Erdoğan’s laughter days after deaths of Turkish troops sparks outrage
Feb 29 2020 08:57 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 29 2020 09:03 Gmt+3
A speech delivered by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday, in which he shared a joke and laughed while narrating a conversation with his U.S counterpart, days after an attack that left 36 Turkish troops killed has sparked ire with criticism by the country’s opposition leader and on Turkish social media.
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Saturday, February 29, 2020
Four detained in Southeast Turkey over social media posts on Idlib attack | Ahval
Four detained in Southeast Turkey over social media posts on Idlib attack
Feb 29 2020 07:32 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 29 2020 07:34 Gmt+3
Turkish police detained on Saturday four people in the southeastern province of Gaziantep over their social media posts on Thursday’s attack by Syrian government forces in Idlib province that left at least 36 Turkish troops dead.
More:Four detained in Southeast Turkey over social media posts on Idlib attack | Ahval
Feb 29 2020 07:32 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 29 2020 07:34 Gmt+3
Turkish police detained on Saturday four people in the southeastern province of Gaziantep over their social media posts on Thursday’s attack by Syrian government forces in Idlib province that left at least 36 Turkish troops dead.
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Pentagon, State Department envoy clash over sending Patriot missiles to Turkey
Pentagon, State Department envoy clash over sending Patriot missiles to Turkey
By Lara Seligman and Nahal Toosi 17 hrs ago
How long can coronavirus live on surfaces?
Downtown L.A. explosion, 'heavy fire' leaves at least 3 injured
A senior State Department official is at odds with the Pentagon over sending additional military equipment to help Turkey fight against Russian-backed Syrian government forces, four people familiar with the matter tell POLITICO.
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By Lara Seligman and Nahal Toosi 17 hrs ago
How long can coronavirus live on surfaces?
Downtown L.A. explosion, 'heavy fire' leaves at least 3 injured
A senior State Department official is at odds with the Pentagon over sending additional military equipment to help Turkey fight against Russian-backed Syrian government forces, four people familiar with the matter tell POLITICO.
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EU-Turkey migrant deal that was doomed to fail | World | The Times
EU-Turkey migrant deal that was doomed to fail
Hannah Lucinda Smith
Friday February 28 2020, 5.00pm GMT, The Times
The deal struck by the EU with Turkey in March, 2016 to stop refugees flowing into Europe fell apart almost before the ink dried. Critics say that it was doomed to fail, although on paper it is still operational. At its heart is a people swap: all migrants who travel to Greece illegally are to be returned to Turkey, and for every Syrian returned one will be resettled from Turkey to Europe. In return, Turkey is to receive €6 billion and visa-free travel for its citizens into the Schengen area.
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Hannah Lucinda Smith
Friday February 28 2020, 5.00pm GMT, The Times
The deal struck by the EU with Turkey in March, 2016 to stop refugees flowing into Europe fell apart almost before the ink dried. Critics say that it was doomed to fail, although on paper it is still operational. At its heart is a people swap: all migrants who travel to Greece illegally are to be returned to Turkey, and for every Syrian returned one will be resettled from Turkey to Europe. In return, Turkey is to receive €6 billion and visa-free travel for its citizens into the Schengen area.
More:EU-Turkey migrant deal that was doomed to fail | World | The Times
Friday, February 28, 2020
As Turkey Asks for U.S. Help, Trump Befriends Its Old Enemy
As Turkey Asks for U.S. Help, Trump Befriends Its Old Enemy
Greece has emerged as key to the latest American defense strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
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Greece has emerged as key to the latest American defense strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
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Russia-Backed Airstrike Against Turkish Troops Could Reshape the Syrian War
Airstrike Against Turkish Troops Could Reshape the Syrian War
At least 33 troops died in an attack on a Turkish military post in Idlib—a major escalation in a conflict involving Ankara, Damascus, and Moscow.
BY AUDREY WILSON | FEBRUARY 28, 2020, 5:45 AM
Syrian Airstrike Marks a Major Escalation
At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib province—the highest death toll in a single day for Turkish troops this month since thousands were deployed in northwestern Syria to slow a Russia-backed Syrian offensive against the country’s last rebel holdout.
More:Russia-Backed Airstrike Against Turkish Troops Could Reshape the Syrian War
At least 33 troops died in an attack on a Turkish military post in Idlib—a major escalation in a conflict involving Ankara, Damascus, and Moscow.
BY AUDREY WILSON | FEBRUARY 28, 2020, 5:45 AM
Syrian Airstrike Marks a Major Escalation
At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib province—the highest death toll in a single day for Turkish troops this month since thousands were deployed in northwestern Syria to slow a Russia-backed Syrian offensive against the country’s last rebel holdout.
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Deciphering Turkey’s darkest night in Syria
Deciphering Turkey’s darkest night in Syria
Metin Gurcan February 28, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
All eyes are on Ankara and Moscow in the wake of the severe attack on a Turkish military convoy in Idlib, which threatens to unleash developments that could change all equilibriums in Syria.
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Metin Gurcan February 28, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
All eyes are on Ankara and Moscow in the wake of the severe attack on a Turkish military convoy in Idlib, which threatens to unleash developments that could change all equilibriums in Syria.
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Urban renewal under Erdogan : Istanbul shantytown residents in limbo - Qantara.de
Istanbul shantytown residents in limbo
Amid recent fears of earthquakes, Turkey has rolled out a new urban renewal plan. But past plans have failed to helped quake-prone neighbourhoods, due to a market dominated by construction firm interests. Ayse Karabat reports from Istanbul
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Amid recent fears of earthquakes, Turkey has rolled out a new urban renewal plan. But past plans have failed to helped quake-prone neighbourhoods, due to a market dominated by construction firm interests. Ayse Karabat reports from Istanbul
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Social media blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates - NetBlocks
Social media blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates
POSTED ON FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media following an attack on Turkish troops in Idlib, Syria on Thursday 27 February 2020.
More:Social media blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates - NetBlocks
POSTED ON FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media following an attack on Turkish troops in Idlib, Syria on Thursday 27 February 2020.
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Russia and Turkey's next moves will define the Syrian war's end | World news | The Guardian
Russia and Turkey's next moves will define the Syrian war's end
Neither side can back down from proxy standoff, but Russia holds whip hand in Idlib
More:Russia and Turkey's next moves will define the Syrian war's end | World news | The Guardian
Neither side can back down from proxy standoff, but Russia holds whip hand in Idlib
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Thursday, February 27, 2020
At least 29 Turkish soldiers killed in an air attack by Syrian regime, Turkish governor says - CNN
At least 29 Turkish soldiers killed in an air attack by Syrian regime, Turkish governor says
By Gul Tuysuz and Isil Sariyuce, CNN
Updated 6:42 PM ET, Thu February 27, 2020
(CNN)At least 29 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria's Idlib province on Thursday in an aerial attack by Syrian regime forces, according to Gov. Rahmi Dogan of Turkey's Hatay province.
Thirty-six soldiers injured in the attack have been evacuated to hospitals in Turkey, Dogan said.
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By Gul Tuysuz and Isil Sariyuce, CNN
Updated 6:42 PM ET, Thu February 27, 2020
(CNN)At least 29 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria's Idlib province on Thursday in an aerial attack by Syrian regime forces, according to Gov. Rahmi Dogan of Turkey's Hatay province.
Thirty-six soldiers injured in the attack have been evacuated to hospitals in Turkey, Dogan said.
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Idlib and the collapse of Erdogan’s foreign policy
Idlib and the collapse of Erdogan’s foreign policy
Semih Idiz February 27, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
Gambling on Russia to secure results in Syria turns out to be Ankara’s biggest miscalculation
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Semih Idiz February 27, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
Gambling on Russia to secure results in Syria turns out to be Ankara’s biggest miscalculation
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Can Istanbul's mayor forge tourism as a tool for democracy?
Can Istanbul's mayor forge tourism as a tool for democracy?
Giuseppe Mancini February 26, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
Tourism is providing a test case of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s advocacy of “local participatory democracy," prompting a struggle with the government in Ankara over prominent landmarks in his city.
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Giuseppe Mancini February 26, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
Tourism is providing a test case of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s advocacy of “local participatory democracy," prompting a struggle with the government in Ankara over prominent landmarks in his city.
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Yes Turkey Is Trying to Build Its Own "F-35" Like Stealth Fighter | The National Interest
Yes Turkey Is Trying to Build Its Own "F-35" Like Stealth Fighter
Can Ankara pull it off?
by Mark Episkopos
Key point: Ankara wants a homemade stealth program, but that technology is complicated and very costly. Turkey could succeed, but it likely won't be as good as the F-35.
More:Yes Turkey Is Trying to Build Its Own "F-35" Like Stealth Fighter | The National Interest
Can Ankara pull it off?
by Mark Episkopos
Key point: Ankara wants a homemade stealth program, but that technology is complicated and very costly. Turkey could succeed, but it likely won't be as good as the F-35.
