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Many Syrian Refugees in Turkey Want to Stay, Despite Erdogan Plan to Force Their Return
Source:Voice of America Date:02Nov2019
“I don’t see any reason why (Syrian President) Bashar al-Assad will want any of those refugees back,” said Soli Ozel, an international relations lecturer at Istanbul’s
Trump Explored Cutting Grants for Schools Tied to Erdogan Foe
Source:Bloomberg Date:29Oct2019
Early in his presidency, Donald Trump’s White House explored whether the U.S. could cut off taxpayer funding for a network of charter schools affiliated with a political opponent of Turkish
Egypt escalates campaign against Turkey’s Erdogan
Source:al Monitor Date:28Oct2019
No love between Arabs and Turkey Since Turkey and Egypt publicly exchanged angry critiques of each other during the September UN General Assembly gathering in New York, Egypt has followed
Congress doubles down on bipartisan Turkey sanctions after Trump’s victory lap
Source:al Monitor Date:26Oct2019
Both Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch, R-Idaho, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told Al-Monitor they would move forward with their competing Turkey sanctions bills. House
First package of judicial reforms published in official gazette
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:26Oct2019
A small step for AKP, some relief for Turkey’s long-suffering dissidents. Immediate results, according to the linked article at the bottom. With the addition of the Anti-Terror Law,
Turkey’s Key Objectives in Doubt Following Sochi Deal Over Syria
Source:Voice of America Date:24Oct2019
Veteran journalist Dorian Jones puts the nail on the head: Erdogan is facing mounting domestic pressure to repatriate the more than 3.5 million Syrians in Turkey who fled the civil war.
Turkey wants Syrian forces to leave border areas, aide says
Source:Yahoo News Date:22Oct2019
By far the best and simplest article on what Turkey watns in North East Syria, what Kurds are willing to give and where Assad stands Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Syrian
Turkey sanctions face possible wall in GOP Senate
Source:The Hill Date:21Oct2019
An embarrassment of riches: Turkey’s saving grace may be too many sanctions bills competing with each other. However, nothing in the article verifes the title. Strange! McConnell,
Germany’s Maas says Turkey ‘invasion’ illegitimate under international law
Source:Deutsche Welle Date:21Oct2019
Germany fires warning shot across the bow: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has described Turkey’s offensive against Syrian Kurds as an “invasion” and said Berlin saw
Pence and Erdoğan agree on ceasefire plan but Kurds reject ‘occupation’
Source:The Guardian Date:18Oct2019
The arrangement, however, appeared to be a significant US embrace of Turkey’s position in the weeklong conflict, and did not publicly define the safe zone’s borders. General Mazloum Kobane of the