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Murat Yesiltas: Türkiye’s foreign policy in 2024

Source:Sabah daily Date:27Dec2023

Published in AKP mouth piece SABAH daily. I suppose  it knows better than us  the mindset in Erdogan’s Palace   Failure to address the YPG issue in 2024 could escalate into a broader

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ICC: Türkiye’s Growing Drone Exports

Source:International Crisis Group Date:22Dec2023

Low-cost and high-performing, Turkish-made armed drones are capturing an increasing share of the global market. This success comes with risks, including escalation of conflict and reputational

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Documents Reveal Hidden Problems at Russia’s Nuclear Powerhouse

Source:Bloomberg Date:19Dec2023

This story seemse ot have nothing  to do with Turkey, but that is not so.  Rosatom is about a commission the same model in Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear power plant next year.   To be sure,

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What to know about Turkey’s football crisis after attack on referee

Source:al Jazeera Date:18Dec2023

Turkey is set to resume its league football on Tuesday, ending a brief suspension in the domestic competition caused by an attack on a referee by a club’s president who was later arrested by

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Christians in Turkey – A Nun Returns to Her Ancestral Home

Source:Deutsche Welle Date:16Dec2023

A rarely told story in the great tragedy of Turkey kicking out her non-Moslem minorities. We know a lot about how Armeninans were forced inot exile, Greeks were forced to leave after 1967 riots

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Turkish opposition cries foul over revived legal case against Ankara mayor

Source:Financial Times Date:11Dec2023

The justice ministry is seeking to overturn a 2021 court decision not to proceed with a defamation case against Ankara mayor Mansur Yavaş, one of the leading figures in Turkey’s political

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Deciphering Erdoğan’s Foreign Policy after Turkey’s 2023 Elections

Source:E-International Relations Date:10Dec2023

The concept of the “Century of Turkey” ultimately encompasses Turkey’s aspiration to challenge the liberal international order, as well as the dominance of the United States, by aligning with

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Türkiye in the West: Too Soon to Tell?

Source:German Marshall Fund Date:07Dec2023

Türkiye’s evolution in the years leading up to the centenary of the republic has not occurred in a vacuum. Many domestic developments are mirrored elsewhere. These include the striking role of

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EU-Turkey relations: Can they warm up despite political differences?

Source:Brussels Times Date:06Dec2023

Interesting. From the perspective of Turkey, relatively low-cost  prior conditions  for a new and expanded  Customs Union.   The facts leading to the Commission’s assessment still hold as it

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Jerusalem Post: No more Mr. Nice Guy following Turkey’s actions – editorial

Source:Jerusalem Post Date:05Dec2023

I wonder whether the delibarate leaking of Mossad promise to eradicate Hamas leadership, including at leats a name in Turkey is the signal  that “no more Mr Nice Guy” policy is now in

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