Israel

Academic Çalışkan believes that Turkey needs to pursue a less self-interested, more humane Middle East policy.

Following his visit to the Gaza region, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has demanded that there be an inquiry into Israeli attacks on UN buildings. He also condemned the use of "excessive force" by Israel and Hamas.

When a rocket killed his mother-in-law in Israel, actor Paul Kaye was appalled by the celebrations in Gaza. Six months on, he feels a different kind of despair

The UN Human Rights Council has asked Israel to stop attacks on the Gaza strip and has decided to send a delegation to investigate alleged war crimes. More than 900 Palestinians have died.

"Most of our public debate agenda are older than the fall of the Berlin Wall…Most of our issues, are remnants from the days of 12 September 1980 military coup of 1980", says Prime Minister Erdogan.

Following pressure by Turkey and Israel, the US-based Anti-Defamation League has retracted its recognition of the "Armenian genocide" and has instead called on Turkish-Armenian cooperation to resolve the controversy.