More:Yes Turkey Is Trying to Build Its Own "F-35" Like Stealth Fighter | The National Interest
Turkish women set to be nuclear energy pioneers
Turkish women set to be nuclear energy pioneers
Three women will work as engineers at country’s first nuclear power plant, which is scheduled to begin operating in 2023
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Three women will work as engineers at country’s first nuclear power plant, which is scheduled to begin operating in 2023
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‘History disappears’ as dam waters flood ancient Turkish town | The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO
‘History disappears’ as dam waters flood ancient Turkish town
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Thomson Reuters
February 25, 2020 08:24 am
By Ali Kucukgocmen
HASANKEYF, Turkey (Reuters) - Every day hundreds of people gather on the banks of the Tigris river in southeast Turkey to watch a 12,000-year-old town disappearing before their eyes.
Rising water levels from the giant Ilisu Dam further downstream are slowly submerging the town of Hasankeyf and flooding an area which was settled by humans for millennia.
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Thomson Reuters
February 25, 2020 08:24 am
By Ali Kucukgocmen
HASANKEYF, Turkey (Reuters) - Every day hundreds of people gather on the banks of the Tigris river in southeast Turkey to watch a 12,000-year-old town disappearing before their eyes.
Rising water levels from the giant Ilisu Dam further downstream are slowly submerging the town of Hasankeyf and flooding an area which was settled by humans for millennia.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
How a possible US withdrawal from Iraq affects Turkey | Daily Sabah
How a possible US withdrawal from Iraq affects Turkey
BY MEHMET ALACA
The U.S. assassinations of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad as an attempt to irritate Iran flared up the long-standing debate about the U.S. presence in Iraq. The Iraqi Parliament, with the votes of Shiite MPs, recommended a bill for the Iraqi government to expel all foreign powers from the country, referring to the U.S. troops in particular. Even if the bill was not conclusive, the potential consequences of any future withdrawals need to be discussed. It is one of the expectations that in the case of U.S. withdrawal most of the foreign troops will have to withdraw, including Turkey. Turkey, which shares long land borders with the country, considers Iraq as being a crucial neighbor country in terms of its security, economic and historic relations. The end of the Turkish military presence in Iraq will harm Turkey's fight against the PKK and Daesh. A possible Turkish military withdrawal may disrupt Turkey's border security and bargaining power which Turkey gained with the construction of military bases in the region. As Iranian influence is expected to increase after the withdrawal, Turkey may face new restrictions from Tehran for its own benefit.
More:How a possible US withdrawal from Iraq affects Turkey | Daily Sabah
BY MEHMET ALACA
The U.S. assassinations of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad as an attempt to irritate Iran flared up the long-standing debate about the U.S. presence in Iraq. The Iraqi Parliament, with the votes of Shiite MPs, recommended a bill for the Iraqi government to expel all foreign powers from the country, referring to the U.S. troops in particular. Even if the bill was not conclusive, the potential consequences of any future withdrawals need to be discussed. It is one of the expectations that in the case of U.S. withdrawal most of the foreign troops will have to withdraw, including Turkey. Turkey, which shares long land borders with the country, considers Iraq as being a crucial neighbor country in terms of its security, economic and historic relations. The end of the Turkish military presence in Iraq will harm Turkey's fight against the PKK and Daesh. A possible Turkish military withdrawal may disrupt Turkey's border security and bargaining power which Turkey gained with the construction of military bases in the region. As Iranian influence is expected to increase after the withdrawal, Turkey may face new restrictions from Tehran for its own benefit.
More:How a possible US withdrawal from Iraq affects Turkey | Daily Sabah
A EU-Turkey trade pact is a better solution to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis than aid ǀ View | Euronews
A EU-Turkey trade pact is a better solution to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis than aid ǀ View
COMMENTS
last updated: 25/02/2020 - 15:04
By Joseph Hammond
The violence in Syria, which has stretched now for nearly a decade, is reaching a crescendo with the Assad regime’s latest assault on the Idlib province in northern Syria. Millions of Syrians are once again forced to flee violence in the last major region outside the control of the brutal regime. Turkey is, again, shouldering an enormous responsibility in assisting the vast majority of those displaced seeking safety from the latest round of violence. Turkey is already home to over 3.6 million Syrian refugees who have fled the bullets and barrel bombs of an unjust war.
More:A EU-Turkey trade pact is a better solution to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis than aid ǀ View | Euronews
COMMENTS
last updated: 25/02/2020 - 15:04
By Joseph Hammond
The violence in Syria, which has stretched now for nearly a decade, is reaching a crescendo with the Assad regime’s latest assault on the Idlib province in northern Syria. Millions of Syrians are once again forced to flee violence in the last major region outside the control of the brutal regime. Turkey is, again, shouldering an enormous responsibility in assisting the vast majority of those displaced seeking safety from the latest round of violence. Turkey is already home to over 3.6 million Syrian refugees who have fled the bullets and barrel bombs of an unjust war.
More:A EU-Turkey trade pact is a better solution to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis than aid ǀ View | Euronews
Turkish lira declines ahead of central bank chief's speech | Ahval
Turkish lira declines ahead of central bank chief's speech
Feb 25 2020 11:17 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 25 2020 11:55 Gmt+3
Turkey’s lira fell, adding to losses of about 1 percent on Monday, as investors awaited a speech by Central Bank Governor Murat Uysal.
The lira dropped 0.2 percent to 6.12 per dollar as of 11:50 a.m. local time. The decline yesterday, sparked by concerns about the coronavirus and tensions in Syria, marked the lowest level for the currency in regular trading since May.
more:Turkish lira declines ahead of central bank chief's speech | Ahval
Feb 25 2020 11:17 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 25 2020 11:55 Gmt+3
Turkey’s lira fell, adding to losses of about 1 percent on Monday, as investors awaited a speech by Central Bank Governor Murat Uysal.
The lira dropped 0.2 percent to 6.12 per dollar as of 11:50 a.m. local time. The decline yesterday, sparked by concerns about the coronavirus and tensions in Syria, marked the lowest level for the currency in regular trading since May.
more:Turkish lira declines ahead of central bank chief's speech | Ahval
How the Canal Istanbul Is Dividing Erdogan's Turkey | Time
The Multibillion Dollar Canal Carving a Rift Through Erdogan's Turkey
Cargo ships wait for their turn to enter the Bosporus Strait outside Istanbul in June 2018. Sergey Ponomarev—The New York Times/Redux
BY JOSEPH HINCKS / SAZLIBOSNA, TURKEY
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Land prices are booming in Sazlibosna. Over a tulip-shaped glass of tea in one of the village’s cafes, local governor Oktay Teke says that a few years ago, a square meter of land here in the farming community northwest of Istanbul sold for as little as 10 Turkish lira, about half the price of a pack of cigarettes. Recently, speculators have flocked to the area, snapping up swathes of farmland and pushing prices to up to 700 lira ($126) per square meter.
more;How the Canal Istanbul Is Dividing Erdogan's Turkey | Time
Cargo ships wait for their turn to enter the Bosporus Strait outside Istanbul in June 2018. Sergey Ponomarev—The New York Times/Redux
BY JOSEPH HINCKS / SAZLIBOSNA, TURKEY
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Land prices are booming in Sazlibosna. Over a tulip-shaped glass of tea in one of the village’s cafes, local governor Oktay Teke says that a few years ago, a square meter of land here in the farming community northwest of Istanbul sold for as little as 10 Turkish lira, about half the price of a pack of cigarettes. Recently, speculators have flocked to the area, snapping up swathes of farmland and pushing prices to up to 700 lira ($126) per square meter.
more;How the Canal Istanbul Is Dividing Erdogan's Turkey | Time
Why war clouds loom over Russia and Turkey — Contributors — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
Why war clouds loom over Russia and Turkey
Courtesy of Presidential Press Service via AP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters Saturday in Izmir, Turkey.
By Gwynne Dyer, Opinion regular contributor • February 24, 2020 9:32 am
Turkey has not won a war against Russia since the 1600s, although there have been at least half a dozen of them. You would think that even the most aggressive Turkish leader would try to avoid another one, but you would be wrong.
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Courtesy of Presidential Press Service via AP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters Saturday in Izmir, Turkey.
By Gwynne Dyer, Opinion regular contributor • February 24, 2020 9:32 am
Turkey has not won a war against Russia since the 1600s, although there have been at least half a dozen of them. You would think that even the most aggressive Turkish leader would try to avoid another one, but you would be wrong.
More:Why war clouds loom over Russia and Turkey — Contributors — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
As Conflict in Idlib Escalates, Turkey's Balancing Act Is Tested | The National Interest
As Conflict in Idlib Escalates, Turkey's Balancing Act Is Tested
What happens next?
by Umut Korkut Tarik Basbugoglu
The recent turn of events in Idlib, an opposition stronghold in north-western Syria undergoing bombardment by the Syrian military, has put Turkey in a difficult position. Since the end of January, Syrian regime forces have killed 13 Turkish soldiers who were monitoring a tense ceasefire in Idlib. It now looks like the Syrian army is gradually winning the battle for Idlib.
