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Turkish opposition to vote on new leader as it mulls change of strategy
Source:Financial Times Date:04Nov2023
More than 1,300 delegates will vote at the CHP Congress on Saturday on who should lead the party into the March vote in which Erdoğan’s Justice and Development party (AKP) will seek to retake
Türkiye in the Emerging World Order
Source:Carnegie Date:01Nov2023
In September 2022, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mooted the possibility that Türkiye might join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a defense bloc led by China.1 A few days later, he
Forever’: A home dedicated to the memory of Turkey’s founder
Source:France24 Date:27Oct2023
Cirak paid for some of the items and gathered others, such as calendars and notebooks featuring Ataturk that have been released by banks and even the army through the years. Her house is now a
Turkish Interventionism: Calculated Chaos to Consolidate Control
Source:Harvard Review Date:24Oct2023
I don’t necessarily agree with the conclusions but expansive review of Turkish foreign policy and her objectives. When discussing major powers within international politics, Türkiye
The EU and Turkey need each other
Source:The Strategist Date:21Oct2023
A reasonable proposal, which alas has no chance to get off the ground Fortunately, Europe can pluck some low-hanging diplomatic fruit. Most obvious is the modernisation of the EU–Turkey
Tim Ash: Why did the West get Russia so wrong? And could we be making the same mistake with China?
Source:Tim Ash blog Date:23Sep2023
And are the same mistakes possible when it comes to China – absolutely. Western business interests are similarly invested up to the hilt, and appear active in lobbying to remain engaged and
Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh agree to disarm
Source:Reuters Date:23Sep2023
The Karabakh Armenian statement said the ceasefire would be effective from 13:00 local time on Wednesday. It said the separatist forces would disband and disarm. The statement spoke of regular
Has Turkey Outfoxed China in Azerbaijan to become a rising Eurasian power?
Source:Turkeyanalysts Date:20Sep2023
Turkey’s decision to provide an unprecedented level of military assistance to Azerbaijan empowered Baku to achieve a resounding victory in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, changing the
Gonul Tol: Autocracy not reform remains Erdoğan’s recipe for Turkey
Source:Financial Times Date:19Sep2023
Until now, most Turks believed that they could vote Erdoğan out. Fraud, civil liberties violations and abuse of state and media resources had made the regime authoritarian, but elections were not
Which 5 Turkey-based firms did US sanction for aiding Russia in Ukraine?
Source:al Monitor Date:18Sep2023
One of the firms is Margiana, which the US said had sent hundreds of shipments to two Russian companies involved in producing military drones for use in Ukraine. “Margiana’s shipments to