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EU calls on Turkey to release 13 people arrested for links to Gezi Park protests
Source:Deutsche Welle Date:17Nov2018
Kavala, Anatolia Culture Association’s chairman, was arrested more than a year ago but has not yet been charged with any crime. He is accused of working with foreigners in a 2016 failed
The Case for Reshaping U.S.-Turkey Relations
Source:Council on Foreign Relations Date:17Nov2018
The divergence between these two NATO allies reflects the changes in international politics since the end of the Cold War nearly a generation ago. Absent the common threat posed by the Soviet
To ease Turkish pressure on Saudis over killing, White House weighs expelling Erdogan foe
Source:NBC News Date:16Nov2018
This is major: White House wants to swap Fethullah Gulen for Erdogan’s silence on Khashoggi murder. The White House is looking for ways to remove an enemy of Turkish President Recep
US official says investigation into Turkey’s Halkbank still underway
Source:Stockholm Center for Freedom Date:15Nov2018
An unnamed US official who met with a group of Turkish journalists said that an investigation into Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank conducted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is still
Fake news in Turkey: Hunting for truth in land of conspiracy
Source:BBC news Date:15Nov2018
This is a great story by BBC which incidentally explains why independent research outfits like us have such a difficult time finding the truth and then swetaing to convince our clients that
Turkey tests waters for new offensive against YPG
Source:al Monitor Date:14Nov2018
But, doesn’t have US blessing: Future Turkish operations east of the Euphrates depend very much on the United States giving up on its partnership with the YPG. Washington will not,
Turkish economic slump raises election fears for Erdogan
Source:Financial Times Date:12Nov2018
Up for grabs are the mayors’ offices and elected councils across Turkey’s 81 provinces. The most important contests are in Ankara, the capital, and Istanbul, Turkey’s biggest urban centre, where
Turkish-US tensions over Syria, Iran set to continue after midterms
Source:The Arab Weekly Date:12Nov2018
Tensions between NATO partners Turkey and the United States over their conflicting priorities and policies in Syria and Iran are expected to continue after the US midterm elections, analysts
U.S. federal court has already prepared second indictment against Halkbank – columnist
Source:Ahval News Date:11Nov2018
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is said to have prepared a second indictment for Turkey’s state-run bank Halkbank accused of violating sanction on Iran, columnist Cansu
What’s behind Europe’s outreach to Erdogan?
Source:al Monitor Date:11Nov2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with his abrasive manners and undiplomatic approach to international affairs, is not an easy leader for the West to deal with. Love him or not, however,