More:As Conflict in Idlib Escalates, Turkey's Balancing Act Is Tested | The National Interest
What happens next?
by Umut Korkut Tarik Basbugoglu
The recent turn of events in Idlib, an opposition stronghold in north-western Syria undergoing bombardment by the Syrian military, has put Turkey in a difficult position. Since the end of January, Syrian regime forces have killed 13 Turkish soldiers who were monitoring a tense ceasefire in Idlib. It now looks like the Syrian army is gradually winning the battle for Idlib.
More:As Conflict in Idlib Escalates, Turkey's Balancing Act Is Tested | The National Interest
Pilot in Istanbul Airport Crash Earlier This Month Arrested - The New York Times
Pilot in Istanbul Airport Crash Earlier This Month Arrested
A court ordered the arrest of the pilot of a plane that crashed earlier this month at an Istanbul airport killing three passengers, on charges of "involuntary manslaughter and causing injury," Turkey's state-run news agency said Monday.
More:Pilot in Istanbul Airport Crash Earlier This Month Arrested - The New York Times
A court ordered the arrest of the pilot of a plane that crashed earlier this month at an Istanbul airport killing three passengers, on charges of "involuntary manslaughter and causing injury," Turkey's state-run news agency said Monday.
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Sunday, February 23, 2020
‘Rising signs of depression, in Turkey’ warns medical expert
‘Rising signs of depression, in Turkey’ warns medical expert
Barçın Yinanç
According to data from the Health Ministry, increasing number of people in Turkey suffer from depression, said Professor Mansur Beyazyürek. “Independent of their socio-economic level or political views Turks give signs of depression; this is across the board phenomenon,” Beyazyürek told Hürriyet Daily News.
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Barçın Yinanç
According to data from the Health Ministry, increasing number of people in Turkey suffer from depression, said Professor Mansur Beyazyürek. “Independent of their socio-economic level or political views Turks give signs of depression; this is across the board phenomenon,” Beyazyürek told Hürriyet Daily News.
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How crises provide easy victories to Turkey’s Erdoğan | Ahval
How crises provide easy victories to Turkey’s Erdoğan
Gökhan Bacık
Feb 22 2020 07:04 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 23 2020 01:53 Gmt+3
When discussing coups d’état in Turkey, particularly the most recent coup attempt on July 15, 2016, we have to use theoretical hypotheses to make predictions since we do not have access to what transpires inside the state.
More:How crises provide easy victories to Turkey’s Erdoğan | Ahval
Gökhan Bacık
Feb 22 2020 07:04 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 23 2020 01:53 Gmt+3
When discussing coups d’état in Turkey, particularly the most recent coup attempt on July 15, 2016, we have to use theoretical hypotheses to make predictions since we do not have access to what transpires inside the state.
More:How crises provide easy victories to Turkey’s Erdoğan | Ahval
Turkey says will 'temporarily' close Iran border over virus fears, World News | wionews.com
Turkey says will 'temporarily' close Iran border over virus fears
AFP Istanbul, Turkey Feb 23, 2020, 07.00 PM(IST)
Iran confirmed eight deaths from the novel coronavirus on Sunday, the highest toll of any country outside China, as the supreme leader accused foreign media of trying to use the outbreak to sabotage a general election.
Turkey on Sunday announced it would "temporarily" close its land border with neighbouring Iran as alarm grows over a spike in new coronavirus infections.
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AFP Istanbul, Turkey Feb 23, 2020, 07.00 PM(IST)
Iran confirmed eight deaths from the novel coronavirus on Sunday, the highest toll of any country outside China, as the supreme leader accused foreign media of trying to use the outbreak to sabotage a general election.
Turkey on Sunday announced it would "temporarily" close its land border with neighbouring Iran as alarm grows over a spike in new coronavirus infections.
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Saturday, February 22, 2020
Erdogan’s Turkey - The Jerusalem Post
Erdogan’s Turkey
Erdogan’s Turkey preaches democracy, fairness and justice while it remains steeped in anachronistic authoritarianism.
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Erdogan’s Turkey preaches democracy, fairness and justice while it remains steeped in anachronistic authoritarianism.
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Erdogan to Hold Syria Summit With Russia, France and Germany | Voice of America - English
Erdogan to Hold Syria Summit With Russia, France and Germany
By Agence France-Presse
February 22, 2020 01:51 PM
FILE - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the members of his ruling party at the parliament, in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 5, 2020.
ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he would hold a summit with the leaders of Russia, France and Germany on March 5 to discuss the situation in Syria's last rebel enclave of Idlib.
"We will come together on March 5 and discuss these issues," Erdogan said in a televised speech, following a phone call on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his tele-conference with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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By Agence France-Presse
February 22, 2020 01:51 PM
FILE - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the members of his ruling party at the parliament, in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 5, 2020.
ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he would hold a summit with the leaders of Russia, France and Germany on March 5 to discuss the situation in Syria's last rebel enclave of Idlib.
"We will come together on March 5 and discuss these issues," Erdogan said in a televised speech, following a phone call on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his tele-conference with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Friday, February 21, 2020
Kremlin Scrambles to Avoid Open Conflict With Turkey | Voice of America - English
Kremlin Scrambles to Avoid Open Conflict With Turkey
By Jamie Dettmer
February 21, 2020 09:51 AM
LONDON - The Kremlin was scrambling Friday to reach a stopgap agreement with Ankara to halt fighting in northwest Syria amid growing fears that Russia and Turkey are on the brink of open warfare.
more:Kremlin Scrambles to Avoid Open Conflict With Turkey | Voice of America - English
By Jamie Dettmer
February 21, 2020 09:51 AM
LONDON - The Kremlin was scrambling Friday to reach a stopgap agreement with Ankara to halt fighting in northwest Syria amid growing fears that Russia and Turkey are on the brink of open warfare.
more:Kremlin Scrambles to Avoid Open Conflict With Turkey | Voice of America - English
Is Russia cozying up to Syria's Kurds amid rift with Turkey?
Is Russia cozying up to Syria's Kurds amid rift with Turkey?
ARTICLE SUMMARY
The United States has reportedly cautioned the Kurds not to fight Turkey in any potential escalation in Syria, but Russia appears to have moved closer to the Kurds, as suggested by Kurdish collaboration with the Syrian army in areas along Idlib’s boundaries with Afrin.
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ARTICLE SUMMARY
The United States has reportedly cautioned the Kurds not to fight Turkey in any potential escalation in Syria, but Russia appears to have moved closer to the Kurds, as suggested by Kurdish collaboration with the Syrian army in areas along Idlib’s boundaries with Afrin.
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Erdogan urges Putin to rein in Syria, end human crisis - ABC News
Erdogan urges Putin to rein in Syria, end human crisis
Turkey's President has urged Russia to “restrain" the Syrian government and to halt a humanitarian crisis unfolding in northwest Syria
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Turkey's President has urged Russia to “restrain" the Syrian government and to halt a humanitarian crisis unfolding in northwest Syria
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Turkey Asks America To Send Patriot Missiles To Its Border As Its Troops Die In Syria Airstrikes - The Drive
Turkey Asks America To Send Patriot Missiles To Its Border As Its Troops Die In Syria Airstrikes
The request will be politically complicated from the very start due to various factors, especially given how cool US-Turkish relations are at present.
BY JOSEPH TREVITHICKFEBRUARY 20, 2020
The Turkish government has reportedly asked its American counterparts to deploy a pair of Patriot surface-to-air missile system batteries along its southern border with Syria. This news came amid the announcement of the death of two Turkish troops, and the wounding of five more, in an airstrike in northwestern Syria. The request is politically fraught from the start due to a number of factors, including an ongoing spat between Turkey and the United States in part over the former's purchase of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems and the risks of sparking a wider conflict if American air defenders were to shoot down a Russian combat jet.
More:Turkey Asks America To Send Patriot Missiles To Its Border As Its Troops Die In Syria Airstrikes - The Drive
The request will be politically complicated from the very start due to various factors, especially given how cool US-Turkish relations are at present.
BY JOSEPH TREVITHICKFEBRUARY 20, 2020
The Turkish government has reportedly asked its American counterparts to deploy a pair of Patriot surface-to-air missile system batteries along its southern border with Syria. This news came amid the announcement of the death of two Turkish troops, and the wounding of five more, in an airstrike in northwestern Syria. The request is politically fraught from the start due to a number of factors, including an ongoing spat between Turkey and the United States in part over the former's purchase of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems and the risks of sparking a wider conflict if American air defenders were to shoot down a Russian combat jet.
More:Turkey Asks America To Send Patriot Missiles To Its Border As Its Troops Die In Syria Airstrikes - The Drive
Flare-up in fighting in northwest Syria pulls in Russian, Turkish forces - SWI swissinfo.ch
Flare-up in fighting in northwest Syria pulls in Russian, Turkish forces
By Khalil Ashawi and Orhan Coskun
AZAZ, Syria/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish forces and Syrian rebels fought government troops in northwest Syria on Thursday and Russian warplanes struck back in a sharp escalation of an intense battle over the last rebel bastions, Russian and Turkish officials said.
