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Turkey relying on events to turn tide against Kurdish YPG

Source:al Monitor Date:28Mar2019

A intriguing study by master diplomatic affairs correspondent Mr Semih Idiz viewing the North East  Syria conundrum from the Kurdish viewpoint.   The disappointment was evident in Kobane’s

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Top pollster expects balance to shift in Turkey local elections

Source:Ahval News Date:27Mar2019

The balances in the Turkish electorate could change in the local elections this Sunday, the head of respected Turkish polling firm KONDA told independent Turkish media outlet Medyascope on

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CHP vows victory in Istanbul, Ankara municipal elections

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:27Mar2019

Just because I firmly believe the international  media treats Turkey’s oppostion poorly, enabling AKP’s efforts to silence multi-party democracy   The party leader also claimed

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Trump’s Golan Heights decision deepens rift with Turkey

Source:al Monitor Date:27Mar2019

Former diplomat Aydin Selcen, meanwhile, links Erdogan’s stance to the current situation. “After the massacre in New Zealand, the OIC met in Istanbul in response to Turkey’s call. Erdogan

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No YPG forces’ in Syria safe zone with Turkey: US

Source:Rudaw Date:26Mar2019

Commenting on the latest developments in the US-led coalition strategy in Syria following the defeat of the Islamic State group (ISIS) in Baghouz, northeast Syria on Saturday, the US special

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Postcards from Turkey’s election

Date:26Mar2019

Two articles, one from the Independent, the other from the Atlantic explain the surreal campaign and rising poverty in Turkey at the eve of a municipal election the AKP-MHP alliance turned into a

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The Geography of Gulenism in Turkey

Source:Foreign Policy Date:23Mar2019

To see how deep the Gulen movement’s influence really was, we looked at publicly available data on the Erdogan government’s purge to map and measure the extent of Hizmet’s reach across Turkey’s

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The US might soon cut Turkey off from the F-35 because of its interest in Russia’s advanced S-400

Source:Business Insider Date:23Mar2019

This issue will be the cause of the next currency tremor:   The United States is nearing an inflection point in a years-long standoff with Turkey, a NATO ally, after so far failing to sway

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Turkey is soon due to take delivery of its Russian missiles

Source:the Economist Date:16Mar2019

You have been warned–by the Economist:   There is speculation in Ankara that Mr Erdogan may try to sidestep the crisis by offering to keep the Russian weapons in storage, or by

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As Key Vote Nears in Turkey, Unemployment Adds to Erdogan’s Woes

Source:Voice of America Date:16Mar2019

According to official Turkish figures, during the campaign, the state broadcaster TRT, devoted 53 hours to the ruling AKP in contrast to seven hours for other parties. The pro-Kurdish HDP,

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