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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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OpinionInce and HDP: Factors to consider in first round of Turkish elections
By Burhanettin DuranWith nearly 50 days left until the Turkish elections, the People’s Alliance and the Nation Alliance are doing everything possible to win the Presidency in the first round.
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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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Germany favors YPG among terrorist groups, disregarding the law
By SETAThe conduct of German authorities toward terrorist groups varies as the country favors some, such as the YPG, hesitating to hold the terrorists accountable under the law and disregarding judicial requirements.
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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).