Turkey

One of several postings of links - a little bit thematized this time... - that have been waiting for quite some time for me to publish. If I find I have more within a reasonable timespan - I will probably add and republish...

BBC reports on the renewal of historic wine-making, - not wholly uncontroversial...

BBC also discusses the status of historic churches in Turkey - museums or living shrines?

A paper by Svante Cornell and Magnus Karaveli ask whether AKP and their particular brand of modern Islamic politics will reform Turkey?

ICG explores Ankara's relations with Kurds in Iraq and the Barzani administration in the north.

The mayor of Batman dislikes his namesake film, reports Dagens Nyheter...

Karin Olsson from Expressen discusses reforms in Turkey in view of the Swedish Eu-preisdency 2009.