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U.S. marines conduct big drills with rebels in southern Syria
Source:Yahoo News Date:15Sep2018
This could be major development of American posture in Syria: Rebels say the U.S. military’s new policy to bolster Tanf’s capabilities is a big shift. “The American position has
Here’s How to Save the U.S.-Turkey Alliance
Source:National Interest Date:14Sep2018
The United States committed to repairing its relationship with Turkey in 1978 and must be willing to make that same commitment in 2018. The process of preserving the U.S.-Turkey alliance will be
Could A Coalition of the “Friends of Turkey” Ride to Turkey’s Financial Rescue?
Source:Council on Foreign Relations Date:14Sep2018
Brad Setser tries to answer the most important question vexing Turkey’s lenders. Can “Turkey’s friends, i.e. Russia, Qatar, China, etc, bail out the country, in case foreign
Turkish-Russian ‘strategic ties’ fail stress test on Syria’s Idlib
Source:al Monitor Date:12Sep2018
Very interesting: Pro-AKP press rebelling against the Turko-Russian alliance: Although Erdogan and Cavusoglu are reluctant to accuse Russia directly, preferring to do this by blasting the
Turkey’s Largest Dissident Paper Sees Major Overhaul, Prompting Resignations
Source:The Globe Post Date:11Sep2018
The latest development was interpreted as a final nail in the coffin of Turkey’s struggling free media, which was all but disappeared following the sale of Dogan media earlier this year.
Turkey: Torture, Sexual Abuse Rampant in Prisons
Source:Gatestone Institute Date:10Sep2018
AKP returns Turkey to the dark days of 1990s “under the military tutelage”. Events reported here do not befit a civilized country. Inmates in a jail in Şanlıurfa in southeast
Turkey Masses Troops on Syrian Border, Braces for Refugees
Source:Bloomberg Date:10Sep2018
Russia is trying to secure a green light from Erdogan because it understands that staging an assault on Idlib in the face of Turkish opposition risks pitting Russia and Iran against the U.S. and
The Idlib quagmire is yet another test for the international system
Source:Daily SABAH Date:08Sep2018
Presidential Advisor Mr Ibrahim Kalin outlines Turkey’s position in Idlib: Idlib is a de-escalation zone under the Astana agreement. As the three guarantor countries, Turkey, Russia and
America Can’t Be Trusted to Run the Global Economy
Source:Foreign Policy magazine Date:08Sep2018
Economy czar Albayrak writes at Foreign Policy to complain about US: While the scale of the attack resulted in exchange rate fluctuations, the incident ultimately demonstrated the strong
Turkey needs the EU; the question is how much its relationship will cost
Source:Euronews Date:08Sep2018
The key challenge for Turkey is not the form of its relationship with the EU, but the fact that it crucially needs EU markets, funds, and investment to prosper. This in turn requires the rule of