Atilla's Musings

Saudi Arabia to Support Pakistan, Eyes Deals in Egypt and Turkey

Source:Bloomberg Date:09Dec2022

Saudi Arabia is also looking to do more investments in Egypt and is planning to start doing deals in Turkey, Al Jadaan said at a news conference in Riyadh. “Our relationship with Turkey is

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Putin Just Discovered the Limits of His Power

Source:Newsweek Date:09Nov2022

  The article is about Putin, but it mentions Turkey helping Russia bypass sanctions twice.  Yesterday, head EU delegation tu Turkey told   BloombergHT that his office continues to  engage

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Webinar replay: Turkey – The election of our discontent

Source:Global Source Partners Date:30Oct2022

Get insight into Turkey’s pre and post-election outlook from GlobalSource Partners’ Turkey Analysts Murat Ucer and Atilla Yesilada. Watch the replay of our webinar Turkey – The

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The New Civil-Military Relations in Turkey

Source:Middle East Institute Date:21Oct2022

The AKP engaged in a long-term campaign to limit the military’s role, utilizing issues such as EU harmonization laws, the lack of a permanent military victory against the PKK, and the ousting of

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Turkish opposition’s alliance against Erdoğan battles rifts

Source:Financial Times Date:22Sep2022

For the record, I don’t agree with the conclusions of this news article. Both  Kilicdaroglu and  Aksener  are committed to seeing the alliance through and enjoy a deep bond of trust rarely

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US and EU step up pressure on Turkey over Russia sanctions

Source:Financial Times Date:15Sep2022

Tipping my hat to Laura Pitel. Excellent investigative journalism. To casual followers of Turkey, the article means Erdogan’s hopes of luring Russian money to Turkey to bankroll the

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In Turkey, zero problems with neighbours mean multiple problems

Source:Modern Diplomacy Date:08Sep2022

James Dorsey nails it on the head   Those in Turkey willing to risk the wrath of an increasingly autocratic Mr. Erdogan joke that, if he had been president during World War Two, Turkey would

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Who is behind the chaos in Iraq?

Source:al Arabiya Date:01Sep2022

I post this article about  the turmoil in Iraq because it intimately concerns Turkey.  5% of Turkey’s exports to Iraq, while Ankara is trying to control PKK in Northern Iraq and pry Iraqi

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Turkish pop star Gülşen arrested over religious schools joke

Source:The Guardian Date:27Aug2022

Gulsen’s arrest is a testament to the Empire of Horror Erdogan is trying to create out of Turkey.  If her crime existed, it is too light to be dealth with pre-trial arrest.   She had been

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Alarm mounts in western capitals over Turkey’s deepening ties with Russia

Source:Financial Times Date:07Aug2022

Western capitals are increasingly alarmed about the deepening economic co-operation between Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin, warning of the mounting risk that the Nato

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