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Chipre: La manzana de la discordia / Cyprus: The apple of discord
CHIPRE: LA MANZANA DE LA DISCORDIA Un recorrido por las huellas del enfrentamiento y la división de Chipre en dos repúblicas rivales, una griega y una turca, y los esfuerzos de los chipriotas comunes...
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A year on the road and a birthyear with the Sun
Dear friends: Last March 2 it was a year since I flew out of Mexico and started this second round-the-world trip. I’m in Nairobi now, which has trapped me just as it did back in 2005. And, as I decided...
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Terrorist khafiyas at the airport
The Tel Aviv’s airport guys gave me a hard time about a couple khafiyas I bought in Jordan. “So you know what this means?!!!”, asked their deeply concerned boss when they showed him the red one. Then...
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Remember the Armenians killed
Turkey puts in jail those who dare to call “genocide” the mass killings and deportations of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks in 1915. But, for the first time in history, Turkish intellectuals called the...
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Türks stand up for the Armenians
Contrary to what people expected, the police was there to protect the mourners. The people honoured the 1.5 million Armenians killed by the Ottoman Turks in 1915 by keeping a respectful silence,...
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A happy workers’ day in Istanbul
On 1st of May, 1977, the police cracked down on the demonstration and killed 34 workers. Every year since then, this anniversary was marked by clashes and violence. But we didn’t smell tear-gas this...
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Istanbul’s Spring Festival
The Hıdrellez Festival is an ancient Turkish tradition, celebrating the arrival of Spring. Weather wasn’t so spring-like, but the Türks flowed by the tens of thousands to Ahırkapı park, on the Marmara...
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Zigzagging to democracy
Unexpected night out last night in Istanbul, having to wake up early this morning… I’m going now to Sabanci University to give a talk to the political science students on Mexican recent history. How we...
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Talking to Turkish students
Wow, Sabanci Universitesi is far, 50 kms from downtown Istanbul! The talk with the students (grad and undergrad) was fun, though. They laughed blushing when I described my generation in Mexico when we...
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Istanbul farewell
It was an amazing farewell and birthyear party last night, here in Istanbul! Attending were lovely people representing many nations: Türkiye, Israel, Deutschland, Italia, Colombia, USA, Slovenija,...
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The Flotilla Debate 1
Back to The Flotilla Debate’s start page Témoris Grecko If the Israeli leaders want to secure the destruction of the state of Israel, they just have to keep following the way they’ve chosen 31 May at...
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The Flotilla Debate 3
Back to The Flotilla Debate’s start page Témoris Grecko “Channel 4 News has learnt 16 people are feared dead following the clashes. Another unconfirmed report puts the toll at 19. A spokesperson for...
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The Flotilla Debate 5
Back to The Flotilla Debate’s start page Témoris Grecko How did the attack start? Why did they send the soldiers one by one into an obviously angry crowd, armed with paintball guns-if this is true? Why...
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The Flotilla Debate
I’ve gathered here the links to help you follow the interesting debate among Turks, Palestinians and Israelis that took place on my Facebook profile, about the IDF attack to the Free Gaza Flotilla, on...
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El gambito turco
Por Témoris Grecko / Ramala (publicado en Proceso, 25/sep/2011) Un Israel que cada día se aísla más, un Egipto cerca del caos, potencias occidentales nerviosas ante el debilitamiento de su influencia...
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Amor en círculos
Una puerta al mundo de los dervishas del sufismo Columna Fronteras Abiertas, de Témoris Grecko Publicado en National Geographic Traveler Latinoamérica, febrero de 2013 El taxista ni nos entendía ni...
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Turquía: La democracia del gas lacrimógeno
Por Témoris Grecko (publicado en Proceso, 9 de junio de 2013) A las nueve y media de la noche del jueves 30 de mayo, pocas horas antes de que la policía turca lanzara el ataque en Estambul que provocó...
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La conquista de la Cristiandad
Lo que Mehmet II debe haber sentido al entrar en Santa Sofía Columna Fronteras Abiertas, de Témoris Grecko Publicado en National Geographic Traveler Latinoamérica, julio de 2013 ¿Qué monumento más...
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Turquía: La gira inoportuna de Peña Nieto
Por Témoris Grecko / Estambul (publicado en Proceso 29/dic/2013) A Enrique Peña Nieto le tocó vivir un día histórico para Turquía, al lado, nada menos, que del presidente de ese país, Abdulá Gül. Fue...
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Guerra vs Estado Islámico: Fuego entre aliados
Por Témoris Grecko (publicado en Proceso 28/nov/2015) En Medio Oriente, el principio de “el enemigo de mi enemigo es mi amigo” sólo sirve para hacer reír a la gente. No lo han seguido muchos a lo largo...
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