Erdal Safak
Born in 1945, Erdal Safak started out as a journalist in 1970 after studying economics. He worked for several Turkish daily newspapers before becoming an editorial writer for Turkish tabloid, Sabah.
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Turkey-Greece
From the other side of the wall
17 January 2011Sabah Istanbul -
Turkey
Learning to get over the EU
19 October 20091Sabah Istanbul
The fence Greece has decided to build on its Turkish border to keep would-be immigrants out will also be yet another obstacle between Turkey and the EU, argues the chief editor of the Istanbul paper Sabah. 
In its annual report on Turkey's membership bid, the EU has encourage Ankara to keep pushing forward with reforms and democratisation. In Turkish daily Sabah, however, columnist Erdal Safak writes that Turkey's future is as much Asian as it is European.