Defying Erdogan’s calls, Turks rush for dollars
Source:al Monitor Date:31May2017
Never mind the title, this article by veteran economics affairs correspondent Mr. Zulfikar Dogan sheds light on one of the most controversial topics in Turkey at the present time: What is
Observation of the referendum on the constitutional amendments in Turkey
Source:PACE Date:31May2017
A damning report on the deficiencies and pro-Yes bias in Turkey’s presidential referandum by PACE monitors.
Iranian-backed militias reach IRAQ-SYRIA border
Source:Jerusalem Post Date:30May2017
This article highlights the biggest regional fear of the Turkish government: the Shia crescent to the South. Hasdhi Shabi is dashing to actualize it.
Turkey Escalates Crackdown on Islamic State
Source:Voice of America Date:30May2017
That’s welcome news, but sleeper cells and jihadi actives go untouched.
Turkey says purge of judiciary over after sacking 4,000
Source:Financial Times Date:27May2017
The cost? “As far as I know, there is no comparable instance of such a judicial purge in recent history,” said Kerem Gulay, a Turkish researcher based at the University of Amsterdam’s law
Beyond the Trump-Erdoğan Meeting: The Rise of Eurasianists and Turkey’s Syria Policy
Source:Arab Center Date:27May2017
A powerful analysis of changing Turkish bureacracy: Although most critics focus on Erdoğan’s authoritarianism as a threat to Turkey’s future in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the
Iraq’s Sinjar heats up again as PMU closes in
Source:al Monitor Date:26May2017
The moment of reckoning approaches for Turkey in Iraq and Syria, as PKK sets roots in Sincar, as clashes continue in Afrin. Trump and Erdogan agreed to disagree on the question of Syrian Kurds,
Expert View: The YPG, PKK and Turkey’s Options in Syria
Source:Syria Deeply Date:26May2017
Turkey opposed the U.S. decision to arm Syrian Kurds fighting ISIS due to the groups’ alleged ties to the Turkish-Kurdish PKK. But the relationships between these factions and foreign powers are
EU raises human rights in talks with Turkey’s Erdogan
Source:Reuter's Date:25May2017
Erdogan returns empty handed from Brussels, as he did from DC. In addition to Tusk and Junckers, Merkel and Macron scheduled last-minute meetings with him, but only to complain. It is good
Spotlight: Turkish ruling party’s rhetoric on democratic reforms not convincing
Source:XinhuaNet Date:25May2017
Erdogan’s road map offers little hope for democratic reform: Xinhua publishes this balanced article on the mostly hotly debated subject in Turkey: What will Erdogan do with his executive