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Israeli-Palestinian Strife Widens as Frantic Calls for Calm Go Unheeded
Source:New York Times Date:15May2021
But if the coastal strip’s immediate future was murky, the multiplying front lines of the conflict made it even harder to forecast what was next for Israel, where the idea of coexistence between
U.S. and Russia Are on a Collision Course in the Black Sea
Source:Bloomberg Date:08May2021
I’ve sailed through Turkey’s narrow Bosporus strait at the entrance to this significant body of water half a dozen times, and I’m always struck by its strategic importance. About one third the
24 journalists detained, 4 arrested in Turkey in first quarter of 2021: report
Source:Stockholm Center for Freedom Date:28Apr2021
The Media Monitoring Report on Turkey for January-February-March 2021 was prepared within the scope of the Media for Democracy/Democracy for Media Project, which was established by the
Erdogan as Arab people’s choice reveals weakness of region’s leaders
Source:Financial Times Date:28Apr2021
Yet even if Erdogan is losing some of his magic in Turkey, he is by far the most popular leader in most of the Arab world, according to an Arab Barometer poll released last week. This may seem a
New Kurdish group in Syria attacks Turkish-backed opposition in Afrin
Source:al Monitor Date:25Apr2021
HRE considers itself a resistance movement against the Turkish army and the Turkish-backed FSA in the countryside of Aleppo. The group does not explicitly acknowledge any affiliation with the YPG
Turks chase missing billions in foreign exchange reserves
Source:Financial Times Date:22Apr2021
Analysts Atilla Yesilada and Murat Ucer of the consultancy Global Source Partners said it was unlikely the money enriched members of the government or companies close to it, but the loss of the
Ankara in risky geopolitical gamble in Black Sea
Source:al Monitor Date:16Apr2021
Ankara seems to believe that the US quest for lasting military presence in the Black Sea region gives it leverage to use the Montreux Convention as a bargaining chip in the transactional
EU’s halloumi diplomacy collides with reality of Cyprus dispute
Source:Financial Times Date:16Apr2021
A tiny victory for Turkish Cypriotes, cheesy article This week the European Commission decided to give protected status to the versatile squeaky cheese, which is made from varying
A message to the international community
Source:Ahval News Date:28Feb2021
Member of the Parliament and human rights defender Mr Ömer Garuk Gergerlioğlu explains his persecution. It is an honor for the Editor to share this letter… A huge legal
Turkey’s new political parties face struggle in battle against Erdogan
Source:Financial Times Date:18Feb2021
“What they’re doing they’re doing against impossible odds,” said Selim Sazak, a visiting researcher at Ankara’s Bilkent University. “It’s really difficult to campaign and reach voters when people