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Friday, May 22, 2015

Turkey Zaman


Business
Turkish main opposition unveils $200 bln trade hub plan

Turkish main opposition unveils $200 bln trade hub plan

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Thursday »»
World
Gathering momentum, ISIL takes control of ancient Palmyra

Gathering momentum, ISIL takes control of ancient Palmyra

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) seized full control of the historic »»
Arts & Culture
Always-cool George Clooney can’t lift meandering ‘Tomorrowland’

Always-cool George Clooney can’t lift meandering ‘Tomorrowland’

In the alternate dimension of “Tomorrowland,” people swoop through the sky with jetpacks »»
Expat Zone
Calling a spade a spade

Calling a spade a spade

Learning Kurdish was easiest for me when we visited the village. Here I became »»
Sports
Gençler vs. Mersin in Ankara kicks off Super League week 33

Gençler vs. Mersin in Ankara kicks off Super League week 33

Gençlerbirliği hosts Mersin İdmanyurdu in the penultimate week of the Spor Toto Super »»
todayszaman oped

The HDP’s ‘Turkeyfication’ and the hypocrisy of the AKP 
by MUHAMMET KELEŞ* 

May 21, 2015, Thursday/ 13:28:04 
Nationalism has the potential to cause bitter experiences, not least by having a detrimental effect on cohesion, as has been the case in many political contexts around the world. The least-needed tendency in Turkey is perhaps nationalism, regardless of the political spectrum. The pro-Kurdish parties in Turkey have long been criticized for their inclinations towards ethnic nationalism to gain power and their legitimacy has been questioned. However, there is hypocrisy

A World of Underinvestment 
by MICHAEL SPENCE* 

May 21, 2015, Thursday/ 12:23:15 
When World War II ended 70 years ago, much of the world – including industrialized Europe, Japan, and other countries that had been occupied – was left geopolitically riven and burdened by heavy sovereign debt, with many major economies in ruins. One might have expected a long period of limited international cooperation, slow growth, high unemployment, and extreme privation, owing to countries’ limited capacity to finance their huge investment needs. But that is not 
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