Media

No Exit: Turkey’s unexpected empire in Syria

Source:Ahval News Date:06Mar2018

There are signs the Turkish government understands that it has saddled itself with responsibility for the more than 2.5 million inhabitants of Idlib, Afrin and northern Aleppo. After initially

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Signs point to early Turkish elections

Source:al Monitor Date:06Mar2018

Turkey may be preparing for a snap election this year to enshrine President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s expanded powers and capitalize on the disarray of a splintered opposition enfeebled by a long

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The tsar and sultan quarrel in Syria, who wins?

Source:Ahval News Date:02Mar2018

These swift changes in fortune do not mean that Turkey has suddenly become a winner or that Russia faces a permanent losing streak. Rather, they indicate how both states have entered into complex

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In the small city of Manbij in Syria, we could see US and Turkish troops shooting at each other if tensions continue

Source:The Independent Date:02Mar2018

The development of a de facto Kurdish state enraged the Turks and the government in Damascus. To hold onto at least part of their gains, the Kurds need continuing US support, though Isis is

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Congress, State Department divided on sanctions against Turkey

Source:al Monitor Date:01Mar2018

As the US Congress continues to weigh potential sanctions against Turkey over its unremittingly hostile stance toward the United States, there is growing debate within the policy community about

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Turkey’s Erdogan says country should make adultery illegal and listening to EU on matter was a ‘mistake’

Source:The Independent Date:27Feb2018

Could  this legislation be the new flash point between EU and Turkey?   President says he regrets abandoning proposal to criminalise cheating on a spouse. In 1996, the country’s

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Turkey reconnects opposition-held areas in northern Syria

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:27Feb2018

Turkey believes reconnecting the opposition-held Idlib and the area under FSA control backed by the Turkish army would also strengthen its border security.

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Poll: AKP loses its majority

Source:Ahval News Date:24Feb2018

The survey shows that while the main opposition party, Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP) would retain its proportion of around 25 percent of the votes, the newly formed Good Party (IYI) would

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Turkey works to secure its future relevance in Syria

Source:al Monitor Date:24Feb2018

What does Turkey want in Idlib? While the Turkish news media is breathlessly reporting every minor detail of the military’s offensive in Syria, Turkey is quietly taking major steps to erect

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Calls for change unlikely to be heard inside Turkey’s Gülen movement

Source:Ahval News Date:22Feb2018

My compliments to Nick Ashdown for investigating the mood in the Gulenist  Movement post-coup. A much needed addition  to our understanding of Gulenists and how they reacted to the purge:  

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