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By Khalil Ashawi and Orhan Coskun
AZAZ, Syria/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish forces and Syrian rebels fought government troops in northwest Syria on Thursday and Russian warplanes struck back in a sharp escalation of an intense battle over the last rebel bastions, Russian and Turkish officials said.
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Thursday, February 20, 2020
US predicts military coup in Turkey | Vestnik Kavkaza
US predicts military coup in Turkey
19 Feb in 6:53 Middle East Eye
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hulusi Akar are skeptical of the RAND Corporation report
A US think tank report on Turkey’s foreign policy has caused controversy in the country after it suggested a new military coup attempt was plausible and that the Turkish defence minister was extremely close to the US military, Middle East Eye writes in the article US think tank report ignites concerns over new military coup in Turkey. Released last month, the report by the RAND Corporation for the US army alleges that the Turkish government’s decision to expel hundreds of officers after a failed coup attempt in 2016 caused huge discontent in the Turkish military. “Mid-level officers are reported to be extremely frustrated with the military leadership and concerned about being removed in the continuing post-coup purges,” the report said.
More:US predicts military coup in Turkey | Vestnik Kavkaza
19 Feb in 6:53 Middle East Eye
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hulusi Akar are skeptical of the RAND Corporation report
A US think tank report on Turkey’s foreign policy has caused controversy in the country after it suggested a new military coup attempt was plausible and that the Turkish defence minister was extremely close to the US military, Middle East Eye writes in the article US think tank report ignites concerns over new military coup in Turkey. Released last month, the report by the RAND Corporation for the US army alleges that the Turkish government’s decision to expel hundreds of officers after a failed coup attempt in 2016 caused huge discontent in the Turkish military. “Mid-level officers are reported to be extremely frustrated with the military leadership and concerned about being removed in the continuing post-coup purges,” the report said.
More:US predicts military coup in Turkey | Vestnik Kavkaza
Turkish Soldiers' Deaths Ramp Up Tensions With Moscow | Voice of America - English
Turkish Soldiers' Deaths Ramp Up Tensions With Moscow
By Dorian Jones
February 20, 2020 04:47 PM
ISTANBUL - Tensions between Turkey and Russia escalated Thursday with the killing of the two Turkish soldiers in a Syrian airstrike. Moscow, which backs the Damascus government, accused Ankara of supporting terrorists in Syria.
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By Dorian Jones
February 20, 2020 04:47 PM
ISTANBUL - Tensions between Turkey and Russia escalated Thursday with the killing of the two Turkish soldiers in a Syrian airstrike. Moscow, which backs the Damascus government, accused Ankara of supporting terrorists in Syria.
More:Turkish Soldiers' Deaths Ramp Up Tensions With Moscow | Voice of America - English
Turkey accuses EU of 'interference' on Libya
Turkey accuses EU of 'interference' on Libya
By EUOBSERVER
TODAY, 07:08
Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday spoke out against the EU's new plan to launch a naval mission in March to enforce the UN's arm embargo with Libya. "I want to specifically mention that the EU does not have the right to make any decision concerning Libya," said Erdogan, accusing the EU of "interfering" in Libya. Turkey has sent hundreds of soldiers and militia to Libya.
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By EUOBSERVER
TODAY, 07:08
Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday spoke out against the EU's new plan to launch a naval mission in March to enforce the UN's arm embargo with Libya. "I want to specifically mention that the EU does not have the right to make any decision concerning Libya," said Erdogan, accusing the EU of "interfering" in Libya. Turkey has sent hundreds of soldiers and militia to Libya.
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Turkey and Syria Trade Blows in Syrian Crisis Escalation | theTrumpet.com
Turkey and Syria Trade Blows in Syrian Crisis Escalation
BY WARREN REINSCH • FEBRUARY 19
The Syrian crisis intensified over the last two weeks when Syria and Turkey traded blows in northwestern Syria. The back-and-forth bombardments cost troops on both sides. As Russia continues to support Syria in the conflict, the question arises: Where will Turkey turn for help?
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BY WARREN REINSCH • FEBRUARY 19
The Syrian crisis intensified over the last two weeks when Syria and Turkey traded blows in northwestern Syria. The back-and-forth bombardments cost troops on both sides. As Russia continues to support Syria in the conflict, the question arises: Where will Turkey turn for help?
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Germany shooting: 'Far-right extremist' carried out shisha bars attacks - BBC News
Germany shooting: 'Far-right extremist' carried out shisha bars attacks
A suspected far-right extremist has killed at least nine people in attacks on two shisha bars in a city in western Germany, officials say.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said there were many signs the attacker in Hanau had acted out of racism.
Federal prosecutors are treating the case as terrorism. Turkey says at least five of the dead were Turkish citizens.
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A suspected far-right extremist has killed at least nine people in attacks on two shisha bars in a city in western Germany, officials say.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said there were many signs the attacker in Hanau had acted out of racism.
Federal prosecutors are treating the case as terrorism. Turkey says at least five of the dead were Turkish citizens.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Future of EU-Turkey relations uncertain, U.S. elections may play a role - expert | Ahval
Future of EU-Turkey relations uncertain, U.S. elections may play a role - expert
Feb 19 2020 04:08 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 19 2020 04:10 Gmt+3
It is impossible to predict the future of relations between the European Union and Turkey, but Turkey’s domestic and foreign policy and the results of U.S. elections will be decisive, according to Turkish academic Senem Aydın Düzgit.
More:Future of EU-Turkey relations uncertain, U.S. elections may play a role - expert | Ahval
Feb 19 2020 04:08 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 19 2020 04:10 Gmt+3
It is impossible to predict the future of relations between the European Union and Turkey, but Turkey’s domestic and foreign policy and the results of U.S. elections will be decisive, according to Turkish academic Senem Aydın Düzgit.
More:Future of EU-Turkey relations uncertain, U.S. elections may play a role - expert | Ahval
Turkey's opposition parties call for dialogue with Assad
Turkey's opposition parties call for dialogue with Assad
Sibel Hurtas February 18, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
Turkey's opposition parties have called on the Turkish government to engage in dialogue with Damascus administration to prevent further Turkish casualties in Idlib.
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Sibel Hurtas February 18, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
Turkey's opposition parties have called on the Turkish government to engage in dialogue with Damascus administration to prevent further Turkish casualties in Idlib.
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Turkish judges postpone verdict in Amnesty International case
Turkish judges postpone verdict in Amnesty International case
Diego Cupolo February 19, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
A Turkish court has postponed its final rulings in the infamous Buyukada trial until April as the defendants use lengthy closing statements to enter every piece of evidence of their innocence into the record.
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Diego Cupolo February 19, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
A Turkish court has postponed its final rulings in the infamous Buyukada trial until April as the defendants use lengthy closing statements to enter every piece of evidence of their innocence into the record.
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Erdogan's Excellent Syrian Adventure - Antiwar.com Original
Erdogan’s Excellent Syrian Adventure
by Daniel Lazare
What’s a political strongman to do when his economy is weak and another round of financial turbulence is on the way? When political support is languishing and a series of budget-busting construction projects has people shaking their head in dismay?
More:Erdogan's Excellent Syrian Adventure - Antiwar.com Original
by Daniel Lazare
What’s a political strongman to do when his economy is weak and another round of financial turbulence is on the way? When political support is languishing and a series of budget-busting construction projects has people shaking their head in dismay?
More:Erdogan's Excellent Syrian Adventure - Antiwar.com Original
Opinion: Osman Kavala′s rearrest a hit to Turkey dissidents | Opinion | DW | 19.02.2020
Opinion: Osman Kavala's rearrest a hit to Turkey dissidents
The acquittal and immediate rearrest on new charges of the philanthropist Osman Kavala is a judicial farce. This is a huge disappointment to the opposition in Turkey, DW's Erkan Arikan writes.
More:Opinion: Osman Kavala′s rearrest a hit to Turkey dissidents | Opinion | DW | 19.02.2020
The acquittal and immediate rearrest on new charges of the philanthropist Osman Kavala is a judicial farce. This is a huge disappointment to the opposition in Turkey, DW's Erkan Arikan writes.
More:Opinion: Osman Kavala′s rearrest a hit to Turkey dissidents | Opinion | DW | 19.02.2020
Erdogan threatens 'imminent' Turkish operation in Syria
Erdogan threatens 'imminent' Turkish operation in Syria
Turkish leader says talks with Russia over northwest Syria failed to achieve 'desired result'.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to launch an operation in Syria's Idlib region by the end of the month if Damascus fails to withdraw behind Turkish military positions.
more:Erdogan threatens 'imminent' Turkish operation in Syria
Turkish leader says talks with Russia over northwest Syria failed to achieve 'desired result'.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to launch an operation in Syria's Idlib region by the end of the month if Damascus fails to withdraw behind Turkish military positions.
more:Erdogan threatens 'imminent' Turkish operation in Syria
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
EU adds Cayman Islands, Panama to tax haven blacklist, spares Turkey | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
EU adds Cayman Islands, Panama to tax haven blacklist, spares Turkey
in World Economy News 19/02/2020
European Union finance ministers added Panama, the Seychelles, the Cayman Islands and Palau to the EU’s blacklist of tax havens, while giving Turkey more time to avoid being listed, an EU document said on Tuesday.
more:EU adds Cayman Islands, Panama to tax haven blacklist, spares Turkey | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
in World Economy News 19/02/2020
European Union finance ministers added Panama, the Seychelles, the Cayman Islands and Palau to the EU’s blacklist of tax havens, while giving Turkey more time to avoid being listed, an EU document said on Tuesday.
more:EU adds Cayman Islands, Panama to tax haven blacklist, spares Turkey | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
bne IntelliNews - Turkey ‘dicing with lira nightmare part II’
Turkey ‘dicing with lira nightmare part II’
It's as if Turkey's economy has been pumped up on steroids warns Hakura.
