Turkey Premier Says Expects Justice in U.S., Not Prisoner Swaps
Source:Bloomberg Date:12Nov2017
Yildirim came back from Washington DC empty-handed, as this Bloomberg interview clearly demonstrates. What happens next is described in an Monitor article by economist Mr Mustafa Sonmez: Last
S-400 Dispute Highlights Ongoing Difficulties in Turkey’s Rapprochement With Russia
Source:The Jamestown Foundation Date:07Nov2017
Many experts argue that Turkey is turning its face away from the west. This is certainly the intention, but alternatives prove hard to find. An imagined Sunni Arab-Turkish alliance fractured
Turkey: Managing Tensions and Options to Engage
Source:Atlantic Council Date:03Nov2017
The trajectory of the relationship suggests a need for the United States to get acquainted with “transactionalism,” wherein the majority of the bilateral talks are simply aimed at managing a
Stung by secularism, now defending it: A Muslim feminist worries about Erdogan’s ‘new Turkey’
Source:cbcnews Date:03Nov2017
This is a story of how AKP’s authoritarian Islamism is losing it support: Sonmez worries the conservative government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan — which women like her helped elect — is
Analysts: Turkey May Pay Heavy Price for Iraqi Kurdish Leader’s Resignation
Source:Voice of America Date:31Oct2017
Be careful what you wish for is the subtitle of this VoA article, which also quote me. Barzani is gone, but it is too early for Ankara to uncork that celebratory champaign. His replacement
Turkey tightens siege on Afrin
Source:al Monitor Date:31Oct2017
As the sixth round of Astana peace talks take start, Ankara realizes it does not benefit from peace in Syria. After its incursion in Idlip Province, military planners have now set eyes on
Suspicions over Turkey’s good faith in resolving US visa spat
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:28Oct2017
This is by far the most analytical article on the progress of the visa crisis. Its prognosis is a prolonged standoff. Worse, soon Congress could take the lead in setting the tone of
Turkey-US relations locked into a downward spiral
Source:European Council on Foreign Relations Date:28Oct2017
With chaos unfolding in neighboring Iraq and Syria, a fragile economy, and poor relations with neighbouring Europe, the last thing Erdogan needs in the run up to 2019 presidential elections is a
Hostility Toward Militants Grows in Idlib as Turkey Deploys Troops
Source:Syria Deeply Date:24Oct2017
Residents of Syria’s Idlib province have welcomed Turkey’s latest cross-border campaign and many say they would side against HTS militants if a confrontation were to occur.
Iraq paramilitaries battle Kurds in push towards Turkish border oil hub
Source:CNBC Date:24Oct2017
Fighting between Kurdish peshmerga an Shia paramilitaries move closer to Turkish border, the oil pipeline and Turkey’s outpost against PKK, Camp Bashika. For Turkey the Kirkuk crisis is