Media
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
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.
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
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
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:
Turkey and Iran face off in a new battle in Syria
Source:Washington Post Date:21Feb2018
Dress rehersal of the calamity scenario. One hopes sane minds will intervene, otherwise Ankara is committed to capture Afrin at any cost. Syria’s messy war is becoming even
July 15: The day Turkey’s media narrative changed
Source:al Jazeera Date:20Feb2018
“So when a new decree-law is announced and people raise their concerns about the implications of that decree-law, usually the first response from a pro-government pundit is ‘Are you
Integrating Syrian Refugees in Istanbul’s “District of Victimhood”
Source:International Crisis Group Date:20Feb2018
As underlined by Crisis Group’s 29 January report, Turkey’s Syrian Refugees: Defusing Metropolitan Tensions, the risk of violent clashes between hosts and refugees is higher in places where the
Turkey, US and Germany: Hopes of better relations are premature
Source:PA Intelligence Date:17Feb2018
Turkish Lira appreciated strongly against the dollar and Euro on Friday, as American Secretary of State Rex Tillerson promised cooperation in Syria with Turkey, while a court released
Civilians have no place to run as Turkey offensive drags on
Source:Washington Post Date:16Feb2018
Afrin Campaign, presented as a moral war and certain victory in the Turkish press is viewed in an entirely diffrent context by the outside world. This news item in Washington Post is highly