Will Washington slap sanctions on Turkey?

Source:PA Intelligence Date:03Feb2018

During the week two highly reputable Turkish journalists with strong ties to Washington policy circles claimed that there is an inconclusive debate in the White House and  the Congress about

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EU expresses fresh concerns over Turkey’s deteriorating rule of law

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:03Feb2018

“The reversal of the court decision to release Amnesty International Turkey Chair Taner Kılıҫ and the detention of the members of the Executive Committee of the Turkish Medical Association are

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Risk of Conflict in Northern Syria Between U.S., Turkey Rising

Source:Bloomberg Date:03Feb2018

The current standoff is probably the most serious. Relations are “teetering on the brink of a precipice,” and direct military conflict is a real possibility, according to Anthony Skinner, a

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Turkey Judiciary Draws Fire for Continued Incarceration of Rights Activist

Source:VoA Date:02Feb2018

The dramatic succession of events has provoked international condemnation. “A disgrace and an outrageous travesty of justice,” Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty declared in a

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Are armed pro-government vigilantes rising in Turkey?

Source:BBC news Date:02Feb2018

How can you tell if a country is suffering from mass hysteria and mental delusion?  Read this article. Armed groups are mushrooming in the Islamist-nationalist segment of the society, threatening

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Could Abdullah Gul be the unexpected saviour of Turkey’s opposition?

Source:Middle East Eye Date:30Jan2018

In the last days of 2017, a new state of emergency decree, providing immunity to civilians who took part in suppressing the July 2016 coup attempt against the Turkish government, triggered an

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Strategic Syrian peak slips through Turkey’s fingers

Source:al Monitor Date:30Jan2018

What is the truth about Operation Olive Branch?  Journalist and researcher Mrs Amberin Zaman presents an alternative view of the Afrin Campaign, widely embraced by a vast majority of Tukrs and

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Reza Zarrab: Beautiful Mind II?

Source:PA Intelligence Date:30Jan2018

Turkish public and markets  have all but forgot about the Reza Zarrab-cum Hakan Atilla trial, which involves accusations of Turkish authorities helping rogue gold trade Zarrab evade Iran

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Turkey’s Afrin Offensive can pitch Ankara against both Washington and Moscow

Source:Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis Date:25Jan2018

According to some Turkish analysts, the planned offensive is linked to domestic politics as the AKP is approaching a crucial election year. Many feel that Erdoğan is preparing to call for early

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With more Islamic schooling, Erdogan aims to reshape Turkey

Source:Reuters Date:25Jan2018

Reuters tells the story of forced Sunnification of  Turkish youth and its sad results:   Only 18 percent of applicants from religious schools earned places on full degree courses at

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