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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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