In view of the historical developments taking place during this time in Turkey – developments that will determine the future of the Turkish republic, its relations with its neighbors in the region, and its positioning vis-à-vis, or its alignment with, the E.U. and the U.S. – MEMRI is announcing the launch of its Turkish Media Blog (www.thememriblog.org/turkey/).

The blog will provide firsthand primary-source material translated from the Turkish media – left, center, right, and Islamist, as well as original analyses.

One of the components of the Turkish Media Blog will be translations of speeches, interviews, sermons and segments from TV and movie programs in Turkish, found on youtube and other online video sites.

The MEMRI Turkish Media Blog will supplement MEMRI's Turkish Project's Special Dispatch and Inquiry & Analysis series.

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