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As Turkey drifts away from the US, will Russia give it what it wants?
Source:al Monitor Date:19Apr2019
If NATO were to shut down the Kurecik radar, Ankara could be left with no choice but to turn to Russia for a matching radar system, seeing as it does not have the capability to produce this
Drive to rerun Istanbul election is a risk for Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Source:Financial Times Date:17Apr2019
Some political analysts think senior AKP figures are serious about wanting a new contest. The opposition claims they are buying time while hiding some of the skeletons that have gathered over 25
US to ask Syrian Kurds to let Turkish forces through the door
Source:al Monitor Date:16Apr2019
The United States is pressing its Kurdish allies in Syria to ease their resistance to allowing Turkish forces to deploy on their side of the Turkish-Syrian border, well-informed sources told
Our Man in NATO: Why Putin Lucked Out With Recep Erdogan
Source:Moscow Times Date:16Apr2019
Incredible! Russians are laughing at our eagerness to buy their weapons and undermine NATO! Without firing a single shot, deploying a single tank or using a single internet troll, Moscow
In high-risk move, Erdogan calls for Istanbul election to be annulled
Source:The Arab Weekly Date:15Apr2019
AKP Deputy Chairman Ali Ihsan Yavuz called for new elections in Istanbul, which would probably take place in June, news reports said. The decision to schedule a new election rests with Turkey’s
Turkey After The Heated Municipal Elections
Source:LobeLog Date:15Apr2019
Erdogan’s post-election economic reform package will also be closely analyzed by most European countries, who are by far Turkey’s biggest trade partners. The technical details of the financial
Have Turkey’s Elections Produced a Challenger to Erdogan? A resume of Ekrem Imamoglu
Source:Foreign Affairs Date:13Apr2019
Ayla Jean Ackley writes the first CV of the man who delivered CHP its first major victory in 16 years, mayor-soon-to-be-elect of Istanbul, Mr Ekrem Imamoglu “Imamoglu doesn’t carry the
Turkey at the Crossroads
Source:The Cipher Brief Date:12Apr2019
Turkey’s ruling AKP party is asking for a full recount in the mayoral election in Istanbul, making accusations of ‘wide-spread crimes.’ Defeats for the AKP in the nation-wide elections
Pelican clique undermines Turkey’s ruling party, seeks Istanbul re-vote
Source:Ahval News Date:12Apr2019
A precious expose of the factions within AKP with focus on one particularly virulent strain, called the Pelicanists. A must read for those who need to understand the intricacies of Turkish
Why Turkey’s PKK Conflict Looms Larger than Ever in Local Election Aftermath
Source:Foreign Policy Research Institute Date:10Apr2019
Faced with a sweeping political rebuke, however, Erdogan’s party has found a silver lining in Turkey’s majority Kurdish southeast. There, it has touted unexpected victories as evidence that the