Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ)
Why is Turkish foreign policy under attack?
| OpinionTurkey faces growing pressure to retreat from three locations: Idlib, where Turkish forces are trying …
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OpinionCHP bogged down in FETÖ mud
By Burhanettin DuranThe debate on FETÖ's 'political wing' has heated up again. The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), which claims that the July 2016 coup attempt was 'controlled', finds itself between a rock and a hard place.
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Policy ReportSETA Security Radar | Turkey’s Security Landscape in 2020
By Murat Yeşiltaş By Rıfat Öncel By Ümit Tetik By Murat Aslan By Ömer Özkizilcik By Nur Günay By Bilgehan Öztürk By Sibel DüzSETA Security Radar attempts to anticipate the course of major security issues Turkey faces and how to develop and enhance sound and relevant responses within this increasingly challenging regional security environment.
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OpinionFuture holds confrontation, not surrender, for Turkey
By Burhanettin DuranThe Republican People's Party (CHP) is making headlines again. Last month, there was the (false) allegation that a senior member of the main opposition party had visited President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to receive his endorsement in the upcoming race for CHP chairman.
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The obvious outcomes of the Erdoğan-Trump meeting
By Burhanettin DuranPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump has contributed positively to bilateral relations. Their commitment to working together and continue negotiations was one of the meeting's concrete outcomes.
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Highlights of the Erdoğan-Trump meeting
By Burhanettin DuranPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump went exactly as expected. It was a very successful meeting in symbolic terms, allowing the two countries to reaffirm their commitment to working together, mend their strained relationship and keep negotiating. Turkish and U.S. officials found an opportunity to listen to each other at length.
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No breakthrough in Turkish-American relations soon
By Talha KöseThere were too many controversial issues on the table in President Erdoğan’s recent visit to Washington and the meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Washington's continuing support for the People's Protection Units (YPG); the S-400 missiles; the situation with the F-35 fighter jets; Washington’s policy on the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) and other sanction bills against Turkey are urgent issues for Turkey that need to be tackled constructively by the American authorities. Only a reset in Turkish-American relations can assure a significant change, but the circumstances are not conducive to a reset. For the moment the Democratic Union Party (PYD) issue seems to be the biggest problem leading to constant tensions between the two countries.
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Erdogan-Trump Summit
By Kadir ÜstünTurkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, November 13. Kadir Ustun, Executive Director at SETA Foundation DC, discusses Erdogan-Trump summit, what President Erdogan has achieved in this visit.
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What’s on table for Erdoğan-Trump meeting?
By Burhanettin DuranPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in Washington, D.C. today for a highly anticipated meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. There are many issues on the two leaders' agenda, including Turkey's procurement of the Russian S-400 air defense system, Washington's relationship with the PKK terrorist organization's Syrian branch and the fight against the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ).
