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Archives: Turkey
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?
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
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
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
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?
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
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?: 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?
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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…