Tansu Çiller

January 31, 1996. The peak of the Imia crisis leads to the crash of the Agusta Bell PN21 helicopter and the death of three Greek officers. Twenty-eight years later, Kathimerini attempts to shed light on the unknown background of the crisis and the causes that brought the two countries to the brink of war.

By Yannis Kartalis

We are in a period of international tumult as global geopolitical balances have not settled after the end of the bipolar world.

At a time when there is a predominance of authoritarian leaders, untrammelled populism, and dangerous military moves, the overarching question for Greece in terms of security is, "What exactly is Turkey up to?"

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will allegedly appoint names that are not close to the ruling Development and Justice Party (AKP) as his vice-presidents for the 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections in a move to embrace a bigger fraction of the society.

Claims regarding two former ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lawmakers' links to the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen were removed from a report prepared by the parliamentary commission formed to investigate the failed July 15, 2016 coup attempt.  

An Ankara court has issued a subpoena for former Prime Minister Tansu Çiller in a case into the harsh army-led campaign that forced the resignation of Turkey's government in June 1997 - an event known as the "Feb. 28 process."

A ruling Justice and Development (AKP) deputy has warned Greece over a fresh rift over the Kardak islets, saying Turkey would shoot at the country if they "played any games."

fThe cliché used in such cases is usually "the rise and fall." But this falls short in the case of Fethullah Gülen, the U.S.-resident Islamist preacher who now amounts to one of the major problems in Turkey-U.S. relations, under the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) rule.

The last year of Turkey's full-fledged fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has shown us one certain thing: The Turkish military has never been so eager to manage the message and public opinion in its lifetime.

While it has been the word on the street for more than a month, everybody looks like they are surprised to see PM Ahmet Davuto?lu leave office so smoothly. Has it been in the making all along? What was the main reason? There have been many other crises between the president and the prime minister, so what made it different this time?

Obviously some degree of "power contest" between the president and the prime minister cannot be avoided if both of them have a political background and strong aspirations to engrave their name on the list of people who contributed most to the advancement of his nation.