The Erdogan Tapes

Al Monitor's Turkey Pulse column on the leaked tapes:  http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/02/supporters-deny-taped-conversation-erdogan-son.html .

Daniel Dombey on the Taped Phone Conversations

http://go.iu.edu/abC

Excellent Analysis of Turkey's Internal and External Political Environments

In this article from American Interest, two former U.S. Ambassadors to Turkey provide a very informative analysis of Turkey's foreign policy, its domestic environment, and its relationship with the U.S.http://www.the-american-interest.com/articles/2014/02/04/us-needs-to-get-real-on-troubled-turkey/

NY Times Sunday Travel Section Feature: Orhan Pamuk's Istanbul

In the feature article in this Sunday's New York Times, the author takes the writer on a walking tour of several of the Istanbul neighborhoods that infuse his memories.  Well worth reading.  Link to pfd of article.  Link to article on NYTimes, with excellent photos.