Why Turkey’s PKK Conflict Looms Larger than Ever in Local Election Aftermath
Source:Foreign Policy Research Institute Date:10Apr2019
Faced with a sweeping political rebuke, however, Erdogan’s party has found a silver lining in Turkey’s majority Kurdish southeast. There, it has touted unexpected victories as evidence that the
Post-revolutionary Iran and Turkey at 40: Pragmatism and convergence
Source:Brookings Instituse Date:05Apr2019
For those who wish to understand how Turkey and Iran can compete in Syria, but cooperate in economics. In due course, Turkey learned to co-exist with Iran’s new regime and during the
Kurdish Ambitions Test Turkey’s Uneasy Peace With U.S.
Source:Bloomberg Date:29Nov2018
Will Ankara dare to disrupt the fragile equilibrium in Syria before March 2019 local elections? Turkey says its military is confronting another attempt to redraw the region’s maps. It
Turkish Policy in Syria: Divining Intent and Options for the United States
Source:Atlantic Council Date:17Nov2018
Aaron Stein nails it on the head: Without a Turkish-PKK ceasefire, the threat of a broader conflict in Syria will remain. It is in the United States’ longer-term interest to mitigate future
Turkey tests waters for new offensive against YPG
Source:al Monitor Date:14Nov2018
But, doesn’t have US blessing: Future Turkish operations east of the Euphrates depend very much on the United States giving up on its partnership with the YPG. Washington will not,
Turkey’s Wag-the-Dog Election
Source:Foreign Policy Date:23Jun2018
Actually, this tour-de-force expose of Erdogan’s alliance with Gulen and the Syrian policy is about Turkey’s foreign policy dilemmas. I recommend a thorough read, though I disagree
Turkey takes on Kurds in evolving Qandil operation
Source:al Monitor Date:17Jun2018
Politicians in Ankara describe Turkey’s end goal using inflammatory language such as “draining the swamp in northern Iraq” and “cutting off the snake’s head” to define wiping
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
How far will Turkey’s anti-PKK operation in northern Iraq go?
Source:Midde East Eye Date:09May2018
Turkey’s undeclared war in Iraq: The operation, which began on 10 March and which Turkish media has dubbed “Tigris Shield”, is the most significant launched by Turkey into the
In 24 hours, Turkey stations troops atop 8 mountains in Kurdistan Region
Source:Rudaw Date:07Apr2018
There is scant mention of it in the Turkish press but the army is pressing the war against PKK into Iraq: As Turkey’s ground operations against the PKK continue in the northern areas of the