By bne IntelliNews February 18, 2020
Turkey is repeating the mistakes that led to the 2018 lira crisis and another freefall for the currency may not be far off, according to an academic at international affairs think tank Chatham House.
Fadi Hakura, a consulting fellow who manages the Turkey Project at the London-based independent policy institute, warned: “Since the 2018 economic crisis, when the value of the lira plummeted and borrowing costs soared, Turkey’s economy has achieved a miraculous ‘V-shaped’ economic recovery from a recession lasting three quarters to a return back to quarterly growth above 1 per cent in the first three months of 2019.
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It's as if Turkey's economy has been pumped up on steroids warns Hakura.
By bne IntelliNews February 18, 2020
Turkey is repeating the mistakes that led to the 2018 lira crisis and another freefall for the currency may not be far off, according to an academic at international affairs think tank Chatham House.
Fadi Hakura, a consulting fellow who manages the Turkey Project at the London-based independent policy institute, warned: “Since the 2018 economic crisis, when the value of the lira plummeted and borrowing costs soared, Turkey’s economy has achieved a miraculous ‘V-shaped’ economic recovery from a recession lasting three quarters to a return back to quarterly growth above 1 per cent in the first three months of 2019.
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Prosecutors in Turkey seek detention of activist Osman Kavala hours after his Gezi Park acquittal - CNN
Prosecutors in Turkey seek detention of activist Osman Kavala hours after his Gezi Park acquittal
By Jomana Karadsheh and Sheena McKenzie, CNN
Updated 4:55 PM ET, Tue February 18, 2020
CNN reporter: No one expected this 'stunning' court ruling 03:22
Istanbul (CNN)Public prosecutors in Turkey issued an order seeking the continued detention of businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala on Tuesday, just hours after a court acquitted him and eight other defendants over the 2013 protests in Istanbul's Gezi Park.
more;Prosecutors in Turkey seek detention of activist Osman Kavala hours after his Gezi Park acquittal - CNN
By Jomana Karadsheh and Sheena McKenzie, CNN
Updated 4:55 PM ET, Tue February 18, 2020
CNN reporter: No one expected this 'stunning' court ruling 03:22
Istanbul (CNN)Public prosecutors in Turkey issued an order seeking the continued detention of businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala on Tuesday, just hours after a court acquitted him and eight other defendants over the 2013 protests in Istanbul's Gezi Park.
more;Prosecutors in Turkey seek detention of activist Osman Kavala hours after his Gezi Park acquittal - CNN
Monday, February 17, 2020
Why Erdogan Aims to Seize Stake in No. 2 Turkish Bank: QuickTake - Bloomberg
Why Erdogan Aims to Seize Stake in No. 2 Turkish Bank: QuickTake
By Asli Kandemir
February 17, 2020, 6:34 AM EST
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already brought the central bank under his control, ousting the governor and installing a successor to drive interest rates lower and try to turbo-charge economic growth. Now he’s making a play for the country’s biggest private lender, Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, as he pushes to unleash credit in the economy. The problem? Isbank is part-owned by the main opposition party, not that that’s likely to get in the Turkish leader’s way.
More:Why Erdogan Aims to Seize Stake in No. 2 Turkish Bank: QuickTake - Bloomberg
By Asli Kandemir
February 17, 2020, 6:34 AM EST
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already brought the central bank under his control, ousting the governor and installing a successor to drive interest rates lower and try to turbo-charge economic growth. Now he’s making a play for the country’s biggest private lender, Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, as he pushes to unleash credit in the economy. The problem? Isbank is part-owned by the main opposition party, not that that’s likely to get in the Turkish leader’s way.
More:Why Erdogan Aims to Seize Stake in No. 2 Turkish Bank: QuickTake - Bloomberg
'We don't want even five Syrians': Turkey reaches limits on Idlib's refugees | Middle East Eye
'We don't want even five Syrians': Turkey reaches limits on Idlib's refugees
With Ankara refusing to take any more refugees ahead of a potential attack on the city of Idlib, Syria's displaced are running out of options
Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have been camped out near the Turkish border with Syria since December - but there are no signs Turkey will allow them to cross over in the event of a Syrian government attack on the northwestern city of Idlib.
More:'We don't want even five Syrians': Turkey reaches limits on Idlib's refugees | Middle East Eye
With Ankara refusing to take any more refugees ahead of a potential attack on the city of Idlib, Syria's displaced are running out of options
Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have been camped out near the Turkish border with Syria since December - but there are no signs Turkey will allow them to cross over in the event of a Syrian government attack on the northwestern city of Idlib.
More:'We don't want even five Syrians': Turkey reaches limits on Idlib's refugees | Middle East Eye
Turkey's Economic Weakness Fuels a Slow-Burning Political Crisis
Turkey's Economic Weakness Fuels a Slow-Burning Political Crisis
Emily Hawthorne
Middle East and North Africa Analyst, Stratfor
Feb 17, 2020 | 10:00 GMT
Although the ruling party calculates that it has the political heft to withstand growing economic concerns, it has hedged its bets by pursuing an aggressive foreign policy that appeals to nationalism.
More:Turkey's Economic Weakness Fuels a Slow-Burning Political Crisis
Emily Hawthorne
Middle East and North Africa Analyst, Stratfor
Feb 17, 2020 | 10:00 GMT
Although the ruling party calculates that it has the political heft to withstand growing economic concerns, it has hedged its bets by pursuing an aggressive foreign policy that appeals to nationalism.
More:Turkey's Economic Weakness Fuels a Slow-Burning Political Crisis
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Ankara discusses reopening ghost town in Cyprus - Turkey News
Ankara discusses reopening ghost town in Cyprus
ISTANBUL
The people of Turkey and the Turkish Cyprus will not accept deadlock as the fate of the long-divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, said Turkey’s vice president on Feb. 15.
Fuat Oktay’s remarks came during a meeting on the legal, political and economic aspects of reopening the abandoned town of Varosha (Maraş) -- empty for decades -- in the Turkish Cypriot city of Gazimağusa.
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ISTANBUL
The people of Turkey and the Turkish Cyprus will not accept deadlock as the fate of the long-divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, said Turkey’s vice president on Feb. 15.
Fuat Oktay’s remarks came during a meeting on the legal, political and economic aspects of reopening the abandoned town of Varosha (Maraş) -- empty for decades -- in the Turkish Cypriot city of Gazimağusa.
More:Ankara discusses reopening ghost town in Cyprus - Turkey News
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Gezi trial verdict will be ‘funeral of civil society in Turkey,’ says defendant | Ahval
Gezi trial verdict will be ‘funeral of civil society in Turkey,’ says defendant
The next hearing for the Gezi trial, when an Istanbul court is expected to deliver a verdict, will be “a funeral of civil society in Turkey,” civil society activist and defendant in the case, Yiğit Aksakoğlu, told New York Times in an interview.
As Tuesday’s hearing draws near, many in Turkey are worried Aksakoğlu, who spent seven months in pre-trial detention before his release last year, and the 15 other defendants in the case will be handed harsh sentences.
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The next hearing for the Gezi trial, when an Istanbul court is expected to deliver a verdict, will be “a funeral of civil society in Turkey,” civil society activist and defendant in the case, Yiğit Aksakoğlu, told New York Times in an interview.
As Tuesday’s hearing draws near, many in Turkey are worried Aksakoğlu, who spent seven months in pre-trial detention before his release last year, and the 15 other defendants in the case will be handed harsh sentences.
More:Gezi trial verdict will be ‘funeral of civil society in Turkey,’ says defendant | Ahval
Friday, February 14, 2020
Istanbul municipality launches legal battle against Erdoğan’s canal project | Ahval
Istanbul municipality launches legal battle against Erdoğan’s canal project
Feb 14 2020 03:30 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 14 2020 03:32 Gmt+3
Istanbul municipality filed a legal complaint against the Ministry of Urbanisation and Environment on Thursday asking an administrative court to cancel the approval of an environmental impact assessment report on building a major ship canal through the city, Diken news site reported.
More:Istanbul municipality launches legal battle against Erdoğan’s canal project | Ahval
Feb 14 2020 03:30 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 14 2020 03:32 Gmt+3
Istanbul municipality filed a legal complaint against the Ministry of Urbanisation and Environment on Thursday asking an administrative court to cancel the approval of an environmental impact assessment report on building a major ship canal through the city, Diken news site reported.
