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China issues Turkey safety alert after Ankara’s ‘vile’ statements about treatment of Uygurs in Xinjiang
Source:South China Morning Post Date:13Feb2019
Turkey becomes third country subject to Beijing travel advice after Canada, where Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou is detained, and Sweden, where tourist row rankles
U.S. Open to Russia Nuclear Treaty as It Warns Turkey on Arms
Source:Bloomberg Date:13Feb2019
Hutchison also warned Turkey, a NATO member, against entering a proposed arms deal with Russia that has been straining relations within the alliance. Turkey finalized plans to buy the Russian
Turks Examine Their Muslim Devotion After Poll Says Faith Could Be Waning
Source:NPR Date:12Feb2019
Erdogan has said he aims to create a “pious generation” that will “work for the construction of a new civilization.” That, Cagaptay says, is generating a backlash among
‘Shame for humanity’: Turkey urges China to close Uighur camps
Source:al Jazeera Date:10Feb2019
In a statement on Saturday, Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said it’s “no longer a secret” that China has arbitrarily detained more than a million Uighurs in
Is Trump Really Pulling U.S. Troops Out of Syria?
Source:Haaretz Date:10Feb2019
Trump’s foreign policy has had one consistent theme in the last two years – unpredictability. Whether it has been closed-door meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a unilateral
In a First, Greek Premier Visits Shuttered Seminary in Turkey
Source:New York Times Date:09Feb2019
Mr. Erdogan has insisted, however, that the issue be resolved with a reciprocal gesture by Greece to meet the concerns of the Muslim minority in Greece. In particular, he wants Greece to allow
No Kurdish opening likely after local polls in Turkey
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:09Feb2019
The third is about the prospect of Erdoğan over the continued partnership with MHP chair Devlet Bahçeli. In a statement last week, Erdoğan made clear that the People’s Alliance is not a temporary
HSBC Turkey Chief to Stand Trial in April for Erdogan Insult
Source:Yahoo News Date:08Feb2019
Fear of any anti-government protest reaching the level of paranoia: HSBC’s Selim Kervanci was being investigated by the prosecutor’s office over a video he retweeted during the so-called Gezi
Is authoritarianism bad for the economy? Ask Venezuela – or Hungary or Turkey
Source:The Conversation Date:04Feb2019
Authoritarianism isn’t always bad for the economy. Autocratic China and Singapore are both economic success stories, growing at double digits – a pace largely unseen in Western democracies. But
Turkey’s Kurds are sacrificing election wins but to what end?
Source:Arab Weekly Date:03Feb2019
Still, given that the race is neck and neck in the big cities and in western Turkey, the opposition is anxious to attract HDP voters. If the main, so-called greater municipalities are won by