Turgut Özal

Actually, we first heard of this concept while flying for a tour of the Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP) in the presidential plane.

To be frank, nobody expected tension to surface so soon in relations between Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an and Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu.

Prominent journalist, researcher and writer U?ur Mumcu was killed in Ankara 22 years ago on Jan. 24, 1993. A bomb was planted under his car, which was parked in front of his house, and exploded when he started the engine.

I have been hearing two seemingly contradictory tales about Turkey?s transformation lately. One ends with the ruling Justice and Development Party?s (AKP) election victory in 2002, while the other begins with it. Both are wrong. Turkish history is one continuum, if you ask me. Without President Turgut Özal?s legacy pre-2002, we would not have had President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an post-2002.