Iraq
Why Turkey Is Conducting Operation Claw-Lock in Northern Iraq Now
| OpinionTurkey’s Ministry of National Defence announced the launch of a new cross-border military operation called …
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Experts RespondExperts Respond: Whither Iraq after the elections: Possible Outcomes and Implications
By Gloria Shkurti Özdemir By Othman Ali By Mustafa Caner By Hüseyin Aslan By Abbas Kadhim By Ali Semin By Bilgay DumanExperts share their opinions for a better understanding of Iraq’s election results, its outcomes and the future implications.
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NewsInsight Turkey Publishes Its Latest Issue “Regional Developments and Challenges”
By SETAThis summer issue of Insight Turkey aims to highlight the recent developments and challenges in the Middle East, specifically on Palesitinian-Israeli impasse, Iranian elections, and Turkey’s foreign policy and increasing influence in the region, with a rich frame including three commentaries and six research articles.
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OpinionUS’ unilateral actions against Turkey source of problem
By Burhanettin DuranThe backlash over U.S. President Joe Biden’s statement on the so-called Armenian 'genocide' continues. Deeming the Turkish government’s reaction insufficient, opposition leaders argued that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lacked 'the courage to hang up on Biden.' Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairperson Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and Good Party (IP) leader Meral Akşener eagerly attacked the government much more fiercely than they reacted to the White House statement. Turkey’s contemporary foreign policy, they said, was actually responsible for what happened.
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Why is Turkey’s presence in EU matchless?
By Burhanettin DuranTurkey and the European Union seek a positive agenda. It would serve the interests of both parties if the European Council’s meeting on March 25-26 transforms that pursuit into a concrete policy. After all, it is high time that the Turkey-EU relationship undergoes a strategic assessment.
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Biden’s policy toward the Middle East
By Muhittin AtamanThe new U.S. administration has declared that it intends to follow a “de-Trumpization policy” in the Middle East.
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Rules of thumb for fighting terrorism
By Burhanettin DuranThe reaction of politicians to the execution of 13 Turkish citizens by the PKK terrorist group demonstrates the challenges Turkey faces in its counterterrorism efforts. It is deeply saddening that opposition parties would rather look for a scapegoat than join the nation in condemning the terrorists who shot abductees in the head.
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US’ ‘ifs and buts’ on PKK cause skepticism in...
By Kılıç Buğra KanatLast week an act of terrorism shook Turkey to its core. A total of 13 Turkish citizens kidnapped by PKK terrorists in previous years were executed in the Gara region of northern Iraq.
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PKK’s Gara attack a litmus test both at home...
By Burhanettin DuranTurkey mourns the death of its 13 unarmed citizens, who were executed by the PKK terrorist organization in a cave on Mt. Gara, northern Iraq. The most recent security operation, during which three Turkish troops lost their lives, not only demonstrated anew the PKK’s bloodthirsty nature but also revealed the unbearable double standards that apply to the condemnation of terror attacks at home and abroad.