Turkey’s threat to derail Swedish and Finnish accession NATO raises the Kurdish Issue
Source:Brookings blog Date:07Jun2022
Turkey’s relations with the West will continue to be crisis-driven amid a range of ongoing tensions, including over the conflict in Libya, the eastern Mediterranean crisis, tensions with the EU
Turkey reacts to threat of US sanctions with military deployment near Syria
Source:Arab News Date:15Jul2019
A significant deployment of heavy weapons has taken place near the strategic northern border town of Tal Abyad, controlled by the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia. The control of Tal Abyad helped the
Turkish army brass at odds over military operation in Syria
Source:al Monitor Date:05Jan2019
Deniz Zeyrek, a columnist for Sozcu and a seasoned defense and diplomacy writer, summarized their objections in three points: The threat Turkey now faces is different from what we encountered in
Analysts expect renewed efforts to settle Kurdish issue following March polls in Turkey
Source:Xinhua Date:04Dec2018
Very interesting Xinhua view: Despite Ankara’s insistent calls in the past, the YPG did not give up establishing autonomous cantons along the Turkish border either. “In addition, if
Kurdish Ambitions Test Turkey’s Uneasy Peace With U.S.
Source:Bloomberg Date:29Nov2018
Will Ankara dare to disrupt the fragile equilibrium in Syria before March 2019 local elections? Turkey says its military is confronting another attempt to redraw the region’s maps. It
Emboldened Turkey Pushes Deeper Into Syria, but Risks Abound
Source:New York Times Date:24Mar2018
The import of Afrin victory: Yet the fall of Afrin has made it increasingly clear that Turkey and its allies will have to be reckoned with in whatever negotiation might eventually end the
US spending bill drops Turkey sanctions
Source:al Monitor Date:23Mar2018
Turkey averted political sanctions by Congress in the last second, but the threat is not over, reports Amberin Zaman of al Monitor. “Tough love” prescribes Asli Aydintasbas
In Turkey’s Kurdish heartland, anger over Syria war finds a stage
Source:Reuters Date:22Mar2018
Why aren’t AKP’s votes increasing despite Afrin victory, this article answers it: Kurds are deserting the party in droves: Tens of thousands of Turkish Kurds turned an annual
The U.S. Alliance With Turkey Is Worth Preserving
Source:Foreign Policy Date:21Mar2018
Some in the United States see any accommodation of Turkish concerns regarding the Syrian Kurds as a betrayal of a partner that proved doughty in the fight against the Islamic State. Yet the
U.S. moving to repair relations with Turkey, endangering ties with Kurdish allies
Source:Washington Post Date:11Mar2018
Officials gave no timeline for moving the Kurds from Manbij to positions east of the Euphrates, 20 miles away, and did not indicate how the relocation would be accomplished. The officials said