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Understanding the Failed Deal With Turkey That Sparked Trump’s Fury

Source:New York Times Date:08Aug2018

Pressingly, the United States must ensure that Mr. Brunson, other American citizens and the Turkish staff of the United States embassy who are in prison are freed immediately. The longer it holds

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Progress made in talks between Turkey, US on sanctions

Source:Daily SABAH Date:07Aug2018

Pro-government daily SABAH claims:  A preliminary understanding was reached between Turkey and U.S. over sanctions and Turkish delegation will visit Washington within two days, diplomatic sources

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Escalating sanctions could cripple Turkey’s economy

Source:Financial Times Date:07Aug2018

To predict how Turkey would fare, we should look to the experience of the Russian economy after Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014. At the time, its economic growth was near its potential, it

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Turkey on Trump Blacklist as Sanctions Spell Trouble for Economy

Source:Bloomberg Date:04Aug2018

The clergymen wars  between Turkey and US is moving into Freddy’s Nightmares territory:  The U.S. could follow the pattern it applied in Russia, and blacklist “major industrialists who are

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Turkey Stalls NATO, Clings to Defunct Status Quo in the Black Sea

Source:Jamestown Foundation Date:03Aug2018

Russia is rapidly accumulating superior power in the Black Sea, and posturing offensively in and around the region. Nevertheless, whenever the matter comes up for debate within the North Atlantic

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Two serious problems of Turkey

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:03Aug2018

Murat Yetkin hits the bulls eye: Those two problems can be important regarding the future of the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) government led by President Tayyip Erdoğan in future

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Why the White House just announced sanctions on Turkey

Source:Vox Date:02Aug2018

And the first shoe drops. The president is “not happy with Turkey’s decision” to continue to detain the man who has been held for nearly two years, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said

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Why the results of Turkey’s election are surprising

Source:Washington Post Date:01Aug2018

Very meticulous research missing the punchline: How many votes were stolen?  Would they have affected the outcome?  The answer after the careful scrutiny of the evidence  presented in the article

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What Turkey’s Political Changes Mean for U.S.-Turkish Relations

Source:Center for American Progress Date:01Aug2018

Some startling conclusions:  Still, such a change in perspective—from viewing Turkey as a democratic ally to viewing it as an authoritarian state important to U.S. foreign policy—inevitably will

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German politicians wary of pending Erdogan state visit

Source:Deutsche Welle Date:31Jul2018

The prospect of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan being received with military honors in Berlin has some German politicians up in arms. Others view the possible visit as an opportunity to

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