I am posting these translations with two aims in mind. Firstly, they serve as a showcase for my work. The second aim is to provide a resource for all those interested in Turkish current affairs. I select articles of a polemical nature that analyze topical issues and strive over time to include articles representing all the main ideological tendencies in Turkey. The views expressed are not necessarily my own.

	title		writer		publication/date		synopsis
	Welcome Victory				Evrensel 27 June, 2004		A light-hearted description of some of the arrangements made by the Ottoman authorities to welcome the visiting British battleship, HMS Victory.
	The village where smoking is banned				Hürriyet 19 August, 2004		A small Turkish village has imposed a total ban on smoking.
	Criminalising adultery		Günseli Önal Güneri Civaoglu		Milliyet 7 September, 2004		In an overhaul of the Turkish Penal Code it is proposed to criminalise adultery. In the first of two extracts, one member of the sub-commission preparing the draft is reported to have his doubts on this particular matter. In the second extract, the columnist, Güneri Civaoglu, assesses the impact that criminalising adultery will have on Turkey's EU membership negotiations.
	Al-Qaeda in Turkey		Fatih Altayli		Hurriyet 13 September, 2004 Hürriyet 14 September, 2004		The trial of those accused of causing the November Istanbul bombing has started. In the first extract, interesting details are reported from the testimony of the accused in the trial. In the second extract, columnist Fatih Altay claims that the Istanbul Police may have been able to prevent the bombings if an application to tap phones had not been refused.
	Property sales to foreigners in Turkey and Northern Cyprus				Kibris 15 September, 2004 Yeni Çag 15 September, 2004		In the first extract, the Northern Cyprus mainstream daily Kibris, 15 September 2004, assesses the impact on the construction sector of proposed legislation on property sales to foreigners. The second extract from the far-right Yeni Cag, 15 September 2004, interviews the organiser of a petition opposing the sale of land to foreigners.
	Arcelor CEO on Turkish Steel		Sadi Özdemir		Hürriyet 10 October, 2004		In this interview with best-selling Hurriyet, Arcelor COE Guy Dolle is upbeat about the prospects for the Turkish iron and steel sector.
	Will the Cyprus question wither away?		Sahin Alpay		Zaman 21 October, 2004		An independent assessment of developments in Cyprus from a columnist in the highbrow Islamist daily Zaman
	Should Turkey recognise the Cyprus Republic?		Ilter Turkmen Sener Levent Ergun Olgun		Hurriyet 27 November, 2004 Afrika 27 November, 2004 Kibris 26 November, 2004		The first two extracts, from the Turkish best-selling daily Hurriyet and the pro-unification Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika, discuss from different perspectives Turkey's difficulties as it faces a veto from South Cyprus if she fails to recognise the Cyprus Republic. In the third extract from the Turkish Cypriot mainstream daily Kibris, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Presidential Undersecretary Ergun Olgun presents a detailed historical analysis arguing that for Turkey to recognise the Cyprus Republic would be in breach of international agreements to which Turkey is a signatory, and would hinder attempts to find a lasting solution in Cyprus.
	Is the AKP tiring?		Taha Akyol		Milliyet 18 February, 2005		Columnist Taha Akyol in the mainstraim daily Milliyet assesses the consequences for the ruling AKP and Turkey of the resignation of culture minister Erkan Mumcu.
	The TRNC after the elections		Gunduz Aktan		Radikal 22 February, 2005		Writing in the mainstream, highbrow daily Radikal, Gunduz Aktan assesses the situation in the TRNC following parliamentary elections and fears that the Turkish Cypriot side will be left in a weak position in bicommunal negotiations.
	The AKP will drag its feet on the EU		Ali Bulaç interviewd by Nese Düzel		Radikal 18 March, 2005		Islamic journalist Ali Bulaç offers some very perceptive insights into the current political climate in Turkey in this interview with the secular journalist, Nese Düzel.
	The Constitutional Court has placed restrictions on land sales to foreigners				YOL-is magazine 15 August, 2005		This article from the Turkish Union of Road, Construction and Building Workers magazine provides a convenient summary of the current legal position for by foreigners wishing to buy property in Turkey.
	Privatisation and the Rize Connection		Miyase Ilknur		Cumhuriyet 25 September, 2005		Against a background of increasing public disquiet about the way privatisation is being conducted in Turkey, Miyase Ilknur investigates the role of financier Mehmet Kutman whose name is linked with all the recent large privatisation tenders.
	Will next year be worse?		Ertugrul Ozkok		Hurriyet 7 December 2005		Economics correspondent Ertugrul Ozkok sees no reason to be pessimistic about the Turkish economy in 2006.
	An interview with Mehmet Ali Talat		Dilek Cetereis		Kibris 11 January 2006		President of the self-styled Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Mehmet Ali Talat, discusses developments concerning the Cyprus problem and new property laws.
	Volatility in Turkish markets		Tevfik Güngör		Dünya 15 and 16 June 2006		Tevfik Güngör, writing in his column in the serious business daily Dünya, examines some of the causes behind recent volatility on the stock exchange and currency markets in Turkey.
	There will be no peace in Cyprus before 2008		Nese Duzel		Radikal 19 June 2006		Nese Duzel, in one of her periodic interviews for the high-brow daily Radikal, discusses with academic Ayhan Aktar the Greek Cypriot view of the Cyprus problem.
	Urfa women writer's novel on customary practice				Ozgur Gundem 22 June 2006		This article in the Kurdish-separatist Turkish-language daily Ozgur Gundem features the work of a women writer living in a conservative region of Turkey whose novels tell of the restrictions that local customary practice places on the lives of women.
