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Investors Fear Turkish Currency Crisis as Erdogan Tightens Grip

Source:Wall Street Journal Date:10Jul2018

“There’s a real risk that this spirals into a full-blown currency crisis,” said Paul McNamara, a portfolio manager at GAM Holding. “It’s got so many red flags that we’ve associated with economic

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What’s behind nationalist gains in Turkey’s Kurdish regions?

Source:al Monitor Date:07Jul2018

The second factor could be the influence of the security bureaucracy and the so-called village guards — government-armed Kurds helping the security forces — “in terms of relocating ballot

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Why re-electing Erdogan will be fruitful for Turkey

Source:Express Tribune Date:07Jul2018

We like to post controversail articles on our website:  In case Erdogan continues with his previous policies, it will be difficult for non-governmental and human rights organisations to function

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What Erdogan’s Victory Means for Turkey, the Kurds, and Syria

Source:Council of Foreign Relations Date:04Jul2018

At the moment, it is not worth messing with the (AKP-MHP)  alliance. He (Erdogan)  will continue to worry about the two right-wing parties. At this stage, he can manage the Kurdish issue as it

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Get Ready for a More Aggressive Turkey

Source:Foreign Policy Date:04Jul2018

Turkey expert Sinan Ulgen illustrates the difficulties of Erdogna’s alliance with MHP and its leader Mr Bahceli:   Turkish disengagement from the West is not a foregone conclusion. It

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Democracy divides Turkey’s two souls

Source:Washington Post Date:30Jun2018

If further proof were needed that majoritarian democracy is not a friend of liberal values, the election in Turkey this week provides it. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s march toward autocracy

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Jordan, Palestine and Saudi Arabia warn Israel against Turkey

Source:al Jazeera Date:30Jun2018

The report notes that senior officials from the three Arab countries told Israel that Turkey was “extending its influence in Arab neighbourhoods of Jerusalem” which they said was

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Turkey elections could actually improve relations with US

Source:Defense One Date:29Jun2018

Ex-ambassador to Turkey:   At first glance, the June 24 electoral sweep by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s coalition did not go over well in the United States. In response to his renewed

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Turkey’s Revolution Continues

Source:New York Times Date:29Jun2018

Mustafa Akyol’s analysis of Turkey’s Islamists is controversial, but thought-inspiring:   This sense of world historical importance distorts how conservatives are able to see the

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Can One Belt, One Road pave the way for Turkey’s future?

Source:TRT World Date:27Jun2018

Among the most important ambitions that the OBOR represents is China’s attempt to bring trade routes back to the Eurasian continent after three hundred years of Euro-Atlantic domination of trade

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