The Middle East’s new battle lines
Source:Brookings Date:21May2018
A good treaties on the evolution of Turkey-Iran relationship. It will be difficult to preserve the current compartmentalization, as US inweighs, and Iran encircles Turkey in the south.:
House lawmaker introduces bill to halt F-35 sale to Turkey
Source:The Hill Date:21May2018
The House NDAA already has a provision that would to hold all U.S. weapons sales to Turkey until a report is created to analyze worsening tensions between Washington and Ankara. A separate Senate
Turkey to be hard hit by U.S. sanctions against Iran: analysts
Source:China.org Date:15May2018
Trump’s hawkish stance on Iran is likely to complicate trade, finance and relations with US. Noting the sanctions will cover all of Iran’s state and financial institutions,
Meral Aksener launches Turkish presidential election campaign
Source:al Jazeera Date:15May2018
Iyi Party leader says she is seeking to fill what she says is ‘the administrative vacuum in Turkey’. CHP candidate Ince is yet to unveil his platform, but vows to ‘bring peace to
Kurdish alliance emerges as key actor in Turkey’s upcoming elections
Source:al Monitor Date:15May2018
So far, the Kurdistan Freedom Party, Kurdistan Socialist Party, Kurdistan Democratic Party of Turkey and Azadi Movement have announced their membership in the new alliance. With support offered
Turkey’s banks present hurdle for Erdogan recovery
Source:Financial Times Date:11May2018
Turkey is far from out of the woods, though, given its long-running structural imbalance between domestic savings and investment. Hung Tran, executive director of the IIF, estimates that Turkey
Tamam: opponents top Twitter in bid to topple Turkey’s Erdoğan
Source:The Guardian Date:11May2018
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has vowed to step down if his people decide they have had “enough”, prompting opponents to propel the word in Turkish, tamam, to the top of worldwide
Erdogan slams French intellectuals: You’re no different than ISIL
Source:Al Jazeera Date:09May2018
Remarks come after open letter signed by 300 prominent French people called for removal of some verses from the Quran.
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
Idlib, a Syrian ‘death trap’ now under Turkish control
Source:Middle East Eye Date:03May2018
Since October, Turkey has set up six observation points around the province – but residents say in fact Ankara’s imprint on the area is much more substantial. “Things are on their way