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US seeks to punish Turkey for blocking PKK statelet
| OpinionOperation Peace Spring dealt a heavy blow to the terrorist organization PKK/People’s Protection Units (YPG), …
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OpinionWhat the Turkish public thinks about developments in Syria
By Kılıç Buğra KanatMuch has been written regarding Ankara's negotiations with Russia and the U.S. and the process and potential outcomes of the accords the countries have reached following intense diplomatic activity.
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OpinionAn incursion east of the Euphrates
By Burhanettin DuranTurkey is hell-bent on neutralizing the terrorist threat next door. Neither the threat of sanctions nor the endlessly reheated Daesh story will convince the Turks to abort this mission
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OpinionWhy the US’ image is falling in Turkey
By Kılıç Buğra KanatThe first week of July has had critical meaning for Turkish-American relations since 2003. What happened on July 4, 2003 has constituted one of the pillars of the Turkish people's perception of the U.S.
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Iraq and the Middle East 15 years after the...
By Talha KöseThe American invasion of Iraq can be demonstrated as a textbook example of how to kill a state and destroy a population, if not a nation.
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Turkish-U.S. relations hit new low amid Syria offensive
By Burhanettin DuranNowadays, there is heavy diplomatic traffic between Turkey and the United States. Following U.S. National Security Adviser Gen. H.R. McMaster's visit to Istanbul over the weekend, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to be in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Turkish and American defense ministers will reportedly hold talks in Brussels later this week.
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US war games take Middle East from volatile to...
In retrospect, this neo-medieval order did not emerge by happenstance or as a result of sporadic developments, but as a result of a deliberate, flexible and long-term regional transformation strategy conducted by the U.S. and its interlocutors.
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Time to restore trust, open a new page
By Kılıç Buğra KanatWith some minor changes in its policies on Gülen and the PYD, Washington can easily fix its ties with Ankara
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Neo-Medievalism and the New Regional Order in the Middle...
The neo-medievalism in regional geo-politics enforces passing alliances and unlikely groupings in several areas in the Middle East