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Can observation posts calm Turkish-Kurdish tensions on Syria border?

Source:al Monitor Date:27Nov2018

Speaking to Al-Monitor on the condition they not be identified, the sources recalled that Turkey had justified its military buildup along the Syrian border facing territory controlled by Syrian

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Turkey-Russia deal imperilled by attacks in Syria

Source:Financial Times Date:27Nov2018

Eyes slowly turning to Idlib, a hassle  Erdogan would rather avoid before municipal elections:   Turkey has accused unnamed actors of seeking to scupper a ceasefire deal with Russia that had

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Erdogan didn’t get all he hoped in Khashoggi case but he got a lot

Source:The Sydney Morning Herald Date:24Nov2018

“He is standing with the overwhelming majority of people in the Arab world,” said Asli Aydintasbas, a senior fellow with the European Council for Foreign Relations. “People are

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Ankara’s psyche: It is payback time with the United States

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:24Nov2018

During those tense months of Brunson negotiations, the Trump administration kept saying if the Turkish government had shown good will by letting go off Brunson, it would be reciprocated by some

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At tense Ankara news conference, EU rebukes Turkey over detentions

Source:Reuters Date:23Nov2018

Better relations with EU trip over human rights: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey should swiftly process the legal case of Demirtas, former head of the

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Explosive New Report Says CIA Has Taped Recording Of Saudi Crown Prince Ordering Jamal Khashoggi’s Killing

Source:Inquistr Date:23Nov2018

According to Haaretz, Hurriyet newspaper journalist Abdulkadir Selvi wrote in a column that the CIA has in its possession a phone call recording between Mohammed bin Salman and his brother and

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Turkey’s trigger finger grows itchy over US-Kurd relations

Source:al Monitor Date:21Nov2018

At the moment, however, Turkey’s best commando, armor and special forces elements are engaged in numerous operations: inside Turkey, in northern Iraq, in the northwest Syrian territory it

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Turkey’s Erdogan says ECHR ruling on jailed politician supports terrorism

Source:Reuters Date:21Nov2018

Hours after the ECHR’s ruling, Erdogan dismissed the ruling as not binding and, without elaborating, said Turkey would take steps against the decision. ECHR rulings are legally binding, but there

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Trump: US will not hand over Erdoğan foe for Turkey

Source:The Hill Date:18Nov2018

Trump told reporters at the White House before leaving for a trip to California that extraditing exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen was “not under consideration.” He added that

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Poll Shows 41 Pct Support for Erdogan’s AK Party, 25 Pct for Opposition

Source:The Globe Post Date:18Nov2018

We cover polls in our Weekly Reports.  This very detailed Metropoll  survey of attitudes is actually bad news for AKP, because there is no guarantee that undecideds will choose the party on

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