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Asli Aydintasbas: NATO, Gaza, and the future of US-Turkish relations
Source:Council for Foreign Relations Date:07Feb2024
Once the give-and-take is over, the two allies need to sit and talk about the future of Syria and Iraq and the worsening situation in Gaza. Ukraine and the Black Sea are also burning issues, as
Vanished kids and rampant corruption: Horrors behind Turkey’s earthquake linger
Source:Politico Date:06Feb2024
By Gonul Tol Read the below and try to put yourself in the place of parents A Turkish NGO, the Children and Women First Association, which was established to provide legal and
The Turkish terminal helping disguised Russian oil reach Europe
Source:Financial Times Date:30Jan2024
Since the EU and the G7 imposed curbs on Moscow’s oil trade, Turkey has become a key hub for Russian crude and refined products. It is now the third-largest recipient of Russian crude after India
Exclusive: Canada to re-start Turkey arms exports after Sweden NATO backing -sources
Source:Reuters Date:30Jan2024
Canada and Turkey have reached a deal to restart Canadian exports of drone parts in exchange for more transparency on where they are used, and it would take effect after Ankara completes its
Exclusive: Biden administration urges US Congress to approve F-16 sale to Turkey -sources
Source:Reuters Date:25Jan2024
U.S. President Joe Biden’s White House sent a letter to members of Congress on Wednesday urging approval of a $20 billion sale of Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), opens new tab F-16 aircraft and
Turkey Skips Davos Over Forum Organizer Stance on Israel War
Source:Bloomberg Date:15Jan2024
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked his country’s officials to skip the World Economic Forum in Davos this week over its organizers’ stance on Israel’s war against Hamas, according to
Turkey’s top court annuls article enabling internet censorship
Source:Stockholm Center for Freedom Date:13Jan2024
These type of libertarian rulings largely explain why AKP-MHP want to prune the authority of the Constitutional Court According to Turkish media reports, the top court found that the power
Turkey Exploits Gaza Distraction to Pound the Kurds
Source:International Policy Digest Date:13Jan2024
A useful primer to understanding the recent conflagration in Turkey-PKK skirmishes. This is the pro-Kurdish viewpoint, I don’t necessarily endorse it It is evident that Turkey is
Kemal Kirişçi: An Exodus of Professionals: The End of Politics in Turkey?
Source:Just Security Date:10Jan2024
What distinguishes the current exodus from previous waves of emigration out of Turkey is a deepening sense of “voicelessness” with respect to change and reform, after the failure of even a united
‘People come to touch the walls’: fears for Istanbul’s crumbling Byzantine past
Source:The Guardian Date:07Jan2024
Despite restoration led by the opposition-controlled Istanbul municipality, local news stories about sections of the wall collapsing are a frequent occurrence, a sign of how the city’s