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Turkey-Based Schools in U.S. Continue to Attract Negative Attention
Source:Center for Immigration Studies Date:21Jan2019
The truth about Gulen schools in US: Meanwhile, a much larger group of educational institutions, all allied with Gulen, continue to receive heavy criticism, but continue to operate, fully-funded
Turkey’s state of permanent crisis serves Erdogan
Source:The Arab Weekly Date:20Jan2019
In their 2018 book “How Democracies Die,” Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt noted that “blatant dictatorship — in the form of fascism, communism or military rule — has
Istanbul, the flashpoint of Turkey’s crisis and looming elections
Source:al Monitor Date:19Jan2019
The opposition is rather optimistic, given that the AKP got 42% in the general elections in June 2018, a notable decline from nearly 50% in November 2015. Moreover, it had to seek an electoral
US erodes Turkey-Russia Axis in Syria
Source:Newsclick Date:19Jan2019
While the tone of the article somewhat controversial, the authors observations are to the point and cover veyr well the interconnection between Syria and the major decision Ankara has to reach
Trump’s Syrian Detente With Erdogan Masks Rot That Runs Deep
Source:Bloomberg Date:18Jan2019
“Turkey-U.S. relations have not improved, and will not improve,” said Bill Park, a senior lecturer specializing in Turkish foreign and security policy at King’s College in London. “There are too
Opposition reports false voter registrations in Turkey
Source:Deutsche Welle Date:18Jan2019
False registration is a sign of how desperate AKP is, which falling behind in polls across the board: More than 200 voters live in the same apartment in Bingol, a city in eastern Anatolia.
As economy sours, Erdogan’s party could lose grip on big cities in local polls
Source:Reuters Date:17Jan2019
Two party sources told Reuters that two of its internal polls showed support for the AKP had fallen to 32-35 percent, before accounting for the 30 percent of voters still undecided. In 2014 local
Syria war: ‘IS suicide bomber’ kills US troops in Manbij
Source:BBC News Date:17Jan2019
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who has previously criticised Mr Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria, said on Wednesday that the move could encourage IS attacks and “set
AKP voters increasingly unhappy with Turkish economy
Source:Ahval News Date:16Jan2019
Even supporters of the AKP and its far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) allies are unhappy with the economic outlook ahead of local elections on March 31. Pollster Istanbul Ekonomi
Exchange of non-papers between Turkey and US aims to set political framework for post-US pullout
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:16Jan2019
The non-paper “demonstrates our vision on how we see the framework of the coordination and cooperation that we are trying to establish with the United States after their decision to withdraw from