Atilla's Musings
What to Know About Anti-Syrian Unrest in Turkey
Source:Time Magazine Date:06Jul2024
I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but there is evidence to believe that anti-Syrian riots were to some extent provoked: “There is a well-organized group of people with criminal
Hakan Fidan: Foreign Ministry redone
Source:Ragip Soylu blog Date:27Jun2024
This is a blog post from Ragip Soylu, one my favorite Turkey commentators who produce work in English. I highly recommend you occasionally visit his blog site: Earlier this year he made
The execution of Sinan Ates: A Political Murder Reflects the Rise and Fracture of Turkey’s Far Right
Source:Newsline Magazine Date:25May2024
I’ve posted a news item on Turkey’s notorious crime lord Ayhan Bora Kaplan today, who is becoming instrumental to the proxy wars conducted between AKP-MHP. Another dimension of that
Who is this crime lord Ayhan Bora Kaplan
Source:Arrested Lawyers Org Date:25May2024
A notorious Mafia boss, Mr Ayhan Bora Kaplan, currfenly on trial for a serious of felonies from murder to drug smuggling, has also become a focus of the tag-of-war between AKP and MHP. Known
Turkey-Iran Rivalry in the Changing Geopolitics of the South Caucasus
Source:SWP Date:24Apr2024
Dated, but a harbinger of things to come. Turkey and Iran will also compete in Iraq, if the Peace Corridor “idea” ever turns into a well-funded project. On the one hand, Iran
The 2024 Turkish Elections Were a Warning for the Global Right
Source:The American Conservative Date:15Apr2024
A rare analysis of Turkey’s conservative political establishment and the meaning of 2024 local elections. The “iron law of oligarchy,” by which decisions by a select party elite
Time for an Armenia-Azerbaijan History Ceasefire
Source:Carnegie Date:28Feb2024
Or why peace is almost impossible in conflicts with starkly opposing narratives of the past. Cyprus is another example of history interfering with the future By recycling conspiracy
As Peace Negotiations Advance, Armenia And Azerbaijan Are Going It Alone
Source:Radio Free Europe Date:09Feb2024
In their efforts to finally resolve their long-running conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, can Armenia and Azerbaijan go it alone? Now, though, with Nagorno-Karabakh back in
The Future of U.S.-Turkish Ties: A New Relationship, Not a Reset
Source:Washington Institute Date:27Jan2024
By Soner Cagaptay. His article heralds some intriguing new developments in the bilateral relationship: To be sure, the new Turkey still sees itself as part of the West. Yet unlike in the
Ragip Soylu: War on Gaza: Why Turkey hasn’t severed all ties with Israel
Source:Middle East Eye Date:16Jan2024
Editor: I try to post articles in this website that are unique or different. That doesn’t mean I always agree with the author’s viewpoint. I’m a card carrying anti-Erdoganist,