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Russia strikes deal with Turkey on Syria’s Idlib, says Putin
Source:Deutsche Welle Date:28Aug2019
Contrary to the headline by Deutsche Welle, it is not clear what type of agreement has been reached to defuse the crisis in Idlib On Tuesday, Putin also expressed concern over the Idlib
Turkey’s Presidential Regime Rests on Zero Rule of Law
Source:Carnegie Europe Date:27Aug2019
By Marc Pierini: Hardly any area of public life is not in his hands. It would seem that Turkey’s one-man-rule system knows no limits despite its economic cost, dissent within the ruling Justice
Turkish voters welcome creation of new party by ‘honest’ former AKP heavyweight
Source:Ahval News Date:24Aug2019
Ahval News interviewed oridanary citizens to get a feel whether Ali Babacan and Ahmet Davutoglu could sway the hearts of voters. The reception is generally positive, but Ahval should have
Turkey’s Uighurs fear for future as China deportations rise
Source:Financial Times Date:24Aug2019
Unlike most Muslim countries, which have been silent or supportive of Beijing’s policy, Turks have rallied around the cause of the Uighurs, with whom they share a related language. The Turkish
Damascus to let civilians flee rebel-held Idlib
Source:Yahoo News Date:23Aug2019
Damascus said Thursday it is opening a corridor for civilians to leave the opposition-held northwestern region of Idlib, where government bombardment has killed hundreds since late April. The
Dismissal of three mayors will toughen political climate in Turkey
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:21Aug2019
Government officials have justified the move by arguing that these mayors have already started to turn their offices into centers for terrorism and to use the municipal resources to fund and
Syrian Forces Move Into Strategic Town, Tightening Grip on Rebels
Source:New York Times Date:21Aug2019
Syrian government troops are pushing into a strategic town in the country’s last rebel-held region, local witnesses and monitors said Tuesday, another milestone in a military campaign that has
US demands that Turkey should cease all activity in Cyprus waters
Source:Middle East Monitor Date:20Aug2019
The US State Department has called on the Turkish authorities to remove its drilling vessels from the territorial waters around Cyprus and to cease immediately any “unlawful activities”. The
Turkey Fires Kurdish Mayors Ahead of Military Push Into Syria
Source:Yahoo News Date:20Aug2019
Turkey fired the elected mayors of three major Kurdish-dominated cities in the country’s southeast and detained more than 400 people in a crackdown as it prepares to push a Syrian Kurdish militia
What recent purges, promotions mean for Turkey’s military
Source:al Monitor Date:18Aug2019
Contrary to conventional wisdom, it can be argued that the TSK has not become a pro-Erdogan institution. At the moment, civilian-military relations can best be described as resting on the