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Exclusive: With a Russian nudge, Turkey and Syria step up contacts
Source:Reuters Date:17Sep2022
Great article, which also explains WHY reconciliation is not possible. If Erdogan concedes to Syrian peace in Assad’s terms Turkey will lose Idlib and get stuck with an extra half mil.
Who’s stuffing Turkey?
Source:Financial Times Date:14Sep2022
Spoiler alert: Mr Ashworth doesn’t have the answer Often, these discrepancies (aka Net Errors and Omissions, or NEO) can be sorted once foreign counterparts clean up their own
Turkey’s Erdoğan seeks Putin’s help in upcoming elections amid economic woes
Source:Nordic Monitor Date:13Sep2022
According to former intelligence officer Enver Altaylı, who has studied Russia for decades and believes Russia has imperial goals, with Turkey being one of Moscow’s targets, the negative views of
Turkish backing for emboldened Dbaiba prompts Egypt protest at Arab League meeting
Source:Madamasr Date:09Sep2022
The answer to the question of why Egypt will not forgive Turkey AND Erdogan will never get a penny from Arab Quartet Egypt’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson addressed the move on the
Hamas fears Turkish pressure will follow Israel-Turkey normalization
Source:al Monitor Date:07Sep2022
Mukhaimer Abu Saada, a professor of political science at Al-Azhar University in Gaza, told Al-Monitor, “Normalizing relations between Israel and Turkey will have both a positive and a negative
Tension rises as Turkey, Greece voice festering grievances
Source:Washington Post Date:07Sep2022
Erdogan has previously said Turkish forces can “come all of a sudden one night” when threatening military action against Kurdish militants in Syria and Iraq. Turkey has conducted several military
Insiders reveal how Erdogan tamed Turkey’s newsrooms
Source:Reuters Date:01Sep2022
Excellent job by Jonathan Spicer & colleagues to uncover The Turkish Big Brother The episode illustrates how the Turkish mainstream media, once a more lively clash of ideas, has become
‘Assassination plot’ against MP Garo Paylan: ‘Minorities always used as baits in Türkiye’
Source:BiaNet Date:20Aug2022
Two weeks ago, a former lawyer for the Alaattin Çakıcı, an ultranationalist figure convicted of leading a criminal gang, claimed to reveal an assassination plot against Peoples’ Democratic
Surge in Turkish exports to Russia raises western fears of closer ties
Source:Financial Times Date:16Aug2022
The surge follows an initial decline after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in late February. While the overall sums involved remain relatively small — and are dwarfed by Turkey’s large
Turkey’s top court rules to keep Kurdish politician with dementia in jail
Source:al Arabiya Date:14Aug2022
Turkey’s Constitutional Court Friday decided to keep a Kurdish politician with dementia in jail, the ruling said. Aysel Tugluk, now 57, was the deputy co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’