Another dark moment for the Turkish media (David Lepeska, Al Jazeera)

In an increasingly volatile Turkey, the takeover of Zaman marks the latest blow in the battle between Erdogan and Gulen.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/03/dark-moment-turkish-media-160306074415875.html

Turkey is sinking into the quagmire of Syria (David Lepeska, Al Jazeera)

Volunteer aid workers breakfasting near the Syrian border. A massive, joyous peace rally in the centre of Ankara, the nation's capital. Foreign tourists taking in centuries-old monuments in the heart of old Istanbul. And, finally, a convoy of military personnel, again in central Ankara.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/02/turkey-sinking-quagmire-syria-160218130117675.html

Kurds in Turkey: Caught in the crossfire (David Lepeska, Al Jazeera)

Early one morning in Diyarbakir last October, Halil Tuzuner, a 31-year-old construction worker, was on his roof tending to his pigeons when a bullet from a Turkish military assault team on the street below pierced his back and took his life. His stunned, pregnant wife Hulya found him minutes later.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/01/kurds-turkey-caught-crossfire-160131073950258.html

Turkey's missed opportunity

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/10/turkey-missed-opportunity-151012084116875.html