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Erdogan: Idlib slowly disappearing

Source:Vestnik Kavkaza Date:04Sep2019

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that a so-called de-escalation zone in Syria’s Idlib region is slowly disappearing because of military attacks by government forces. Erdogan also said

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Turkey: Court orders pro-Kurdish leader Demirtas released

Source:Deutsche Welle Date:03Sep2019

Demirtas has been in pre-trial detention since November 2016, one of many opposition lawmakers, activists, academics and journalists who were arrested in the wake of a failed coup in July of that

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Gov’t prepares new reforms in judiciary: Erdoğan

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:03Sep2019

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan committed his government to make judicial reforms, in comments made at the opening ceremony of the judicial year held at the Presidential Palace on Sept. 2.

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Syria missile attack kills at least 40 near Idlib city after ceasefire declared

Source:Arab News Date:31Aug2019

Once again, cease fire in Idlib fails within 24 hours,  raising  the stake for Turkey to defend its allies and Idlib City.   A missile attack on a gathering of extremists in Syria’s

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No tolerance for US stalling on Syria safe zone: Turkey

Source:al Jazeera Date:31Aug2019

Erdogan was quoted in a CNN Turk report published on Thursday as saying Ankara won’t accept foot-dragging on the plan, comparing it to an earlier deal with Washington to remove the Kurdish

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Russia strikes deal with Turkey on Syria’s Idlib, says Putin

Source:Deutsche Welle Date:28Aug2019

Contrary to the headline by Deutsche Welle, it is not clear what type of agreement has been reached to defuse the crisis in Idlib   On Tuesday, Putin also expressed concern over the Idlib

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Turkey’s Presidential Regime Rests on Zero Rule of Law

Source:Carnegie Europe Date:27Aug2019

By Marc Pierini:  Hardly any area of public life is not in his hands. It would seem that Turkey’s one-man-rule system knows no limits despite its economic cost, dissent within the ruling Justice

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Turkish voters welcome creation of new party by ‘honest’ former AKP heavyweight

Source:Ahval News Date:24Aug2019

Ahval News interviewed oridanary citizens to get a feel whether Ali Babacan and Ahmet Davutoglu could sway the hearts of voters.  The reception is generally positive, but Ahval should have

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Turkey’s Uighurs fear for future as China deportations rise

Source:Financial Times Date:24Aug2019

Unlike most Muslim countries, which have been silent or supportive of Beijing’s policy, Turks have rallied around the cause of the Uighurs, with whom they share a related language. The Turkish

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Damascus to let civilians flee rebel-held Idlib

Source:Yahoo News Date:23Aug2019

Damascus said Thursday it is opening a corridor for civilians to leave the opposition-held northwestern region of Idlib, where government bombardment has killed hundreds since late April. The

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