Turkey
Analysis: The PYD/PKK’s Drug Trafficking & Turkey’s War on Narco-Terrorism
| AnalysisSince its founding in the 1980s, the PKK has involved organized crime methods which provide …
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NewsExperts discuss Turkey-NATO relations
By SETAS-400s are not technical problem but political one, says expert
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OpinionThe function of NATO for Turkey
By Kılıç Buğra KanatThe increasing doubts of the Turkish public regarding NATO are based on the organization's apathy toward the security concerns of Turkey
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OpinionRegime’s Idlib offensive and changing priorities of key actors
By Talha KöseMoscow should turn the current situation in Idlib into an internationally recognized political deal rather than another brutal victory for the Assad regime
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Don’t underestimate the Turkey-US partnership
By Kılıç Buğra KanatOver the last five years, Turkey-U.S. ties have gone through one of the most turbulent periods in the long history of relations between the two countries. Despite previous crises, seldom have we seen so many incidents over such a short period of time.
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NATO in crisis
By Burhanettin DuranThe NATO Council and Mediterranean Dialogue Partners Meeting took place in Ankara earlier this week, at a time when Turkey and the United States are experiencing tensions over the former's plan to purchase the S-400 missile defense system from Russia and disagreements on Turkish drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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What lies ahead for Turkey’s political alliances
By Burhanettin DuranSome words are capable of designating more than what they seem to mean. The word alliance, which has become a cornerstone of Turkish politics in recent months, is one such example. In the wake of the July 2016 resistance and Turkey's transition to a presidential system, the ability to form and maintain alliances emerged as a key skill in the political arena.
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Violence by French police in the spotlight
By Meryem İlayda AtlasIt began on Nov. 17, 2018 as a protest against fuel price rises and quickly evolved into a middle-class revolt and subsequently into a movement against French President Emmanuel Macron, who is seen as "favoring the bosses." It spread across France with university students and even high school students joining in protests.
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Trump’s controversial foreign policy will backfire
By Burhanettin DuranThe Donald Trump administration continues to use American power crudely every day. Washington not only continues to dismantle the post-World War II liberal order, an American creation, but has also imposed its unilateral national interest on the international arena and its actors.
