I can see Jan´s point about how people will feel about Turkey after reading something that puts Turkey in a bad light.  Just consider this:  Do you think that endless debates on the columns, name calling, accusations, and the usual things that happen on the forums will make a new member to TC feel more welcome or less confused about Turkey?  Maybe the answer is to disable ALL the comments on the columns and leave the debating for the forums. 

 Meanwhile the column in question stands alone and unchallenged with direct links to the front page and open to all visitors to this site. It is full of wild allegations and the translation of the document title  is entirely wrong. Surely the admin or mod overlooking the columns should ask the author to correct the errors as it brings the columns into disrepute. All this under the heading "News from Turkey" as well.

Most of the members on this site is trying to learn somethings about turkey. of course I dont wait people write good things about turkey all the time. every country has bad or good things. We are here to share and help foreign ppl to answer their questions. but if you read his column or his posts carefully you will see that even nice things are written in a mocking or insulting way.

 Your worse than a woman Jan...are you still going on about this injustice.  I have been waiting for you to become our next new columnist here at TC.  You appear to like to pose your point of view and opinion.  So why not be constructive and write a column? Come on...

 dont sing the same song man dont you follow posts on this site.

they didnt want me be a moderator or columnist when I first asked to admins, they found my thoughts very extrem I mean being patriot is very extrem situation. there is a very long discussions about "Why janissary can not be a mod or columnist"

I will not beg for it to harem of this guy

Janni, read a few posts back and see that Kittie asked you to write your own column. So, please stop whining and get to write it. We know you´d like to see yourself as a victim of evil westerners plot but you aren´t. You´re just like everyone else just way more grumpy. I don´t think anybody was surprised when you didn´t become mod - after all politeness, manners or objectivity you show are far from what mods are expected to have. Write your own column, disable comments and just move on.

 Ãžekerim, you are like a broken band. repeating same things all the time, I advice you to read posts before writing ur own comments caným. I was not polite, objective but mods were??? dont be funny most of my posts were helpful to understand reality that u dont wanna see.

theh achieved his aim,all public attention drew to him and his column,and hiding behind..not taking part in open forum discussion,,,come on theh,are you such a coward????Temora is a bit disappointed with u

 Now now birdy calm down it is against the forum rules to criticize the chosen one.