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What’s behind Europe’s outreach to Erdogan?
Source:al Monitor Date:11Nov2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with his abrasive manners and undiplomatic approach to international affairs, is not an easy leader for the West to deal with. Love him or not, however,
U.S.-Turkish Ties May Be Cut for Good in Syria
Source:Foreign Affairs Date:09Nov2018
The United States’ top priority is to prevent Turkey from destabilizing northern Syria. The Turkish attacks challenge a central assumption about the direction of the Syrian civil war: that the
Why Erdogan is unhappy with return of nationalist student oath
Source:al Monitor Date:09Nov2018
I’m not fully satisfied with her answers, but Ms Tremblay explains one of the truly exotic Turkish disputes over the pledge allegiance: A senior AKP official from the
U.S.-Turkey Relations Are Better But Still Strained: QuickTake
Source:Washington Post Date:09Nov2018
A useful primar on what divides Turkey and US. Since relations between the U.S. and Turkey sank to a low point in August, the two countries have resolved a two-year standoff over an
Turkey aims to exit from CoE monitoring process ASAP
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:06Nov2018
I say good luck with that At a conference held by the TOBB University of Economics and Technology last week, Faruk Kaymakçı deputy Foreign Minister responsible of EU affairs, cited these
Despite Everything, Turkey and the U.S. Are Getting Closer
Source:Bloomberg Date:06Nov2018
Perhaps Trump has a plan to address Golge, Halkbank, the S-400 and Turkish military shelling in Syria. But so far it looks like Erdogan is being rewarded for releasing an American pastor who
Despite Stigma of Khashoggi Killing, Crown Prince Is Seen as Retaining Power
Source:New York Times Date:04Nov2018
A month after the killing of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, the growing international consensus that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was behind it has done almost nothing to weaken his
Amid shelling of Kurdish positions, Turkey plans new incursion into Syria
Source:The Arab Weekly Date:04Nov2018
The Turkish government seems in no mood to call off its new push into Syria. “We have finalised our preparations, our plans, our programmes in that respect,” Erdogan said. Pro-government Turkish
United States to cut Iran from global banking network Swift – U.S. Treasury
Source:Ahval News Date:03Nov2018
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that Belgian-based financial messaging service SWIFT could be hit with U.S. sanctions if it provides services to Iranian financial
Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Saudi Arabia still has many questions to answer about Jamal Khashoggi’s killing
Source:Washington Post Date:03Nov2018
As we continue to look for answers, I would like to stress that Turkey and Saudi Arabia enjoy friendly relations. I do not believe for a second that King Salman, the custodian of the holy