Yusuf Salman

Tag: justice and development party

  • Current Patriarchal Values Associated with neo-Ottomanism in Turkey

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    I have been following up on the comments of European and American columnists on many events happening in Turkey for the last few years. As far as I understand, everyone in the “west” is insistent on making the same mistake over and over again. In principle, I do not hold anything against orientalism; however, like…

  • Yet Another Lie Exposed in Turkey

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    After the beginning of the Gezi Park protests, many claims piled up on national media. They were mostly harsh comments about the protesters’ “real” intentions and very controversial allegations. These claims by government officials and media organizations aligned with the government almost never turned out to be true, however, they caused the pro-government people to…