	Will the economy force the AKP into early elections?		Ismet Berkan		Radikal 23 June 2006		Ismet Berkan assesses the possibility that current economic difficulties in Turkey mey precipitate early elections.
	If both sides claim to be free		Sener Levent		Afrika 22 April 2007		Sener Levent, writing in this pro-reunification Turkish-Cypriot daily newspaper, looks from a fresh perspective at the attitudes of people on both sides of the divide in Cyprus to the Turkish presence on the island.
	The AKP is the party of the Republic's alternative elite		Nese Duzel		Radikal 23 April 2007		Nese Duzel interviews sociologist Naci Bostanci about opposition to an Erdogan presidency and changes to the balance of power in Turkey.
	The president who is incapable of being president to all Cypriots		Sener Levent		Afrika 2 October 2007		Sener Levent's comments on the occasion of celebrations held in the south of the island to mark the 47th anniversary of the founding of the Cyprus Republic.
	The expectation in the economy is for a robust exit plan		Erdal Saglam		Hurriyet 6 October 2007		Erdal Saglam, writing in the mainstream daily Hurriyet, reports that sentiment is worsening among Turkish businessmen and bankers, who now expect the AKP government to produce a robust plan to address their concerns.
	We cannot understand papadopoulos				Yeni Duzen 23 October 2007		An interview with Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat in which he discusses his meeting with UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon in New York on 16 October, and his thoughts on the way forward for the Turkish Cypriot community.
	We are back where we started		Arif Hasan Tahsin		Afrika 1 November 2007		Arif Hasan Tahsin takes a wide view of the factors that have brought Cyprus to where it is today in this stark assessment of the island's perennial problem.
	A new hegemony is being created		Cem Erciyes		Radikal 19 February 2008		Cem Erciyes in this interview with Haluk Sahin, author of the book Liberals, Nationalists, Islamists and the Others, examines the support given by liberals to the Islamist AKP.
	Mumtaz Soysal on the new Cyprus Republic President		Mumtaz Soysal Sami Ozuslu		Cumhuriyet 26 February 2008 Yeni Duzen 27 February 2008		In the first article, published in the mainland Turkish daily Cumhuriyet on 26 February 2008, Professor Mumtaz Soysal, who is well known for his hardline stance on Cyprus, questions the validity of welcoming the election of Dimitris Christofias as President of the Cyprus Republic. In the second article, published in the Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen, the house journal of the Republican Turkish Party, on 27 February 2008, columnist Sami Ozuslu challenges Professor Soysal's position.
	All Eyes Are on the First Meeting		Odul Asik Ulker		Yeni Duzen 3 March 2008		In this interview, Turkish Cypriot Leader, Mehmet Ali Talat, assesses the propsects for a settlement to the Cyprus Problem in the wake of Dimitris Christofias' election as President of the Cyprus Republic.
	Why the AKP should not be closed		Haluk Sahin		Radikal 20 June 2008		Haluk Sahin argues that, with reference to the pending closure lawsuit against the AKP, this party's closure would be a grave political error.
	Ergenekon's Recent History		Ismet Berkan		Radikal 4-11 April 2008		In this series of articles, political commentator Ismet Berkan charts the development of the organisation named "Ergenekon", which is alleged to have been planning a coup in Turkey.
	Arabs, Turks and social change		Haluk Sahin		Radikal 26 July 2008		Columnist Haluk Sahin, noting that Arabs are reputedly horrified by the evidence of social change that they witness in television serials from Turkey, argues that Turkish society is characterised by the way it brings two mutually contradictory value systems into close proximity.
	Sönmez Filament suspends production		Tevfık Güngör		Dunya 4 September 2008		Major Turkish producer of synthetic yarn and fibre, Sonmez Filament, has suspended production.
	Let's Rejoice: They are Making Up		Mesut Yeğen		Radikal 30 November 2008		An anlysis of the pact that Turkey's establishment appears to have concluded with the ruling Justice and Development Party.
	Neither One People, nor Two Peoples		Niyazi Kızılyürek		Yeni Düzen 8 December 2008		Niyazi Kızılyürek addresses an issue that lies at the heart of ongoing negotiations to settle the Cyprus problem.
	Talat is worried		Erdal Güven		Radikal 21 April 2009		Erdal Güven assesses Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat's position as negotiator in ongoing talks to find a settlement to the Cyprus problem following the nationalist UBP's sweeping victory in recent parliamentary elections.
	İlter Türkmen on Cyprus		An interview with Hasan Hastürer and Aral Moral		Havadis 7 July 2009		Octogenarian retired Turkish diplomat İlter Türkmen, who served as Turkey's Foreign Minister from 1980 to 1983, expresses some very frank views on the Cyprus problem.
	Yaşar Kemal on the Kurdish problem		An interview with Cem Erciyes		Radikal 25-27 July 2009		A seminal interview with the renowned author, Yaşar Kemal, on one of the most pressing issues facing the modern Turkish state.
	The 'Kurdish Initiative's external dimension		Fikret Bila		Millyet 16 August 2009		Respected poltical commentator Fikret Bila discusses the connections between Turkey's 'Kurdish Initiative' and President Obama's Ankara visit.
	Why is the left capable of winning in Greece and not here?		Oral Çalışlar		Radikal 6 October 2009		Following PASOK's sweeping victory in the Greek general elections, Oral Çalışlar discusses the reasons why the left in Turkey does not appear to be a candidate for power.
	The era of ‘common currency’ trade with Iran				Dünya 28 October 2009		Speaking in Tehran, Turkish Prime-Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged that work be speeded up on introducing a common currency for Turkey, Iran and the Russian Federation.