Turkic Languages When talking about ‘Turks’, one usually means the people of Turkey. This seems a natural reference for a country called Turkey. However, the modern state of Turkey is not very old. It was only established in 1923 as the successor state of the Ottoman Empire. During the Ottoman Sultanate period, the inhabitants of this political entity were not …

Myanmar, Burma Recently, more and more positive news has emerged from Myanmar (Burma) as the country transitions from military dictatorship to civil society. Burma has its own heroine in the struggle for freedom in the form of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. However, it seems that not everyone is destined for freedom. In the far west of …