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Dismissed by decree in Turkey: Social lynching, Erdogan's potent weapon - Qantara.de
Social lynching, Erdogan's potent weapon
After the attempted coup in Turkey in 2016, 134,000 people lost their jobs. Most of them are still unemployed and have to fight for health services and pensions. Many suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. By Tunca Ogreten
More:Dismissed by decree in Turkey: Social lynching, Erdogan's potent weapon - Qantara.de
After the attempted coup in Turkey in 2016, 134,000 people lost their jobs. Most of them are still unemployed and have to fight for health services and pensions. Many suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. By Tunca Ogreten
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Turkey’s “Defense Line”: An Ideological Front
Turkey’s “Defense Line”: An Ideological Front
By Irina TsukermanFebruary 14, 2020
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,448, February 14, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Turkey’s latest moves in Libya and the eastern Mediterranean should be viewed in the context of the recent Kuala Lumpur Summit, which announced the emergence of a new ideological bloc to counter Saudi Arabia consisting of Iran, Turkey, Qatar, and Malaysia. Turkey’s new geopolitical strategy is as much ideological as it is “defensive.”
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By Irina TsukermanFebruary 14, 2020
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,448, February 14, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Turkey’s latest moves in Libya and the eastern Mediterranean should be viewed in the context of the recent Kuala Lumpur Summit, which announced the emergence of a new ideological bloc to counter Saudi Arabia consisting of Iran, Turkey, Qatar, and Malaysia. Turkey’s new geopolitical strategy is as much ideological as it is “defensive.”
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How the Canal Istanbul Is Dividing Erdogan's Turkey | Time
The Multibillion Dollar Canal Carving a Rift Through Erdogan's Turkey
Cargo ships wait for their turn to enter the Bosporus Strait outside Istanbul in June 2018. Sergey Ponomarev—The New York Times/Redux
BY JOSEPH HINCKS / SAZLIBOSNA, TURKEY
Land prices are booming in Sazlibosna. Over a tulip-shaped glass of tea in one of the village’s cafes, local governor Oktay Teke says that a few years ago, a square meter of land here in the farming community northwest of Istanbul sold for as little as 10 Turkish lira, about half the price of a pack of cigarettes. Recently, speculators have flocked to the area, snapping up swathes of farmland and pushing prices to up to 700 lira ($126) per square meter.
More:How the Canal Istanbul Is Dividing Erdogan's Turkey | Time
Cargo ships wait for their turn to enter the Bosporus Strait outside Istanbul in June 2018. Sergey Ponomarev—The New York Times/Redux
BY JOSEPH HINCKS / SAZLIBOSNA, TURKEY
Land prices are booming in Sazlibosna. Over a tulip-shaped glass of tea in one of the village’s cafes, local governor Oktay Teke says that a few years ago, a square meter of land here in the farming community northwest of Istanbul sold for as little as 10 Turkish lira, about half the price of a pack of cigarettes. Recently, speculators have flocked to the area, snapping up swathes of farmland and pushing prices to up to 700 lira ($126) per square meter.
More:How the Canal Istanbul Is Dividing Erdogan's Turkey | Time
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
The Netherlands: Two suspected letter bombs explode in the Netherlands
Two suspected letter bombs went off on Wednesday in the Dutch cities of Amsterdam and Kerkrade but no one was injured, police have confirmed.
The first explosion was reported shortly before 0800 CET at a postal sorting centre on Bolstoen, in northwestern Amsterdam.
Police said in a statement that one of the employees heard a "hissing sound" emitting from a letter and threw it away. A "slight bang" then occurred.
The letter bomb contained an extortion letter, demanding payment in bitcoins.
There were no injuries and an initial sweep of the building by experts found no other explosives.
Read more at: Two suspected letter bombs explode in the Netherlands | Euronews
The first explosion was reported shortly before 0800 CET at a postal sorting centre on Bolstoen, in northwestern Amsterdam.
Police said in a statement that one of the employees heard a "hissing sound" emitting from a letter and threw it away. A "slight bang" then occurred.
The letter bomb contained an extortion letter, demanding payment in bitcoins.
There were no injuries and an initial sweep of the building by experts found no other explosives.
Read more at: Two suspected letter bombs explode in the Netherlands | Euronews
EU to Give Turkey More Time to Avoid Tax Blacklisting: Sources | Investing News | US News
EU to Give Turkey More Time to Avoid Tax Blacklisting: Sources
Feb. 12, 2020, at 2:41 p.m.
BRUSSELS (REUTERS) - European Union diplomats have reached a preliminary agreement to give Turkey more time to meet tax transparency requirements, two diplomatic sources said, in a move that could weaken the bloc's blacklist but at the same time avoid a new clash with Ankara.
More:EU to Give Turkey More Time to Avoid Tax Blacklisting: Sources | Investing News | US News
Feb. 12, 2020, at 2:41 p.m.
BRUSSELS (REUTERS) - European Union diplomats have reached a preliminary agreement to give Turkey more time to meet tax transparency requirements, two diplomatic sources said, in a move that could weaken the bloc's blacklist but at the same time avoid a new clash with Ankara.
More:EU to Give Turkey More Time to Avoid Tax Blacklisting: Sources | Investing News | US News
Syrian rebels shoot down Assad helicopter as Turkey drawn into war | World | The Times
Syrian rebels shoot down Assad helicopter as Turkey drawn into war
Hannah Lucinda Smith, Istanbul
Wednesday February 12 2020, 9.00am GMT, The Times
Syrian rebels have shot down a regime helicopter in an escalation of violence in Idlib province that threatens to suck Turkey into full-blown war with President Assad.
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Hannah Lucinda Smith, Istanbul
Wednesday February 12 2020, 9.00am GMT, The Times
Syrian rebels have shot down a regime helicopter in an escalation of violence in Idlib province that threatens to suck Turkey into full-blown war with President Assad.
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Turkey's Erdogan says interest rates will continue to fall - Reuters
Turkey's Erdogan says interest rates will continue to fall
ANKARA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the trend of falling interest rates in Turkey will continue after the central bank more than halved its key interest rate since July last year.
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ANKARA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the trend of falling interest rates in Turkey will continue after the central bank more than halved its key interest rate since July last year.
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Constitutional Court Rejects Request for Suspension of Canal İstanbul Project - english
Constitutional Court Rejects Request for Suspension of Canal İstanbul Project
193 MPs from the main opposition CHP had applied to the top court, requesting the annulment of an article of a law regarding the Canal İstanbul project.
more:Constitutional Court Rejects Request for Suspension of Canal İstanbul Project - english
193 MPs from the main opposition CHP had applied to the top court, requesting the annulment of an article of a law regarding the Canal İstanbul project.
more:Constitutional Court Rejects Request for Suspension of Canal İstanbul Project - english
Tensions escalate after Turkey killed 51 Syrian soldiers - CGTN
Tensions escalate after Turkey killed 51 Syrian soldiers
Tensions escalated Tuesday between Syria's government and rebel-backer Turkey as 51 Syrian soldiers were killed in northwest Syria and Ankara warned of a "heavy price" for any attacks on its forces after Russian-supported Syrian government forces had made gains in their campaign to eliminate the last insurgent bastion in the country.
more;Tensions escalate after Turkey killed 51 Syrian soldiers - CGTN
Tensions escalated Tuesday between Syria's government and rebel-backer Turkey as 51 Syrian soldiers were killed in northwest Syria and Ankara warned of a "heavy price" for any attacks on its forces after Russian-supported Syrian government forces had made gains in their campaign to eliminate the last insurgent bastion in the country.
more;Tensions escalate after Turkey killed 51 Syrian soldiers - CGTN
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Volatile Turkish lira slips again after attempt to quell selloff - Reuters
Volatile Turkish lira slips again after attempt to quell selloff
Nevzat Devranoglu, Daren Butler
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey’s lira slipped in volatile trade on Monday after new government limits on banks’ foreign-exchange helped the currency briefly erase Friday’s sharp losses before selling resumed.
More:Volatile Turkish lira slips again after attempt to quell selloff - Reuters
Nevzat Devranoglu, Daren Butler
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey’s lira slipped in volatile trade on Monday after new government limits on banks’ foreign-exchange helped the currency briefly erase Friday’s sharp losses before selling resumed.
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Turkey Nearly Killed Off Its Own Air Force
Turkey Nearly Killed Off Its Own Air Force
Michael Peck
,The National Interest•February 10, 2020
Perhaps it would have been easier not to get rid of those F-16 pilots.
Fighter pilots aren't cheap. The U.S. Air Force estimates that training a new pilot to fly a plane like the F-35 costs $11 million. And that doesn't count the priceless experience of a veteran pilot who has been flying for years. That's why the U.S. Air Force is willing to offer half-million-dollar bonuses to retain experienced fighter pilots.
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Michael Peck
,The National Interest•February 10, 2020
Perhaps it would have been easier not to get rid of those F-16 pilots.
