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With Brunson out of jail, US-Turkey relations still face two major hurdles
Source:Middle East Eye Date:13Oct2018
Turkey and US: The bluster and reality on the field: A Turkish security official told MEE that, in the short term, there are no plans for any operations in the area, where around 2,000 US
Turkey Frees Pastor Andrew Brunson, Easing Tensions With U.S.
Source:New York Times Date:13Oct2018
A small step for Turkey, a big step for Turko-American relations. Brunson verdict opens a window for sincere dialogue. The disputes between Turkey and US are not artifical, neither are they
Russia Presses Europe to Break With Trump and Help Rebuild Syria
Source:Bloomberg Date:12Oct2018
There’s little prospect of a deal with the U.S., which is now vowing to keep troops in Syria until Iran withdraws, Vitaly Naumkin said in an interview. Russia is instead focused on efforts to
Trump reduces rhetoric about Turkey
Source:Ahval News Date:10Oct2018
An interesting article on what Trump thinks about Turkey. I agree on the importance of “being on the same page vis-a-vis Iran” For now, Trump appears to have decided that
Will Khashoggi’s disappearance affect Turkish-Saudi ties?
Source:al Jazeera Date:10Oct2018
This a sincerity test for Erdogan. Is he as sensitive to Saudi transgressions as to presumed American ones? Or is he simply anti-Western? Two former senior Turkish government
Turkey’s place in the global league of science
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:08Oct2018
The answer to the question of why Turkey would never become a hig-tech society. Yet, Erdoğan has confessed there is a problem in the “quantity/quality issue.” “I believe we have to focus
Is a face-saving in the making for Turkey?
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:08Oct2018
Reputable Washington ear Ms Camlibel claims horse trading on Brunson vs Halkbank fine has resumed. Xinhua article linked here confirms some negotiations taking place.
Erdogan Toughens Stance as Cyprus Faces Permanent Partition
Source:Voice of America Date:07Oct2018
“Not to reduce the military presence but to increase it, is showing muscles. Turkey is going back to the policy of the 1990s,” Bagci said. “That is a policy of showing military
Did Turkey’s Erdoğan return from Berlin empty-handed?
Source:Ahval News Date:07Oct2018
Written by Ali Yurttagül was an adviser for the Green/EFA European Parliamentary Group from 1985 to 2014. A member of the German Greens, he is an expert in domestic policy, justice, and human
Will Iran, Turkey jointly confront US influence east of the Euphrates?
Source:al Monitor Date:06Oct2018
As such, the latest phase of Iran’s policy in Syria is premised on Turkey’s shrinking choices in the north of the war-torn country. Ankara’s fears of mounting Kurdish power in SDF-held areas are