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Archives: Turkey
![Dear Trump & Cruz: Muslim Turkey arrested Brussels Terrorist & Gave him to European Authorities](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/dear-trump-cruz-muslim-turkey-ar-187x137.jpg)
![Turkey’s Erdogan: Democracy Has ‘Absolutely No Value Any Longer’ given war on PKK Terrorism](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/turkeys-erdogan-democracy-has-ab-187x137.jpg)
Turkey’s Erdogan: Democracy Has ‘Absolutely No Value Any Longer’ given war on PKK Terrorism
TeleSur | - - "Democracy Has 'Absolutely No Value Any Longer'" The Turkish president made the comments in the context of the government’s fight against the Kurdish PKK resistance group. In the…![Can Turkish Democracy survive Bombings, Ethnic Polarization?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/can-turkish-democracy-survive-bo-187x137.jpg)
Can Turkish Democracy survive Bombings, Ethnic Polarization?
By Cengiz Gunes | (The Conversation) | - - Hours after Ankara was rocked by the second bomb attack in less than three weeks, killing at least 37 people and injuring 70…![Ankara, Turkey: At least 39 dead after car bombing, Judge Bans Social Media](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/ankara-turkey-at-least-39-dead-a-187x137.jpg)
Ankara, Turkey: At least 39 dead after car bombing, Judge Bans Social Media
Euronews | (Video news Report) | "A car bomb has caused carnage in the centre of the Turkish capital Ankara. The authorities now say at least 3[9] people have died and some…![Turkey’s Gender Stereotyping made a Mockery of Women’s Day](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/turkeys-gender-stereotyping-made-187x137.jpg)
Turkey’s Gender Stereotyping made a Mockery of Women’s Day
By Ece Basay | ( Globalvoices.org ) | - - March 8 is marked as International Women's Day in Turkey, and is typified as elsewhere across the world by speeches appreciating the…![A dark day for Turkish democracy’: violent clashes follow Zaman takeover](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/a-dark-day-for-turkish-democracy-187x137.jpg)
‘A dark day for Turkish democracy’: violent clashes follow Zaman takeover
Euronews | (Video News Report) - - "The country's "top-selling newspaper reopened on Saturday"following a state takeover and police raid. But the staff has experienced a shake up, with reports of editor-in-chief…![Is US Syria Policy to back new Saudi-Turkish Moves against Iran?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/is-us-syria-policy-to-back-new-s-187x137.jpg)
Is US Syria Policy to back new Saudi-Turkish Moves against Iran?
By Fernando Betancor | ( OpenDemocracy)| - - The pattern of strikes by the disjointed US-led coalition of Operation Inherent Resolve remains the best and most reliable public indicator of intentions and future operations…![Turkey’s Elections no longer for Democracy but for Nationalist-Conservative Domination](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/turkeys-elections-no-longer-for-187x137.jpg)
Turkey’s Elections no longer for Democracy but for Nationalist-Conservative Domination
By Umit Cizre | ( OpenDemocracy) | - - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's readiness to circumvent elections, illustrates that promises to end the conflict were contingent on securing a mathematically permanent conservative-nationalist electoral…![Turkey’s New Normal?: Bombings in Ankara kill Dozens](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/turkeys-new-normal-bombings-in-a-187x137.jpg)
Turkey’s New Normal?: Bombing in Ankara kills Dozens
By Winston Obertan | ( GlobalVoices.org ) | - - Ankara. Wikimedia image. A bomb blast, believed to have originated from a car bomb, has killed at least 28 people and injured…![Are Outside Interventions in Syria undermining Int’l Law & our own Security?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/are-outside-interventions-in-syr-187x137.jpg)
Are Outside Interventions in Syria undermining Int’l Law & our own Security?
By Ingvild Bode | (The Conversation) | - - Since 2012, the war in Syria has lurched from one escalation to another. Syrians have been subjected to large-scale military force not only…![Turkey: Erdogan’s Domestic War for a Presidential System](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/turkey-erdogans-domestic-war-for-187x137.jpg)
Turkey: Erdogan’s Domestic War for a Presidential System
By Rosa Burç and Burak Çopur | TeleSur | - - The current war against the Kurds and oppositional voices is being waged to push an autocratic presidential system. The surprising electoral…![Has the Turkish-Saudi direct Military Intervention in Syria Begun?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/has-the-turkish-saudi-direct-mil-187x137.jpg)
Has the Turkish-Saudi direct Military Intervention in Syria Begun?
By Neil Thompson | (Informed Comment) | - - The news that Turkey has begun military strikes against the Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG) militia inside Syria marks an ominous chapter in…![Despite Syria Cease Fire, Belligerents Plot military Victory](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/despite-syria-cease-fire-bellige-187x137.jpg)
Despite Syria Cease Fire, Belligerents Plot military Victory
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Despite the announcement at Munich of a cessation of hostilities in Syria, to be implemented in the next week or so, all the…![Turkey must not strand new Wave of Syrian Refugees, & nor should Europe](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/turkey-must-not-strand-new-wave-187x137.jpg)
Turkey must not strand new Wave of Syrian Refugees, & nor should Europe
Human Rights Watch | - - (Istanbul) – Turkey should allow Syrians at its border fleeing the fighting in and around Aleppo to seek protection in Turkey, Human Rights Watch said today.…![Erdogan Threatened Europe with Refugees, now Demanding US abandon Syrian Kurds](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/erdogan-threatened-europe-with-r-187x137.jpg)
Erdogan Threatened Europe with Refugees, now Demanding US abandon Syrian Kurds
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Reuters reports that Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan allegedly bullied European leaders and threatened to drown Europe in refugees if his terms were not…![Turkey descends into civil war as conflict in southeast escalates](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/187x137/joris-4.jpg)
Turkey descends into civil war as conflict in southeast escalates
By Joris Leverink | (Inter Press Service) | - - ISTANBUL, Turkey, (IPS) - - The latest footage to come out of Sur, the historical district in Diyarbakir that has been under…![Turkish-Russian Airspace Conflict as Ankara-backed Turkmen flee Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/turkish-russian-airspace-conflic-187x137.jpg)
Turkish-Russian Airspace Conflict as Ankara-backed Turkmen flee Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russia rejected as "propaganda" on Saturday renewed Turkish charges that its fighter jets had crossed Turkish territory. NATO asked Moscow to respect its…![Why has Turkish Foreign Policy Gone Rogue & What does it mean for the US?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/why-has-turkish-foreign-policy-g-187x137.jpg)
Why has Turkish Foreign Policy Gone Rogue & What does it mean for the US?
By Nader Habibi | (The Conversation) | - - Turkey has become one of America’s most vital partners in the Middle East in promoting stability and growth in the region and a…![Noam Chomsky slams Turkish Pres. Erdogan for Arresting Academics, supporting Extremism](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/noam-chomsky-slams-turkish-pres-187x137.jpg)
Noam Chomsky slams Turkish Pres. Erdogan for Arresting Academics, supporting Extremism
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Matthew Weaver of the Guardian reports retired MIT linguist Noam Chomsky's reply to a personal attack by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan criticized…![Istanbul explosion: overview of this year’s surge in terror attacks in Turkey](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331033726im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/istanbul-explosion-overview-of-t-187x137.jpg)