Fighter pilots aren't cheap. The U.S. Air Force estimates that training a new pilot to fly a plane like the F-35 costs $11 million. And that doesn't count the priceless experience of a veteran pilot who has been flying for years. That's why the U.S. Air Force is willing to offer half-million-dollar bonuses to retain experienced fighter pilots.
More:Turkey Nearly Killed Off Its Own Air Force
Sunday, February 09, 2020
The US has already lost Turkey
The US has already lost Turkey
Cem Gürdeniz
Last week, the RAND Company, which has a budget of $350 million and is supported by the US government and the CIA, released a report on Turkey. The 243-page report, entitled “Turkey’s Nationalist Course: Implications for the US-Turkish Strategic Partnership and the US Army” was compiled by 10 different authors, including a former Naval Officer Stephen Larrabee. Larrabee is an analyst who knows a great deal about the AKP and the Turkish politics, as do his colleagues Graham Fuller and George Friedman: he has published many articles and research about Turkey in the past. Nonetheless, this report did not have a large public impact in Turkey for two reasons. The first is that the importance of the Atlantic system, or we can say the United States, in Turkish public opinion, has weakened significantly. The number of people who treat every report published in the United States about Turkey as a holy text grows less and less by the month. Second, as we move away from a unipolar world and toward a multipolar world, the Asian century has begun, and the entire framework of geopolitcs is being reassessed.
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Cem Gürdeniz
Last week, the RAND Company, which has a budget of $350 million and is supported by the US government and the CIA, released a report on Turkey. The 243-page report, entitled “Turkey’s Nationalist Course: Implications for the US-Turkish Strategic Partnership and the US Army” was compiled by 10 different authors, including a former Naval Officer Stephen Larrabee. Larrabee is an analyst who knows a great deal about the AKP and the Turkish politics, as do his colleagues Graham Fuller and George Friedman: he has published many articles and research about Turkey in the past. Nonetheless, this report did not have a large public impact in Turkey for two reasons. The first is that the importance of the Atlantic system, or we can say the United States, in Turkish public opinion, has weakened significantly. The number of people who treat every report published in the United States about Turkey as a holy text grows less and less by the month. Second, as we move away from a unipolar world and toward a multipolar world, the Asian century has begun, and the entire framework of geopolitcs is being reassessed.
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Saturday, February 08, 2020
Erdogan’s popularity drops to lowest level
Erdogan’s popularity drops to lowest level
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity rating has fallen to its lowest level since October 2018, according to a new survey.
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ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity rating has fallen to its lowest level since October 2018, according to a new survey.
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Friday, February 07, 2020
Turkish Clothes Makers See Orders Shifting From Coronavirus-Hit China - The New York Times
Turkish Clothes Makers See Orders Shifting From Coronavirus-Hit China
By Reuters
Feb. 7, 2020
Updated 5:21 p.m. ET
ISTANBUL — Several fashion retailers that manufacture clothing in coronavirus-hit China are in talks with Turkish firms about shifting production to Turkey, two sector officials told Reuters, with one predicting new orders worth up to $2 billion.
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By Reuters
Feb. 7, 2020
Updated 5:21 p.m. ET
ISTANBUL — Several fashion retailers that manufacture clothing in coronavirus-hit China are in talks with Turkish firms about shifting production to Turkey, two sector officials told Reuters, with one predicting new orders worth up to $2 billion.
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Megalomania pushes Erdogan's ambition too far - Winnipeg Free Press
Megalomania pushes Erdogan's ambition too far
By: Gwynne Dyer
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems inclined to take on several conflicts at once.
TURKEY’S President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not an "Islamist," in the extreme sense of the word. He doesn’t wear a suicide vest, he doesn’t behead people, he doesn’t even go around holding one finger up in the air to signify his hatred of those who fail to acknowledge the One True God. But he certainly does like the Islamists a lot.
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By: Gwynne Dyer
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems inclined to take on several conflicts at once.
TURKEY’S President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not an "Islamist," in the extreme sense of the word. He doesn’t wear a suicide vest, he doesn’t behead people, he doesn’t even go around holding one finger up in the air to signify his hatred of those who fail to acknowledge the One True God. But he certainly does like the Islamists a lot.
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5 Places Where World War III Could Start in 2020 | The National Interest
Turkey:
Strains between Turkey and the United States have only grown over the past year. Tensions increased dramatically when the United States unexpectedly gave Turkey a green light to clear Syrian border areas of U.S.-supported Kurds, then immediately issued an about-face and threatened Ankara with sanctions. All the while, an arsenal of US nuclear weapons, by all accounts, remains at Incirlik Air Force base. Certain statements by President Erdogan suggested that he has immense aspirations for Turkey, aspirations which might include nuclear ambitions.
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Strains between Turkey and the United States have only grown over the past year. Tensions increased dramatically when the United States unexpectedly gave Turkey a green light to clear Syrian border areas of U.S.-supported Kurds, then immediately issued an about-face and threatened Ankara with sanctions. All the while, an arsenal of US nuclear weapons, by all accounts, remains at Incirlik Air Force base. Certain statements by President Erdogan suggested that he has immense aspirations for Turkey, aspirations which might include nuclear ambitions.
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Thursday, February 06, 2020
The new Turks - Syrians are putting down roots in Turkey | Europe | The Economist
The new Turks
Syrians are putting down roots in Turkey
But trouble knocks at the gates
Ten years ago it was just a big, sleepy village, says Mohammed Duveydar, a doctor from neighbouring Syria, as he looks out onto Reyhanli’s busy main street. When he visited before the war locals would turn in early and wake up before dawn. But habits changed after the refugees came. Reyhanli, a short walk from the border, now sealed off by a concrete wall, remains a poor and conservative town, but seems to have a bounce in its step. Since the start of the war next door, its population has nearly tripled, to about 250,000. Syrians, most of them natives of devastated Idlib, now outnumber Turks. The main streets are thick with shops. Young people, Syrian and Turkish alike, stay up late into the night, inhaling cups of coffee or narghile smoke at newly opened cafés. Some Turkish girls have started wearing the Islamic headscarf the Syrian way, says a teenager. Some Syrian women have started wearing it like the Turks.
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Syrians are putting down roots in Turkey
But trouble knocks at the gates
Ten years ago it was just a big, sleepy village, says Mohammed Duveydar, a doctor from neighbouring Syria, as he looks out onto Reyhanli’s busy main street. When he visited before the war locals would turn in early and wake up before dawn. But habits changed after the refugees came. Reyhanli, a short walk from the border, now sealed off by a concrete wall, remains a poor and conservative town, but seems to have a bounce in its step. Since the start of the war next door, its population has nearly tripled, to about 250,000. Syrians, most of them natives of devastated Idlib, now outnumber Turks. The main streets are thick with shops. Young people, Syrian and Turkish alike, stay up late into the night, inhaling cups of coffee or narghile smoke at newly opened cafés. Some Turkish girls have started wearing the Islamic headscarf the Syrian way, says a teenager. Some Syrian women have started wearing it like the Turks.
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US scrapped secret drone program with Turkey over northern Syria invasion: report
US scrapped secret drone program with Turkey over northern Syria invasion: report
By News Desk -2020-02-051
Washington indefinitely suspended a crucial joint US-Turkish drone-based intelligence program with Turkey over the latter’s October ‘Operation Peace Spring’ invasion of northern Syria, according to four anonymous US officials speaking to Reuters.
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By News Desk -2020-02-051
Washington indefinitely suspended a crucial joint US-Turkish drone-based intelligence program with Turkey over the latter’s October ‘Operation Peace Spring’ invasion of northern Syria, according to four anonymous US officials speaking to Reuters.
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Turkey condemns EU for inviting wanted Kurdish politicians to conference | Ahval
Turkey condemns EU for inviting wanted Kurdish politicians to conference
Feb 06 2020 11:54 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 06 2020 11:56 Gmt+3
Turkish Presidency spokesman İbrahim Kalın accused the European Parliament on Thursday of supporting terrorism by inviting representatives of Kurdish political groups banned in Turkey to a conference, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s spokesman referred to the 16th International Conference on the European Union, Turkey, the Middle East and the Kurds, a two-day meeting that started on Wednesday.
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Feb 06 2020 11:54 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 06 2020 11:56 Gmt+3
Turkish Presidency spokesman İbrahim Kalın accused the European Parliament on Thursday of supporting terrorism by inviting representatives of Kurdish political groups banned in Turkey to a conference, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s spokesman referred to the 16th International Conference on the European Union, Turkey, the Middle East and the Kurds, a two-day meeting that started on Wednesday.
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Wednesday, February 05, 2020
Cold Turkey: investor exodus tests Erdogan's economic experiment - Reuters
Cold Turkey: investor exodus tests Erdogan's economic experiment
Jonathan Spicer, Can Sezer
7 MIN READ
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A run on the lira proved a pivotal moment for Turkey’s financial markets in 2018, prompting action from Ankara that has tilted the economy inward and frightened off foreign investors.
