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
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,
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
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
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
I Am Running for President in Turkey. From My Prison Cell.
Source:New York Times Date:21Jun2018
A must read for those who believe in democracy and fair play: HDP leader Salahaddin Demirtas’ defense: I am writing from a maximum-security prison in Edirne, a city in northwestern
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
Erdoğan Not Assured of First-Round Victory
Source:Center for American Progress Date:17Jun2018
In April, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for snap elections expecting to solidify his rule under new constitutional powers. Yet with less than two weeks to go until the June 24
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