Turkey’s Gulen movement on the rise in Germany

Source:Deutsche Welle Date:14Jul2018

The Gulenist ghost revives in Germany and is untouchable in the USA.  Ankara may be paranoid, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have real enemies.   After Turkey’s foiled

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Foreign policy challenges remain acute for Turkey’s Erdogan

Source:Ahval News Date:13Jul2018

As Turkey moves past last month’s election, the foreign policy challenges remain acute, particularly in Syria, and there is a looming confrontation with the United States over sanctions on Iran

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How will Turkey trade with Iran with sanctions back and Halkbank on target?

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:11Jul2018

Ms Barcin Yinans answers a crucial quesiton clıuding the near horizon of the Turkish economy. The developments in US-Iran-Turkey triangle.  Note her words on Halkbank case.   Experts had

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How will Turkey’s foreign policy change under the new system?

Source:al Jazeera Date:10Jul2018

Solid analysis of the new foreign policy path: This composition of the cabinet, and the AKP’s alliance with the MHP, means that the new government will likely double down on certain aspects

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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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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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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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