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Category Archives: Turkey
June 17, 2013
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Barack’s Best Friend Erdogan Not Looking Pretty
Violence in Istanbul is threatening President Obama’s relationship with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. What started out as a protest against the development of a park has morphed into a show of much wider discontent. Over the weekend, more … Continue reading
June 11, 2013
ESSAY
Unrest Deepens in Turkey
After a week and a half of violent clashes between protesters and police throughout Turkey, things don’t seem to be cooling off. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced today that the government will not halt its controversial plans to develop … Continue reading
June 7, 2013
ESSAY
Former Obama Admin Official: Iran Is Winning in Syria
“Syria’s uprising offered the possibility of a strategic defeat of Iran,” writes Vali Nasr in Bloomberg. But instead, the opposite is happening: “events in Syria are spinning in Iran’s favor. Assad’s regime is winning ground, the war has made Iran more comfortable … Continue reading
June 5, 2013
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A Good Friend Is Hard to Find
Today brought more discouraging news from Egypt, where a criminal court convicted 43 local and foreign NGO employees of spreading unrest in the country. The groups, which include the congressionally funded International Republican Institute and National Democratic Institute, have had … Continue reading
June 3, 2013
ESSAY
Who Are the Turkish Protesters?
Are they extremists, as Erdoğan suggested? Are they activists organized by Turkey’s opposition parties? Are they “bums” and “looters”? Hippies? Kurds? Leftists? Anarchists? Soccer hooligans? What began as a peaceful sit-in to protect one of Istanbul’s last green parks has evolved … Continue reading
June 1, 2013
ESSAY
Turkish Protests Heat Up
Turks have been taking to the street since Thursday across the country to protest the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after local protests in Istanbul unleashed wider discontent. Turkey is a secular state, but many think Erdogan and … Continue reading
May 10, 2013
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Are Israel and Turkey Trying to Scuttle US-Russia Plan on Syria?
The dust is still settling after a hectic week in the Middle East, but it’s worth taking a look at an interesting chain of events. First, John Kerry traveled to Moscow and agreed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to hold … Continue reading
April 26, 2013
ESSAY
Kurdish Militant Group Pledges to Withdraw from Turkey
By May 8, all PKK fighters will withdraw from Turkey, the group’s commander said in a speech yesterday. The PKK—the Kurdistan Workers’ Party—has fought a war against Turkey for over three decades at a cost of tens of thousands of … Continue reading
April 4, 2013
ESSAY
Turkey Faces Tough Anniversary
A string of violent attacks against elderly Armenians in an historically Armenian quarter of Istanbul (one woman has already died of her wounds) is making headlines in Turkey. The despicable violence is forcing Turks to do some soul-searching on their troubled history of … Continue reading
March 25, 2013
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Israel-Turkey Détente Off to Promising Start
Following the US-brokered reconciliation between Israel and Turkey last week, officials on both sides have cooperation in sight, though improvements in relations will probably progress by baby steps. The FT reports on the early rewards of Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s apology … Continue reading
March 12, 2013
ESSAY
Will a Pipeline Warm Israel-Turkey Relations?
Among the issues being debated by Israel’s new government is what to do with its energy wealth. Israel’s neighbors are listening in on this debate closely. One country in particular has its ear pressed against the door: Turkey. The FT … Continue reading
February 25, 2013
ESSAY
Is Turkey’s EU Membership Inching Closer?
For decades now, Americans have been telling the EU that if it wants the world to take it seriously, it needs to admit Turkey as a member. Turkey’s strong military forces, its growing economy and its key position in the … Continue reading
February 14, 2013
ESSAY
Erdogan Takes Down the Generals
Four retired Turkish generals were jailed today pending an inquiry into a “coup attempt” in 1997. This is yet another calculated maneuver by Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to ensure that the Turkish armed forces are never again able to illegally … Continue reading
January 2, 2013
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Erdogan Talks Turkey with the Kurds
Turkey is talking with the Kurds, the FT is reporting. A senior political adviser to Prime Minister Erdogan has admitted that his government has opened disarmament discussions with the jailed leader of the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan. Pointing … Continue reading
December 13, 2012
ESSAY
Turkey Backs the Kurds…in Iraq
If he were still alive, Saddam Hussein would probably be rolling in his spider hole to hear that Turkey is beginning to embrace Massoud Barzani’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq. This represents a reversal after years of support … Continue reading
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