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Ince and HDP: Factors to consider in first round of Turkish elections
| OpinionWith nearly 50 days left until the Turkish elections, the People’s Alliance and the Nation …
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OpinionSolving or just discussing? Turkey’s ‘Kurdish question’
By Burhanettin DuranCHP and the IP may face two problems at once. Failure to talk about autonomy or native-language education would get them stuck between Erdoğan’s Diyarbakır address and the HDP’s demands. Discussing the problems with the reconciliation process would put the CHP and the IP, not the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), in a difficult position.
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Opinion‘YPG exploits women for propaganda’: Turkish experts
By Hüseyin Alptekin By Zeliha EliaçıkBy using images women, terror outfit presents itself as Western, says political expert
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OpinionCan Merkel persuade Macron and Mitsotakis on Turkey-EU relations?
By Burhanettin DuranTensions have once again peaked between Turkey and Greece over a number of traditional disputes involving the Aegean and Cyprus, as well as over recent disagreements regarding maritime jurisdiction in the Eastern Mediterranean. Athens has attempted to invalidate Turkey’s November 2019 agreement with Libya to limit Turkish control over area in the Eastern Mediterranean spanning to the Gulf of Antalya. Athens believes it can pursue an unjust and maximalist policy with support from France, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Greek Cypriots. Given the recent dispute over the Aegean continental shelf, the Eastern Mediterranean has emerged as the main platform for a renewed rivalry between Turkey and Greece.
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This month’s highlights in Turkish politics
By Burhanettin DuranTensions between Turkey and the United States de-escalated thanks to a recent agreement on the proposed safe zone in Syria. If Washington sticks to the deal, joint steps could follow in Syria and Iraq.
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The HDP leadership in crisis
By Burhanettin DuranPKK leader Abdullah Öcalan's call on the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to remain neutral in the Istanbul rerun was the campaign season's final surprise.
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CENTCOM’s policies in Syria paving ground for more terrorism
By Ömer ÖzkizilcikWith no Daesh-held territories left and McGurk, Votel gone, time for the US to seriously reassess the role of CENTCOM and its policies
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How to tackle the remnants of Daesh
By Ömer ÖzkizilcikAs the last remaining Daesh territory is on the verge of elimination, a worrying number of Daesh militants, mostly women and their children, have surrendered themselves to the People's Protection Units (YPG).
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Why did Putin reference the Adana agreement signed by...
By Burhanettin DuranBy speaking of the Adana agreement signed between Ankara and Damascus in 1998, Russian President Putin aims to encourage both sides to cooperate together for the future of Syria