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Turkey court upholds conviction of prominent jailed Kurdish leader
Source:Euractiv Date:06Dec2018
The decision, which was announced on Twitter by his lawyer Mahsuni Karaman, follows a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on 20 November that called on Turkey to release Demirtaş.
Turkey Calls for Arrest of Aides to Saudi Crown Prince in Khashoggi Killing
Source:New York Times Date:06Dec2018
Crunch time for Erdogan: will he stop here or directly accuse MBS? Istanbul’s top prosecutor on Wednesday filed arrest warrants for two senior Saudi officials who are close to the
US envoy Jeffrey suggests ending Astana talks for Syria
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:05Dec2018
It is very clear that the Damascus regime, the Russians and Iranians want to see the ‘three Rs,’” Jeffrey said. “Refugees pushed back to Syria, reconstruction aid and the Bashar al-Assad regime
Mueller gives new details on Flynn’s secretive work for Turkey
Source:NBC News Date:05Dec2018
Gods must be against improvement in Turko-American relations: Federal prosecutors said in the court filing, which refers to Gulen, though not by name, that Flynn’s decision not to disclose that
Analysts expect renewed efforts to settle Kurdish issue following March polls in Turkey
Source:Xinhua Date:04Dec2018
Very interesting Xinhua view: Despite Ankara’s insistent calls in the past, the YPG did not give up establishing autonomous cantons along the Turkish border either. “In addition, if
Senate brakes on Trump do not signal gains for Turkey
Source:Ahval News Date:04Dec2018
Erdoğan has gained as much politically from the Khashoggi case as possible, but now that heinous crime is becoming a deeply regretted tragedy in the past, not a current cause for a strong
Curtains open for second act in F-35 crisis with Washington
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:03Dec2018
And now the Pentagon names F-16s among the U.S. equipment in Turkey, acquisition of which might be affected by the purchase of Russian S-400s. Just like we saw in the recent case of Greece,
US-Turkey relations remain troubled despite G20 meetings
Source:Arab News Date:03Dec2018
US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met twice on the sidelines of the G20 summit at the weekend. The meetings are a good sign that progress is being made in
Turkey’s ruling party cuts deal with nationalist MHP on mayoral races
Source:al Monitor Date:29Nov2018
The move is a bid to consolidate the right-of-center vote ahead of polls in which the AKP could suffer significant losses owing to the failing economy and a falling approval rating for the
Kurdish Ambitions Test Turkey’s Uneasy Peace With U.S.
Source:Bloomberg Date:29Nov2018
Will Ankara dare to disrupt the fragile equilibrium in Syria before March 2019 local elections? Turkey says its military is confronting another attempt to redraw the region’s maps. It