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| OpinionPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday announced his decision to visit Washington. He reached that …
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OpinionHow to build trust in Turkey-US ties
By Kılıç Buğra KanatAnother important meeting in Washington between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to be held next week. The state of Turkish-American relations and the crises between the countries make this meeting more critical than any other to date between the two leaders.
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OpinionIn Trump’s Middle East, Vladimir Putin is the real master of the art of the deal
By Burhanettin DuranU.S. President Donald Trump changed his mind about pulling American troops out of Syria – again. The latest reversal of policy reflects the Pentagon's concerns that the U.S. withdrawal will play into the hands of Russia and Iran. The return of U.S. servicemen to Kobani and Qamishli, and the military buildup in eastern Syria suggest that the White House is on board.
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OpinionWestern media still ignoring PKK attacks
By Léonard FaytrePKK's existence in Turkey, Syria and northern Iraq is the number one national security problem for Turkey. This is the Turkish red line that Western media organs have been refusing to see
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US gains nothing destroying its partnership with Turkey
By Kılıç Buğra KanatLast week, anti-Turkey activism in Washington reached new heights. For the last one month, the campaign against Turkey deteriorated the ties between the two countries at the public level. In addition to setting a tone against Turkey in the U.S., it also generated a serious reaction from the Turkish public against the U.S.
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US seeks to punish Turkey for blocking PKK statelet
By Burhanettin DuranFrom sanctions against Turkey to cooperation with nonstate actors, the U.S. establishment seeks ways to help the PKK form a statelet in the region
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Daesh after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
By Talha KöseThe death of the Daesh leader is a significant development in the fight against the terror network. The literature on terror organizations argues that for terror groups utilizing religious discourse and religious framing for collective mobilization, the decapitation, death or imprisonment of leaders is a highly effective intervention.
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What 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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Time for the PKK and its sponsors to admit...
By Burhanettin DuranThe PKK/YPG threat in the region is far from over, but the group's nationalist project — the so-called 'cantons' — are now dead in the water
