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Kurdish Voices from Afrin Unheard in Western Media
| OpinionSyrian Kurds who fled Afrin in 2018 with the YPG/PKK are now returning to Afrin from the Shahba region, …
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OpinionKurdish Voices from Afrin Unheard in Western Media
By Rena Netjes"The western media portray all Kurds supporting the PYD. But Kurds are diverse. There are different parties, independent politicians, leftists, religious conservatives, etc."
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Policy ReportThe Logic of YPG Car Bomb Attacks in Syria | A Strategy of Chaos and Disorder
By Ömer Özkizilcik By Kutluhan GörücüThe report presents the number and time line of the YPG car bomb attacks, elaborates on the different types of car bomb attacks, and discusses the YPG’s strategy of employing a great number of such attacks in Syria.
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NewsYPG/PKK terror group aims to create chaos, disorder in Syria with car bomb attacks: Report
By Ömer Özkizilcik By Kutluhan GörücüAnkara-based policy think-tank analyzes YPG/PKK’s terrorist attacks in Turkey and Syria
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From Sochi to where? Rising uncertainties in Idlib
By Talha KöseThe recent escalation of violence between Turkey and the Assad regime in violation of the Sochi deal marks a significantly tense moment that may risk a deterioration of relations between Ankara and Moscow. Turkey has given an ultimatum to the Assad regime to withdraw its troops outside of the zone encircled by Turkey's military observation points until the end of February. So far, the Assad regime has resisted the idea of withdrawal and continued to expand further into the territory. However, Turkey expects its Russian counterparts to either convince or force the Assad regime to comply with the conditions laid out as part of the Sochi deal that was signed in September 2018.
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Turkey foils plan ‘cooked’ in Pentagon’: Expert
By Burhanettin DuranWith its anti-terror operations, Turkey thwarts emergence of terror corridor near its borders, says think-tank chief
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Interest-based vs. value-based foreign policy
By Burhanettin DuranTurkey pledges not to change its humanitarian priorities in the region and continues to stand against the self-serving approaches of other actors
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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.