At times, Turkish politicians have also used the native names of cities during their speeches.

That episode is referred to in most of the world as an invasion, but Turkish politicians still call it a peace operation.

Many observers doubted the ability of Turkish politicians to carry out the needed reforms.

The trend worries secular Turkish politicians, who believe the state's central tenet is under threat.

Several times in recent years, Turkish politicians have sought to challenge this orthodoxy.

By law, Turkish politicians convicted of serious crimes while in office are forbidden ever to re-enter politics.

Turkish politicians show little zeal when it comes to putting the changes to the constitution into practice.

If Turkish politicians do not give way on this, the negotiations must be discontinued.

Some Turkish politicians seem skeptical that the United States will share the work.

"Since 1980, there are two ways to look at the state," explains one prominent Turkish politician, who spoke on condition of anonymity.