Nagehan Alci

Nagehan Alci began her journalism career with Hurriyet in 2001. From 2003 to 2012, she worked as foreign-policy reporter and then as a columnist for Aksam. Since 2012, she has been a columnist with Milliyet. Her TV career began at SKY Türk channel, and she is a political commentator on a popular CNN Turk talk show.

Turkey | Mar 19, 2014

Are reports of Turkey’s ‘authoritarianism’ overblown?

Statistics from the European Court of Human Rights indicate Turkey’s current human rights record is better even than the early years of Justice and Development Party (AKP) rule.

Opposition members of the Turkish Parliament protest Deputy Chairman of the Parliament Sadik Yakut (rear, C) during a debate in Ankara March 19, 2014. Parliament convened in the capital Ankara for the hearing of a prosecutor report allegedly outlining the role of four former ministers in a corruption scandal that became public in December 2013. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3HR3K

Turkey | Mar 3, 2014

Turkish state turning on Gulenists

Turkey’s National Security Council decides to purge Gulenists from state organs, making it no longer just a struggle between the Gulenists and the Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrives for the National Security Council meeting in his car at the Presidential Palace in Ankara February 26, 2014. Erdogan accused his enemies on Tuesday of hacking encrypted state communications to fake a phone conversation suggesting he warned his son to hide large sums of money before police raids as part of the inquiry. REUTERS/Stringer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3FQKO

Turkey | Feb 4, 2014

Gul, Erdogan agree on Gulenists

Turkey's prime minister and president are both convinced that Gulenists organized within the state should be confronted within the confines of law, reflecting the Turkish state's unity against the Gulenists.

France's President Francois Hollande (front R) shakes hands with Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (front L) as they are accompanied by President Abdullah Gul during a dinner at the Presidential Palace in Ankara January 27, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX17XCL

Turkey | Jan 23, 2014

Erdogan briefs EU on ‘rule of judiciary’ danger

During a trip to Brussels, Erdogan tells EU leaders about Gulenist activities in the judiciary, where the community wields huge influence, and explains his vision for Syria.

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (L) shakes hands with European Union Council President Herman Van Rompuy as he is welcomed ahead of a meeting at the EU council headquarters in Brussels January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX17NNJ

Iraq | Nov 19, 2013

An atmosphere of peace, not of farewell

Kurdistan Region of Iraq President Massoud Barzani joined Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a historic visit to Diyarbakir.

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, President of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani (L) and Kurdish poet and singer Sivan Perwer (R), who had fled Turkey in the 1970s, greet people, as they are flanked by politicians and chidren during a ceremony in Diyarbakir November 16, 2013. The president of Iraqi Kurdistan called on Turkey's Kurds to back a flagging peace process with Ankara on Saturday, making his first visit to southeastern Turkey in two decades in a show of support for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey | Nov 18, 2013

Turkish artist breaks stereotypes

Reknowned artist and well-known leftist Kutlug Ataman surprises with his support for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Justice and Development Party.