It is convenient for the government to blame the Gulenists for everything, it is Erdogan’s way of fighting the corruption without obviously confronting the issue of corruption. Henri Barkey More Quotes by Henri Barkey More Quotes From Henri Barkey There's almost an escape clause in there. Henri Barkey politics It is ridiculous, of course, there’s a conspiracy culture in Turkey that has taken over. I was taken aback, but you are dealing with journalists who are not journalists. They are hacks. Henri Barkey world There is circumstantial evidence that people close to Fethullah Gulen were involved in the coup, but this was a coup that was not just related to Fethullah Gulen, but a coalition of different officers, each of whom had their own reasons to participate, it does n’t mean that Fethullah Gulen did have a hand, it does n’t mean that Fethullah Gulen did not. We don’t know. Henri Barkey world They just make things up. Henri Barkey world Think of an Englishman, a Frenchman [ or ] a German who makes his way to Turkey, then makes his way to Syria, how does that happen ? Someone picks them up, has a safe house for them to stay in, smuggles them across the border. It’s not five or six guys ; it’s a very large infrastructure. This guy that comes from some town in England will have no way of getting across the border if it was n’t for that infrastructure. Henri Barkey world The Turkish president is continuing to enhance The Turkish president positionandwill use this to show that The Turkish president is in charge, will use this toshow The Turkish president wo n’t buckle, so I actually do think they will have the will. Henri Barkey world Objectively, they finally realized ISIS is as much a threat to them as it is to anyone else in the region. Henri Barkey world On a scale from zero to 10, if you go from zero to five, you’ve already made amajor difference. Henri Barkey world It gives the Kurds legitimacy and enhances their bargaining position. Henri Barkey top-news If there is a coalition government that is hostile to Erdogan, there is going to be a clash ... because he is likely to continue what he wants to do. Henri Barkey world He has become paradoxically its biggest obstacle. This is because the needs of the peace process, greater democratization, conflict with his own ambitions. Henri Barkey top-news
