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Washington warns Ankara not to buy S-400 systems
Source:PA Intelligence Date:27Jun2018
A top U.S. State Department official warned Turkey on Tuesday that its purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets would be jeopardized if it does not drop a plan to buy S-400
How US-Turkey deal in Manbij could affect Russia’s influence
Source:al Monitor Date:24Jun2018
After seeing the Turkish military patrolling under the cover of US helicopters, the very first question to be asked was, since there’s no credible evidence of an Islamic State (IS) presence
US: ‘Turkish soldiers will not go into Manbij’
Source:Kurdistan24 Date:24Jun2018
Despite the start of the implementation of the “roadmap” for the Syrian city of Manbij—endorsed in a June 4 meeting between US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and Turkish Foreign Minister,
Turkey’s Slow-Cooking Crisis With Its Allies Is Coming to a Boil
Source:Defense One Date:23Jun2018
This article makes fascinating claims: As reported in the media, Turkey and the U.S. have been negotiating since early spring for a new deal that would have Turkey walk away from its S-400 deal
Erdogan’s back-pedaling reveals deep anxiety about elections
Source:PA Intelligence Date:23Jun2018
Turkey’s mighty president Recep Tayyip Erdogan may sound confident in public about sweeping both the presidential and general elections on Sunday, but literally speaking, he is running scared. He
Reality Check: The numbers behind the crackdown in Turkey
Source:BBC news Date:21Jun2018
How a just effort to remove the Gulenist scourge from the state turned into a witch hunt: People who have been sacked by decree are given no information initially about what they are alleged to
Turkey election: will Erdogan’s power grab backfire?
Source:Financial Times Date:21Jun2018
We want to thank FT for using our poll data in this article. “Turkey is textbook unstable,” says Ryan Gingeras, an associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in California. “We
Turkey elections: Can Erdogan really lose?
Source:Deutsche Welle Date:19Jun2018
Özer Sencar, who owns the opinion research institute Metropoll, has been following Erdogan’s career for 25 years. He says Erdogan has never run such a bad election campaign. Erdogan no
Senate Approves Ban On Sale Of U.S. F-35s To Turkey Over Russia Deal
Source:Radio Free Europe Date:19Jun2018
We told you so: The U.S. Senate has passed a major defense bill that would block the sale of U.S. F-35 fighter jets to Turkey unless it abandons a deal to buy S-400 missile-defense systems from Russia.
OSCE expresses concerns over June 24 elections in Turkey in interim report
Source:Stockholm Center for Freedom Date:17Jun2018
An interim report of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) cites a number of concerns regarding the democratic process ahead of upcoming elections in Turkey, including