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Will Turkey sacrifice US relations and the F-35 for Russian-made air defence?
Source:Australian Strategic Policy Institute Date:26Jun2019
Ankara’s current disposition towards Moscow reflects a marriage of convenience rather than the consolidation of a durable partnership. The US, in developing its response to Turkey’s S-400
Turkey-Cyprus dispute: Why are the two countries arguing over drilling rights?
Source:Euronews Date:26Jun2019
Good background on Cyprus conflict, as well as EU stane. Note the paragraph: In a statement on the issue after the European Council summit on Thursday it said it would ask its foreign
Erdogan’s defeat in Istanbul shows opposition’s changing tactics
Source:Financial Times Date:24Jun2019
Is this the beginning of the end? Mr Imamoglu’s victory underlines the success of a change in tactics by the CHP. For years, the party was unable to shake off its reputation for aggressive
Business reporters now being harassed in Turkey
Source:Reporters without Borders Date:22Jun2019
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is alarmed by the number of business reporters who are being prosecuted in Turkey. One, Cengiz Erdinç, was going on trial today in a case brought by the Turkish
Risk of election defeat raises huge questions for Turkey’s Erdogan
Source:Financial Times Date:22Jun2019
Great reporting job from Laura Pitel But in private, party officials admit that their own research shows that Ekrem Imamoglu, the opposition challenger who won a narrow and disputed
EU prepares to levy sanctions on Turkey over gas drilling
Source:Ahval News Date:21Jun2019
The European Union is moving toward placing sanctions on Turkey over its drilling for natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean near Cyprus. The European Council, which is made up of the bloc’s
Turkish Cyprus decides to reopen disputed Varosha to tourism
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:20Jun2019
The Cyprus conflict escalates with a sudden and unexpected move by TRNC: The Turkish Cypriot government has decided to reopen Varosha, once a leading tourism destination for Hollywood
AKP vote share has fallen more than election results show
Source:al Monitor Date:20Jun2019
An international scholar who does excellent empirical work on Turkish electoral dynamics talked to al Monitor The national vote of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has
Istanbul mayoral candidates fail to sway voters during rare live debate
Source:Ahval News Date:17Jun2019
The highly-anticipated televised debate between the Istanbul mayoral candidate from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Binalı Yıldırım and opposition secularist Republican People’s
Syrian government attacks Turkish post in Idlib
Source:TRT World Date:17Jun2019
Forces belonging to regime leader Bashar al Assad attacked a Turkish observation point in Syria’s Idlib province and it was retaliated with heavy weapons, Turkish Defense Ministry said on