Media
What is the aim of Turkey’s anti-PKK campaign in Iraq?
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:10Jun2018
Turkish forces are 30 km inside Iraq, battling PKK, reports al Jazeera. Presdient Erdogan called a raid on PKK HQ in Qandil Mountains “imminent”. Murat Yetkin of Hurriyet Daily News
US, Turkey agree on Manbij road map, but when will they get there?
Source:al Monitor Date:07Jun2018
Taken at face value, Ankara seems to have scored something of a diplomatic success by convincing Washington to come around to its position regarding the presence of the Kurdish People’s
Turkey’s Ince galvanizes opposition hopes in presidential race
Source:al Monitor Date:07Jun2018
The polls are divided on Ince’s chances of beating Erdogan in a runoff. One that says it is possible is Remres, a new polling company, whose May 6-9 survey found that Erdogan would score 41.8% to
Magnitsky sanctions list against Turks shaping up at the Capitol Hill
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:27May2018
SHOCKER! Get ready for new earthquakes. Meanwhile, the pressure campaign for the release of Brunson – spearheaded by several senators inlcuding Thom Tillis, James Lankford and
Turkey’s early elections: Dynamics and possible outcomes
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:26May2018
Deniz Zeyrek treats election results analytically, reaching a startling conclusion: Still, there are two broad systemic conclusions that we can draw at this stage. First, the president and the
Turmoil for Turkey’s Trump
Source:New York Times Date:26May2018
Krugman bashes Erdogan: What’s happening in Turkey is a classic currency-and-debt crisis, of a kind we’ve seen many times in Asia and Latin America. First, a nation becomes popular with
As lira tumbled, Turkey’s prime minister won Erdogan over for rate hike
Source:Reuters Date:25May2018
It took days of preparation by Turkey’s top economic ministers and intervention by the prime minister to convince President Tayyip Erdogan of the need for a sharp increase in interest rates,
Erdogan hits Turkey currency storm month before polls
Source:AFP Date:24May2018
“For Turks, a weak currency translates into a weak economy, so it’s difficult to see how this will not hurt Erdogan and the AKP (ruling party) even though their voter base is fairly loyal,” said
US Presses Turkey to Drop Plans to Buy Russian S-400 Air Defense Systems
Source:Sputnik news Date:24May2018
CBRT might have rescued TL from a free-fall, but mind the other risks: “We continue to work to keep the Turks in a place where they don’t actually acquire the S-400. I believe that they
Turkey’s de-escalation efforts around Idlib come with risks
Source:al Monitor Date:22May2018
Although the media haven’t said much about these observation posts, it is possible to say that they actually constitute a cross-border operation with even more ambiguities than