Michael Flynn associate charged with illegal lobbying for Turkey
Source:The Guardian Date:18Dec2018
According to the indictment unsealed in court, Rafiekian was vice-chairman of Flynn’s business group, the Flynn Intel Group. The two worked throughout 2016 to seek ways to have the cleric
Turkey’s eyes on Tel Abyad
Source:Ahval News Date:18Dec2018
Best analysis of what Turkey can and intends to do “East of Euphrates”: As much sense as a Turkish intervention in eastern Syria makes sense theoretically, Erdoğan is fully aware
Pentagon warns Turkey against operation targeting Syrian Kurds
Source:al Monitor Date:14Dec2018
This is an excellent article detailing the ambiguities of Turkey’s pre-announced campaign in North East Syria. Ankara and Washington may have a classic “lost in translation”
US warns Turkey not to attack Syria
Source:CNN Date:13Dec2018
The US called on Turkey to not follow through on threats to attack US-backed forces in Syria Wednesday, an incursion the Pentagon warned could threaten US personnel and derail the fight against
Senate brakes on Trump do not signal gains for Turkey
Source:Ahval News Date:04Dec2018
Erdoğan has gained as much politically from the Khashoggi case as possible, but now that heinous crime is becoming a deeply regretted tragedy in the past, not a current cause for a strong
Curtains open for second act in F-35 crisis with Washington
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:03Dec2018
And now the Pentagon names F-16s among the U.S. equipment in Turkey, acquisition of which might be affected by the purchase of Russian S-400s. Just like we saw in the recent case of Greece,
US-Turkey relations remain troubled despite G20 meetings
Source:Arab News Date:03Dec2018
US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met twice on the sidelines of the G20 summit at the weekend. The meetings are a good sign that progress is being made in
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
Can observation posts calm Turkish-Kurdish tensions on Syria border?
Source:al Monitor Date:27Nov2018
Speaking to Al-Monitor on the condition they not be identified, the sources recalled that Turkey had justified its military buildup along the Syrian border facing territory controlled by Syrian
Erdogan didn’t get all he hoped in Khashoggi case but he got a lot
Source:The Sydney Morning Herald Date:24Nov2018
“He is standing with the overwhelming majority of people in the Arab world,” said Asli Aydintasbas, a senior fellow with the European Council for Foreign Relations. “People are