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Turkish efforts in Afrin, Idlib will allow Syrians to return home
Source:Daily Sabah Date:09Feb2018
A very critical speech by Erdogan, which found insufficient coverage: “What is behind the Afrin operation? We will solve the Afrin issue, the Idlib issue and we want that our refugee
European Parliament’s ‘rights in Turkey’ resolution null and void: Turkish Foreign Ministry
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:09Feb2018
I smile cycnically when people tell me Turkey-EU relations are improving. We are talking about a country which refuses ot akcnowledge the authority of the European Parliament. Funny that Turkey
Fraying Israel-Turkey Ties Threaten Planned Natural Gas Venture
Source:Bloomberg Date:07Feb2018
A U.S.-backed initiative to build an undersea natural gas pipeline between Israel and Turkey looks increasingly troubled as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan escalates his public
Syria peace deal threatened as Iran and Turkey clash in Idlib
Source:Arab News Date:07Feb2018
In a very alarming development, Arab news sources report that Turkish military and pro-regime forces or militia are exchanging artillery fire in the south of deconfliction zone Idlib. Rouhani
EU expresses fresh concerns over Turkey’s deteriorating rule of law
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:03Feb2018
“The reversal of the court decision to release Amnesty International Turkey Chair Taner Kılıҫ and the detention of the members of the Executive Committee of the Turkish Medical Association are
Risk of Conflict in Northern Syria Between U.S., Turkey Rising
Source:Bloomberg Date:03Feb2018
The current standoff is probably the most serious. Relations are “teetering on the brink of a precipice,” and direct military conflict is a real possibility, according to Anthony Skinner, a
Turkey Judiciary Draws Fire for Continued Incarceration of Rights Activist
Source:VoA Date:02Feb2018
The dramatic succession of events has provoked international condemnation. “A disgrace and an outrageous travesty of justice,” Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty declared in a
Are armed pro-government vigilantes rising in Turkey?
Source:BBC news Date:02Feb2018
How can you tell if a country is suffering from mass hysteria and mental delusion? Read this article. Armed groups are mushrooming in the Islamist-nationalist segment of the society, threatening
Could Abdullah Gul be the unexpected saviour of Turkey’s opposition?
Source:Middle East Eye Date:30Jan2018
In the last days of 2017, a new state of emergency decree, providing immunity to civilians who took part in suppressing the July 2016 coup attempt against the Turkish government, triggered an
Strategic Syrian peak slips through Turkey’s fingers
Source:al Monitor Date:30Jan2018
What is the truth about Operation Olive Branch? Journalist and researcher Mrs Amberin Zaman presents an alternative view of the Afrin Campaign, widely embraced by a vast majority of Tukrs and