were dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces for taking a pro-secular oath during their graduation ...