http://turkey.setimes.com/ SES Turkiye -- News, Analysis, Politics, World, Economy, Society Original news and analysis following events in Turkey and the world published in English and Turkish. en-gb The Turkey-Iraq rupture deepens as Ankara renews its support for Iraq's fugitive vice president. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/world/2012/05/16/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/world/2012/05/16/feature-01 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Turkey's main opposition party worries the country could adopt a new constitution through a referendum, regardless of whether or not the four political parties represented in parliament can reach a consensus. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/national/2012/05/15/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/national/2012/05/15/feature-01 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Despite Turkey's hyperactive diplomacy, its ability to play a key role in the Middle East is restrained by limited diplomatic power and institutional capacity. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/reportage/2012/05/15/reportage-01 ses/articles/reportage/2012/05/15/reportage-01 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 As a new terrorism financing law is being debated, opposition parties and business groups are concerned the law could be abused. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/economy/2012/05/14/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/economy/2012/05/14/feature-01 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Though still limited in scale, the community of vegans and vegetarians in Turkey is expanding, as is the number of businesses catering to them. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/national/2012/05/14/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/national/2012/05/14/feature-01 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The city's growth and encroachment around its water sources signals an unsustainable policy. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/economy/2012/05/11/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/economy/2012/05/11/feature-01 Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Officials and analysts in Turkey and Montenegro welcome the recent boost in business co-operation between the two countries, viewing it as regionally positive and inspiring. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/economy/2012/05/10/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/economy/2012/05/10/feature-01 Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 A new museum dedicated to the love affair in Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk's novel The Museum of Innocence, expands the traditional boundaries of the literary experience. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/national/2012/05/10/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/national/2012/05/10/feature-01 Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 With Sarkozy gone, Turkey-France relations have a chance to improve. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/world/2012/05/09/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/world/2012/05/09/feature-01 Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Although analysts believe that Turkey's role in the region is increasingly important, the opinions of local politicians and citizens are divided. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/economy/2012/05/08/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/economy/2012/05/08/feature-01 Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Al-Qaeda considered a name change in hopes that Muslims would support the terrorist organisation. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/world/2012/05/08/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/world/2012/05/08/feature-01 Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Many women in post-earthquake Van feel grateful for the container housing provided by the government, but post-traumatic symptoms and relocation have dramatically altered their lives. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/reportage/2012/05/08/reportage-01 ses/articles/reportage/2012/05/08/reportage-01 Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The PKK brings in tens of millions of dollars through extortion and illegal business operations in order to fund the organisation. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/national/2012/05/07/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/national/2012/05/07/feature-01 Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The slain terrorist leader was wrong about Arab Spring, experts believe. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/national/2012/05/04/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/national/2012/05/04/feature-01 Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 A new report by Freedom House shows a mixed picture of media freedom in Southeast Europe in 2011. Over the past 12 months, the situation worsened most significantly in Macedonia, while notable improvements were made in Kosovo and Montenegro. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/world/2012/05/04/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/world/2012/05/04/feature-01 Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The exploitation of the island's fuel resources may increase chances for rapprochement -- or undermine them. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/economy/2012/05/03/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/economy/2012/05/03/feature-01 Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Declassified letters written by former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, discovered in his hideout in Pakistan where he was killed one year ago, reveal details about the organisation's inner workings and the backlash it suffered as a result of targeting civilians. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/world/2012/05/03/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/world/2012/05/03/feature-01 Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 While Turkey will block Israel's attendance at the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago, some commentators argue the two countries should mend fences as they face a number of common security challenges in the Middle East. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/world/2012/05/02/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/world/2012/05/02/feature-01 Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Some see the new national constitution as an opportunity to resolve the Kurdish problem, but so far the government has not responded to Kurds' proposed reforms. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/features/departments/national/2012/05/01/feature-01 ses/articles/features/departments/national/2012/05/01/feature-01 Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Kosovo and Turkey have forged strong political and economic ties, bound by religious and cultural affinities developed over more than five centuries of Ottoman rule. http://turkey.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/ses/articles/reportage/2012/05/01/reportage-01 ses/articles/reportage/2012/05/01/reportage-01 Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000