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Idlib possibly Syria’s next target, security risks ahead for Turkey

Source:Xinhua Agency Date:21Jul2018

Syrian War escalates security threats for Turkey: Even if Turkey manages to get the rebels to hand over Idlib to the Syrian army and withdraw to areas under Turkish control in Syria, Turkey would

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Erdoğan files complaint against Kılıçdaroğlu, 72 CHP deputies

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:20Jul2018

State of Emergency is history, but  pressure on the oppostion piles up:   Kılıçdaroğlu had tweeted a cartoon on July 17 depicting Erdoğan as various animals to show support for four

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U.S. Steps Up Pressure on Turkey to Free American Pastor

Source:Wall Street Journal Date:20Jul2018

The Trump administration has launched an intensive diplomatic effort to try to secure freedom for an American pastor who has been held in Turkey for nearly two years on what the U.S. says are

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EU should keep Turkey close and Erdoğan even closer

Source:Politico Date:18Jul2018

Today, Turkey’s prospects for joining the EU are the lowest they have been since talks began in 2005. Indeed, one of the few things Europeans and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan can agree

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Proposed Legislation Stokes New Crackdown as Emergency Rule Ending in Turkey

Source:Voice of America Date:18Jul2018

Despite the proposed new powers, analyst Atilla Yesilada of Global Source Partners suggests there remains a way for Erdogan to make a conciliatory gesture. “One way to keep the binding provisions

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Erdogan’s Election Victory: Implications for Turkey and the Middle East

Source:The Globe Post Date:14Jul2018

Erdogan’s sound victory with new powers has deep domestic and foreign implications. To retain domestic order, Erdogan will try to get involved in external matters whether that of Syria,

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Turkey’s Gulen movement on the rise in Germany

Source:Deutsche Welle Date:14Jul2018

The Gulenist ghost revives in Germany and is untouchable in the USA.  Ankara may be paranoid, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have real enemies.   After Turkey’s foiled

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Foreign policy challenges remain acute for Turkey’s Erdogan

Source:Ahval News Date:13Jul2018

As Turkey moves past last month’s election, the foreign policy challenges remain acute, particularly in Syria, and there is a looming confrontation with the United States over sanctions on Iran

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How will the New Trump White House get along with Erdoğan?

Source:Ahval News Date:11Jul2018

Turkey’s veteren Washington affairs correspondent Ilhan Tanir describes the future of US-Turkey relations: Contrary to what the Turkish foreign minister has said, the Trump team does not

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How will Turkey’s foreign policy change under the new system?

Source:al Jazeera Date:10Jul2018

Solid analysis of the new foreign policy path: This composition of the cabinet, and the AKP’s alliance with the MHP, means that the new government will likely double down on certain aspects

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