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At tense Ankara news conference, EU rebukes Turkey over detentions

Source:Reuters Date:23Nov2018

Better relations with EU trip over human rights: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey should swiftly process the legal case of Demirtas, former head of the

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Explosive New Report Says CIA Has Taped Recording Of Saudi Crown Prince Ordering Jamal Khashoggi’s Killing

Source:Inquistr Date:23Nov2018

According to Haaretz, Hurriyet newspaper journalist Abdulkadir Selvi wrote in a column that the CIA has in its possession a phone call recording between Mohammed bin Salman and his brother and

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Turkey’s trigger finger grows itchy over US-Kurd relations

Source:al Monitor Date:21Nov2018

At the moment, however, Turkey’s best commando, armor and special forces elements are engaged in numerous operations: inside Turkey, in northern Iraq, in the northwest Syrian territory it

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Turkey’s Erdogan says ECHR ruling on jailed politician supports terrorism

Source:Reuters Date:21Nov2018

Hours after the ECHR’s ruling, Erdogan dismissed the ruling as not binding and, without elaborating, said Turkey would take steps against the decision. ECHR rulings are legally binding, but there

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Trump: US will not hand over Erdoğan foe for Turkey

Source:The Hill Date:18Nov2018

Trump told reporters at the White House before leaving for a trip to California that extraditing exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen was “not under consideration.” He added that

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Poll Shows 41 Pct Support for Erdogan’s AK Party, 25 Pct for Opposition

Source:The Globe Post Date:18Nov2018

We cover polls in our Weekly Reports.  This very detailed Metropoll  survey of attitudes is actually bad news for AKP, because there is no guarantee that undecideds will choose the party on

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EU calls on Turkey to release 13 people arrested for links to Gezi Park protests

Source:Deutsche Welle Date:17Nov2018

Kavala, Anatolia Culture Association’s chairman, was arrested more than a year ago but has not yet been charged with any crime. He is accused of working with foreigners in a 2016 failed

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The Case for Reshaping U.S.-Turkey Relations

Source:Council on Foreign Relations Date:17Nov2018

The divergence between these two NATO allies reflects the changes in international politics since the end of the Cold War nearly a generation ago. Absent the common threat posed by the Soviet

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To ease Turkish pressure on Saudis over killing, White House weighs expelling Erdogan foe

Source:NBC News Date:16Nov2018

This is major:  White House wants to swap Fethullah Gulen for Erdogan’s silence on Khashoggi murder.   The White House is looking for ways to remove an enemy of Turkish President Recep

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US official says investigation into Turkey’s Halkbank still underway

Source:Stockholm Center for Freedom Date:15Nov2018

An unnamed US official who met with a group of Turkish journalists said that an investigation into Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank conducted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is still

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