Turkey's Davutoglu Expected to Be a Compliant PM
Ahmet Davutoglu was named Turkey’s new prime minister Thursday, replacing Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is now president-elect. There was much fanfare in a packed auditorium of supporters and media this week as president-elect Erdogan announced to his ruling ...
Turkey opposition rudderless after Erdogan triumph
Ankara (AFP) - President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan's election victory this month has left Turkey's opposition party riven by a revolt over its future with little prospect of a radical change in strategy. The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP ...
Turkey: Liminal Pinks
If I have a favourite colour (aside from black, which is technically the absence of colour…), it is probably pink. Not what I’d call ‘Barbie pink’, but subtle, gentle pinks. I do see more reds and shades of red than other colours, according to some of these tests that you can do online, and although ...
Samuel Eto’o left Out of Cameroon Squad to Face DRC and Côte d’Ivoire
Cameroon’s national soccer team captain Samuel Eto’o has not been selected for the country’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2015 qualifiers against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Côte d’Ivoire next month. Eto’o is among a host of players who have not been called up after Cameroon’s disast ...
When Things Fall Apart
Chris Wodke at Paratriathlon National Championship Austin 2013 “ Enjoyment appears on the boundary between boredom and anxiety, when the challenges are just balanced with the person’s capacity to act.” – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Sometimes the smallest things can set me off. I don’t always even know m ...
