Turkey’s Erdoğan seeks Putin’s help in upcoming elections amid economic woes
Source:Nordic Monitor Date:13Sep2022
According to former intelligence officer Enver Altaylı, who has studied Russia for decades and believes Russia has imperial goals, with Turkey being one of Moscow’s targets, the negative views of
Alarm mounts in western capitals over Turkey’s deepening ties with Russia
Source:Financial Times Date:07Aug2022
Western capitals are increasingly alarmed about the deepening economic co-operation between Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin, warning of the mounting risk that the Nato
Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets his match in Biden and Putin
Source:Financial Times Date:09Oct2021
A decent article listing Erdogan’s troubles in foreign policy. Erdogan’s rhetorical barbs against the Americans play well to his fans at home but cannot mask the intrinsic intractability of
Erdogan-Putin summit highlights Turkey’s fragile balancing act
Source:al Monitor Date:30Sep2021
First realistic assesment of Erdogan-Putin summit. Also an excellent review of Turko-Russian clash points. Fehim Taştekin remains one of the most insightfull observers of Turkey’s regional
Massive displacement wave amid fears of renewed battles in Idlib
Source:al Monitor Date:17Sep2021
Despite the opposition’s growing fears of an imminent attack by the government forces on Idlib, no unusual military movements on the part of the Syrian government were observed on the fighting
After gestures to US, Turkey turns to placating Russia
Source:al Monitor Date:08Jul2021
In sum, the conflicts in Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh continue to test Turkish-Russian ties as they alternate between rivalry and collaboration. Turkey’s bold involvement in NATO plans in
Tensions between Turkey and Russia rise in Idlib following failed talks
Source:Middle East Eye Date:26Sep2020
No one would say it out loud in Ankara, but those closely following the Syria dossier in the Turkish security establishment know that Russia provoked the latest round of clashes in Idlib in
Pentagon report: Turkey sent up to 3,800 fighters to Libya
Source:Yahoo News Date:19Jul2020
The warring sides are mobilizing now around the edges of Sirte, a strategic gateway to Libya’s central and eastern oil crescent, where most of the country’s production of 1.2 million barrels a
Analysts see makings of another Russia-Turkey flare-up in Syria
Date:18Jul2020
Alexey Khlebnikov, a Middle East expert and Russian foreign policy analyst at the Russian International Affairs Council, said attacks on patrols in Idlib could give Russia a “legitimate reason”
Confusion clouds international efforts to reach Libya ceasefire
Source:The Guardian Date:08Jan2020
The Italian and Russian initiatives are not necessarily in conflict, but reflect the extent to which outside parties are intervening in the country, and are probably making it more difficult for