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Turkey and Azerbaijan: Passion, principle or pragmatism? (II)
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, five Turkic nations became independent and Turkey postured to fill the power vacuum. Mostly, this backfired. Eager for independence, these new nations did not want to be patronized and Turkey was ill prepared to understand the power dynamics and social affinities in these countries. Moreover, domestic political and economic problems consumed Ankara throughout the 1990s, making Turkey a confusing partner to deal with. The country’s coalition government changed on a yearly basis, each with a different vision for the region: A Turkish nationalist party representative would travel with a pan-Turkic agenda while a member of Parliament from an Islamic party would advocate religious unity.
Leadership changes in the cards for opposition
ANKARA - Relative gains for almost all of the opposition parties in the local elections have been attributed to the introduction of new faces with clean records. The old guard though unwilling to give up the fight just yet seems to have realized the threat posed by potential new leaders
Politicians also subject to gravity
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan frequently lashed out at the media during his election campaign trials. And each time he said, "People will decide the headlines on March 29."Yes, voters decided the headlines following yesterday’s local polls. But it is impossible to say that the results made Mr. Prime Minister happy. We see the following subtitles of this headline:
Environmental battle on gold mines pays off
İZMİR - The environmentalists in İzmir can be happy with the work they have done, as the activity of a gold mining company was halted by the metropolitan municipality. The general manager of the company asserts that the decision is illegal, though, planning to continue mining
