Turkey’s Incursion Into Syria: Making Things Better or Worse?
Source:Council on Foreign Relations Date:04Oct2017
Famous Middle East expert Steven A. Cook explores why Turkey is about to move into the chaotic Syrian rebel province of Idlip and the consequences of its failure to pacify it. Best article on
Trump may have to sanction his Turkish president best buddy
Source:Washington Post Date:23Sep2017
Has the Trump-Erdogan summit stopped the detoriaration in the Turko-American relationship? Even pro-AKP Turkish commentators are skeptical. WS claims the future of the relationship might be in
Turkey starts to deploy troops to northern Syrian province
Source:Financial Times Date:23Sep2017
Spoiler alert: FT claims Turkish Forces began moving into Syrian province of Idlib.
Turkey to deploy troops inside Syria’s Idlib: Erdogan
Source:Middle East Eye Date:22Sep2017
This was expected. Turkey’s second Syrian adventure is expected to begin within a few weeks, in the rebel held province of Idlib. Ankara is also contemplating sanctions on Iraqi Kurds
Syria’s Kurds to hold historic vote in ‘message’ to Assad
Source:Reuters Date:22Sep2017
Turkey’s worst nightmare is coming true. Syrian Kurds organized under the banner of pro-PKK PYD-YPG are rapidly advancing towards statehood. A declaration of autonomy could arrive as early
Banks Hire Lazard to Solve Turkey’s Biggest Default
Source:Bloomberg Date:20Sep2017
The companies have been locked in talks for almost a year after Otas failed to pay a September 2016 installment on the loan, the country’s biggest ever syndicated facility. Otas struggled to make
Turkey accelerates preparations for Afrin operation
Source:Yeni Safak Date:20Sep2017
Pro-AKP newspaper claims Ankara will intervene in Syrian Kurdish canton of Afrin: Preparations for a military operation in Syria’s Afrin, a hotbed for the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK)
Turkey deploys 80 military vehicles near Syrian border
Source:al Jazeera Date:19Sep2017
Turkey might venture into Syria a second time. Deployment comes after Russia, Turkey, and Iran agreed to send ‘de-escalation’ forces to Syria in the coming weeks.
In Turkey’s New Curriculum, Ataturk, Darwin and Jihad Get Face-Lifts
Source:New York Times Date:19Sep2017
I’ve resisted the temptation for long to post articles criticizing Turkey’s new school curriculum, but it seems to attract world-wide interest and very relevant in the light of OECD
Turkey Fifteen Years After: The AKP regime’s power as context shaping
Source:The Turkey Analyst Date:17Sep2017
This excellent article explains how AKP’s true power lays in defining and shaping the national narrative. The party essentially decides what can and cannot be debated. Every topic of national