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In Missile Deal With Russia, Turkey Shows There’s No Need to...
If Washington doesn’t impose sanctions on Ankara, it will be seen as a paper tiger and Europe will receive further justification for avoiding sanctions...
US threatens Turkey over Russian S-400 air defence purchase
By Jordan Shilton
28 March 2019
Turkish-US relations have deteriorated in recent weeks, with Washington threatening reprisals if Ankara goes ahead with the purchase of...
Putin – Erdogan meeting in Moscow
23.01.2019
The presidents of Russia and Turkey have met in Moscow to discuss the current situation in war-ravaged Syria, and the US decision to pull...
Land Swap between Turkey and Syria?
‘Land swap’ between Turkey & Syria – an option to avoid standoff over Manbij?
29 Dec, 2018
The Kurdish-held city of Manbij is a huge conundrum...
The Game around Syria
Syrian Army ‘raises flag’ in country’s Kurdish province for 1st time since start of civil war
28 Dec, 2018
Damascus says it has deployed troops to...
How Soros turned from friend to foe for Erdogan
November 29, 2018
A government-led campaign demonizing American-Hungarian billionaire and philanthropist George Soros has reached such a crescendo in Turkey that the Open Society...
Is Major Realignment Taking Place in the Middle East?
Why Turkey Is Pivoting Toward Iran and Russia
By Colin P. Clarke and Ariane M. Tabatabai
October 31, 2018
Having long criticized U.S. policy in the Middle...
Erdogan Blames ‘Hungarian Jew Soros’ for 2013 Protests That Rocked Turkey
Turkey's president joins a slew of right-wing governments attacking Soros, Bloomberg reports, accusing Soros of backing 2013 Gaza Park protests
Nov 21, 2018
Turkish President Recep...
Brief remarks on president Erdogan’s and his allies’ methodical use of...
By Costas Melakopides, University of Cyprus
Introduction
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s bold political and geopolitical intentions and actions have been attracting constant international interest. This interest...
The Instanbul meeting on Syria
Unprecedented Summit of Four in Istanbul reveals unbridged, irreconcilable differences between Russia and the West over Syria
29 October 2018
The summit meeting of the German chancellor...