How mysterious new Turkish blog exposed Erdogan-Davutoglu (Mustafa Akyol, Al Monitor)

On the night of May 1, in just a few hours, a brand-new political blog became a national hit in Turkey. Titled Pelican Brief — apparently a pun on the 1993 Hollywood thriller — the site presented a single entry, which was a long diatribe against Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Its significance lay in not just whom it attacked, but also on whose behalf it appeared:Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s all-powerful president.

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/05/turkey-rift-between-erdogan-davutoglu.html

Turkey's worries about 'Kurds' proved to be true (Mustafa Akyol, Al Jazeera)

What is the lesson from the March 13 terror attack in downtown Ankara, which killed 37 innocent souls, including a seven-month-old unborn baby?

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/03/turkey-worries-kurds-proved-true-160315102003127.html

Open letter to the future ISIL recruit (Mustafa Akyol, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/12/open-letter-future-isil-recruit-151210091328044.html