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Jonathan Spicer, Can Sezer
7 MIN READ
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A run on the lira proved a pivotal moment for Turkey’s financial markets in 2018, prompting action from Ankara that has tilted the economy inward and frightened off foreign investors.
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Turkish soldiers pay high price for Erdoğan's imperial pretensions | Ahval
Turkish soldiers pay high price for Erdoğan's imperial pretensions
Edward G. Stafford
Feb 05 2020 03:43 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 05 2020 04:58 Gmt+3
The killing of eight Turkish military personnel in Syria on Monday highlights the price of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s foray into the neighbouring civil war.
Regardless of the veracity of his claim that Turkey exacted a five-fold payback on Syrian forces, these deaths of Turkish troops on foreign soil will sharpen the questions about what national interests are at stake in Idlib, the last rebel-held province in Syria.
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Edward G. Stafford
Feb 05 2020 03:43 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 05 2020 04:58 Gmt+3
The killing of eight Turkish military personnel in Syria on Monday highlights the price of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s foray into the neighbouring civil war.
Regardless of the veracity of his claim that Turkey exacted a five-fold payback on Syrian forces, these deaths of Turkish troops on foreign soil will sharpen the questions about what national interests are at stake in Idlib, the last rebel-held province in Syria.
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Pompeo: US Stands by Turkey in Idlib Fighting - News From Antiwar.com
Pompeo: US Stands by Turkey in Idlib Fighting
Pompeo says US condemns 'unjustifiable' Syrian assault on al-Qaeda-held Idlib
Jason Ditz Posted onFebruary 4, 2020CategoriesNewsTagsPompeo, Syria, Turkey
Following the Turkish military attacking and killing scores of Syrian military personnel on Monday in northern Syria, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned Syria and declared the US “fully supports Turkey’s justified self-defense actions.“
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Pompeo says US condemns 'unjustifiable' Syrian assault on al-Qaeda-held Idlib
Jason Ditz Posted onFebruary 4, 2020CategoriesNewsTagsPompeo, Syria, Turkey
Following the Turkish military attacking and killing scores of Syrian military personnel on Monday in northern Syria, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned Syria and declared the US “fully supports Turkey’s justified self-defense actions.“
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Tuesday, February 04, 2020
The president of Turkey versus the world | The Japan Times
The president of Turkey versus the world
BY GWYNNE DYER
FEB 4, 2020
LONDON – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not an Islamist in the extreme sense of the word, but he certainly does like the Islamists a lot. In the heyday of the Islamic State in northern Syria and Iraq, it was Erdogan who kept the Turkish border open so that thousands of foreign fighters and their families could go to join that terrorist proto-state, which was a descendant of al-Qaida.
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BY GWYNNE DYER
FEB 4, 2020
LONDON – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not an Islamist in the extreme sense of the word, but he certainly does like the Islamists a lot. In the heyday of the Islamic State in northern Syria and Iraq, it was Erdogan who kept the Turkish border open so that thousands of foreign fighters and their families could go to join that terrorist proto-state, which was a descendant of al-Qaida.
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Erdogan has lost the plot - The Hill Times
Erdogan has lost the plot
By GWYNNE DYER FEB. 4, 2020
Erdogan's intervention in Libya puts Turkey into a potential confrontation with France, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, all of which back Haftar. So does Russia.
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By GWYNNE DYER FEB. 4, 2020
Erdogan's intervention in Libya puts Turkey into a potential confrontation with France, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, all of which back Haftar. So does Russia.
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Opinion | The Murder of a Ballerina - The New York Times
The Murder of a Ballerina
Violence against women in Turkey has increased in the past decade.
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Violence against women in Turkey has increased in the past decade.
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Monday, February 03, 2020
Gender and authoritarian populism in Turkey: the two phases of AKP rule | openDemocracy
Gender and authoritarian populism in Turkey: the two phases of AKP rule
Unless a strong democratic left alternative appears, it will not be possible to curb and reverse the patriarchal anxieties of men.
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Unless a strong democratic left alternative appears, it will not be possible to curb and reverse the patriarchal anxieties of men.
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Turkish inflation comes in higher than expected | Snap | ING Think
Turkish inflation comes in higher than expected
Despite a range of administrative and tax measures, monthly inflation in Turkey came in higher than expected in January, maintaining the uptrend
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Despite a range of administrative and tax measures, monthly inflation in Turkey came in higher than expected in January, maintaining the uptrend
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Erdogan Meets Zelenskiy In Push To Boost Trade Between Turkey, Ukraine
Erdogan Meets Zelenskiy In Push To Boost Trade Between Turkey, Ukraine
February 03, 2020 09:45 GMT
UPDATED February 03, 2020 10:49 GMT
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy following their joint media conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on August 7.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is holding talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Kyiv to stimulate commerce between their countries.
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February 03, 2020 09:45 GMT
UPDATED February 03, 2020 10:49 GMT
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy following their joint media conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on August 7.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is holding talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Kyiv to stimulate commerce between their countries.
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Erdogan Keen to Spare Russia Ties as Turkey Hits Syrian Forces
Erdogan Keen to Spare Russia Ties as Turkey Hits Syrian Forces
Selcan Hacaoglu and Firat Kozok
,Bloomberg•February 3, 2020
(Bloomberg) -- Turkey tried to keep a deadly clash with Syrian forces from drawing in regional powerbroker Russia as it ordered retaliatory strikes.
Five Turkish soldiers and one civilian were killed and seven people wounded Monday in the northwestern province of Idlib, the last major opposition bastion in Syria, where government forces backed by the Russian air force are trying to vanquish onetime al-Qaeda affiliates and Turkey-backed rebels.
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Selcan Hacaoglu and Firat Kozok
,Bloomberg•February 3, 2020
(Bloomberg) -- Turkey tried to keep a deadly clash with Syrian forces from drawing in regional powerbroker Russia as it ordered retaliatory strikes.
Five Turkish soldiers and one civilian were killed and seven people wounded Monday in the northwestern province of Idlib, the last major opposition bastion in Syria, where government forces backed by the Russian air force are trying to vanquish onetime al-Qaeda affiliates and Turkey-backed rebels.
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Turkish students given suspended jail sentences over 2018 Syria protest
Turkish students given suspended jail sentences over 2018 Syria protest
03.02.2020
An Istanbul court on Friday sentenced 27 students from the country's top-ranking university to nearly a year in jail over 2018 protests against a Turkish military operation in northern Syria, state news agency Anadolu reported.
The court case is against 30 defendants, all of them from Istanbul's Bogazici University. The 27 were charged with spreading terrorist propaganda for the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), Anadolu said.
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03.02.2020
An Istanbul court on Friday sentenced 27 students from the country's top-ranking university to nearly a year in jail over 2018 protests against a Turkish military operation in northern Syria, state news agency Anadolu reported.
The court case is against 30 defendants, all of them from Istanbul's Bogazici University. The 27 were charged with spreading terrorist propaganda for the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), Anadolu said.
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Saturday, February 01, 2020
Turkey's Erdogan Criticises Arab Silence Over U.S. Middle East Plan - The New York Times
Turkey's Erdogan Criticises Arab Silence Over U.S. Middle East Plan
By Reuters
Feb. 1, 2020, 2:44 p.m. ET
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ANKARA — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday criticised Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab nations for not speaking out against the U.S. Middle East plan which he said endorsed the Israeli annexation of Palestinian lands.
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Feb. 1, 2020, 2:44 p.m. ET
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ANKARA — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday criticised Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab nations for not speaking out against the U.S. Middle East plan which he said endorsed the Israeli annexation of Palestinian lands.
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Turkey’s Latest Power Grab Has Europe On Edge
Turkey’s Latest Power Grab Has Europe On Edge
Oilprice.comFebruary 1, 2020
Conflicts in the Middle East attract an entanglement of interventions, any of which could turn the region into a powder keg, and Turkish intervention in Libyan civil conflict adds a new dimension. Turkey’s parliament approved a bill to deploy Turkish troops to Libya to assist and advise the forces of Government of National Accord against the forces of General Khalifa Haftar, supported by Russia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Greece, Israel and Cyprus denounced the Turkish decision as provocative and destabilizing for the region. Behind these military and diplomatic maneuvers lie a struggle for energy and political power.
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Oilprice.comFebruary 1, 2020
Conflicts in the Middle East attract an entanglement of interventions, any of which could turn the region into a powder keg, and Turkish intervention in Libyan civil conflict adds a new dimension. Turkey’s parliament approved a bill to deploy Turkish troops to Libya to assist and advise the forces of Government of National Accord against the forces of General Khalifa Haftar, supported by Russia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Greece, Israel and Cyprus denounced the Turkish decision as provocative and destabilizing for the region. Behind these military and diplomatic maneuvers lie a struggle for energy and political power.
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Putin’s thin red lines in Syria rattle Erdogan
Putin’s thin red lines in Syria rattle Erdogan
ARTICLE SUMMARY
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan still has limited options in wake of Syria's retaking of a key town in Idlib province.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan still has limited options in wake of Syria's retaking of a key town in Idlib province.
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