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Ankara, Moscow Intensify Diplomatic Efforts as Battle Brews in Syria
Source:Voice of America Date:25Aug2018
And the Idlib question comes to a head: Syrian government forces are steadily building up their forces around Idlib, with helicopters reportedly dropping leaflets warning of an imminent
Will Turkey’s currency crisis hurt Erdogan? Here’s what a new poll shows.
Source:Washington Post Date:25Aug2018
A new poll shows currency collapse is hurting AKP, but its total control over the media is mitigating the damage–for now! Erdogan’s ability to deflect blame for this crisis is
Strong dollar puts these emerging markets in danger of following Turkey’s slide
Source:Market Watch Date:24Aug2018
“What do the Turkish lira, the Iranian rial, the Russian ruble, the Indian rupee, the Argentine peso, the Chilean peso, the Chinese yuan and the South African rand all have in common?
How Turkey’s lira crisis was written in Istanbul’s skyline
Source:The Guardian Date:24Aug2018
“The crash of the Turkish lira last week after two years of steady decline spooked global markets – but anyone looking at Istanbul’s skyline would have been far from surprised. Everywhere
Erdogan capitalizes on Trump’s effort to break and isolate Turkey
Source:Washington Post Date:20Aug2018
Kereem Fahim, Washington Post’s Istanbul Bureau Chief, reports that Trump’s efforts to strong-arm Turkey into releasing a detained American pastor is “playing to Erdogan’s
Turkey’s US Ambassador replies to B-H Levy
Source:Wall Street Journal Date:20Aug2018
In response to an article by Bernard-Henri Levy — that Turkey has been an unreliable NATO ally and that “NATO should give Turkey the boot”, Turkish Ambassador to the US argues
The West must face reality in Turkey
Source:Project Syndicate Date:18Aug2018
Turkey’s currency crisis and standoff with the United States over the imprisonment of an American pastor have exposed the crumbling edifice of the two countries’ Cold War-era
Ankara frees Amnesty International chair
Source:Al Monitor Date:16Aug2018
A top Turkish human rights activist was freed today after spending over a year in prison, spurring cautious hope that Turkey’s financial woes sharpened by a row with the United States may force
The reason Turkey’s economic collapse is so scary is that Iran, Russia, and Syria are waiting in the wings
Source:Business Insider Date:14Aug2018
From a strategic or military point of view, Erdogan “looking for new friends” is even more worrying. Turkey suddenly has a lot in common with Iran, Syria, and, across the Black Sea,
Erdogan Makes Some Worrying Friends
Source:Bloomberg Date:14Aug2018
It’s hard to see how Erdogan can squeeze much more from Moscow trade, given Russia’s own economic constraints. He has spoken of using national currencies rather than the dollar in Turkey’s