Atilla's Musings
Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vow to deepen economic ties
Source:Financial Times Date:06Aug2022
Two important points worth highlighting in this article. First, contrary to Turkish press accounts of Russia agreeing to accept TL in NG purchases, the article claims “Deputy prime
Russia Is Wiring Dollars to Turkey for $20 Billion Nuclear Plant
Source:Bloomberg Date:29Jul2022
This Bloomberg article was translated to Turkish covering only this paragraph: Rosatom Corp. last week sent around $5 billion to the Turkey-based builder, formally known as Akkuyu Nuclear
The Impending Turkish Invasion: Repercussions for the SDF-Washington Relationship
Source:Washington Institute Date:26Jul2022
A Turkish attack on northern Syria would bring new waves of internal displacement and increased humanitarian suffering, weaken the SDF and the Autonomous Administration, and erode these
Can Turkey help end the Ukraine grain crisis?
Source:Financial Times Date:21Jul2022
Chat among Andrew England (FT), Laura Pitel and Ms Asli Aydintasbas. Excllent review and analysis of Turkish foreign policy and domestic matters. While I may disagree with some of the
Turkey’s ruling party members stick with Erdogan
Date:14Jul2022
An excellent analysis by Pinar Trembley about the observed “stickiness” in AKP votes Birol Baskan, political scientist and nonresident scholar at the Middle East
Russia, Iran won’t endorse Turkish military operation in Syria
Source:al Monitor Date:18Jun2022
Speaking to reporters ahead of the meeting, Alexander Lavrentiev, the Kremlin’s special Syria envoy and head of the Russian delegation, called Turkey’s intervention plan an “illogical and
Erdogan Says Only Traitors or Illiterates Link Rate to Inflation
Source:Bloomberg Date:28May2022
“Those who try to impose on us a link between the benchmark rate and inflation are either illiterates or traitors,” Erdogan said on Friday in Istanbul, addressing a group of businesspeople.
Defeating Erdoğan: Turkey’s opposition searches for a champion
Source:Financial Times Date:05May2022
The biggest fear for some in the opposition is that Kılıçdaroğlu will insist on nominating himself to run against Erdoğan — and that the Turkish president will eat him alive. Kılıçdaroğlu “is
Turkey Launches New Offensive Against PKK Rebels in Northern Iraq
Source:Voice of America Date:21Apr2022
This is a story with several sub-plots. PKK has been on the defensive in the last couple of years. Opposition experts claim the campaign is aimed at appealing to Turkey’s nationalist
How Turkey is courting Russia’s oligarchs
Source:The Economist Date:08Apr2022
An article by the Economist, driven by prejudice, rather than facts. Few oligarchs parcking their yachts in Turkish marinas doesn’t present sufficient cause top claim Ankara is already