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16/08/2019in Politics
Turkish Defence Minister at Syria border to urge U.S. for prompt joint action
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar has paid an unscheduled visit to the built-up Turkish troops in Şanlıurfa at Syria border on August 16 with Chief of Joint Staff General Yaşar Güler and force commanders. The obvious aim of the visit is to supervise the process of establishing a Joint Operation Centre with the U.S. forces...
18/07/2019in Politics
Turkey asks U.S. to revoke its F-35 removal decision to avoid “irreparable damage” in ties.
A Pentagon announcement was made on July 17 about removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program because of Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 missiles. The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a strong statement in response, in the later hours, asking the U.S. to revoke the decision “which will ...
03/12/2018in Turkish Foreign Relations Analysis Forecast
Erdoğan couldn’t say “One minute!” to the Saudi Crown Prince
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said he regret that he missed the opportunity to “complete” what the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had started by opening up the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during the leaders’ conference of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires on Nov 30-Dec 1. In a press conference after the...
23/07/2019in Politics
More U.S. sanctions might further push Turkey toward Russia
The Turkish service of the Russian Sputnik channel ended the political show of three Turkish journalists on July 19, a day after they interviewed Ahmet Davutoğlu, the former prime minister of President Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) but now one of the in-house dissidents in preparations of a new party. Ironically, when asked...
03/03/2019in Politics
Russian missiles separate NATO allies U.S. and Turkey
What would President Trump ask from Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan if he were allowed to ask for one thing only? An American official talking to a group of Turks on condition of anonymity recently asked that rhetorical question and continued without waiting for the Turks to answer: it would be to cancel the Russian S-400...

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Turkey asks U.S. to revoke its F-35 removal decision to avoid “irreparable damage” in ties.

Turkey suspects terrorist attack in the killing of its diplomat in Iraq’s Kurdish region

U.S. faces a blow to its reputation with Turkish S-400 deal with Russia

Russian S-400 missile parts arrive in Turkey despite U.S. threats

Russian missiles: a stress test to Turkey’s relations with the U.S. and the West

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Pro-government think tank exposes Turkish reporters as “extensions” of international media

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Lessons from the landslide victory of Turkish opposition over Erdoğan

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Turkish Defence Minister at Syria border to urge U.S. for prompt joint action

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More U.S. sanctions might further push Turkey toward Russia

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