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Ankara’s conditional support for US-bound SDF deal in SyriaAnkara’s conditional support for US-bound SDF deal in Syria

Ankara’s conditional support for US-bound SDF deal in Syria

The agreement announced on March 10 on the Kurdish-base Syrian Defense Forces, SDF joining the Syrian army was brokered by…

3 months ago
PKK explores Syria exit strategy through SDF autonomy dealPKK explores Syria exit strategy through SDF autonomy deal

PKK explores Syria exit strategy through SDF autonomy deal

On the evening of January 16, the Kurdistan Democratic Party's (KDP) Foreign Relations office made a brief but significant post…

5 months ago
Syrian FM in Ankara: Erdoğan pursues twin strategy on Kurdish issue and SyriaSyrian FM in Ankara: Erdoğan pursues twin strategy on Kurdish issue and Syria

Syrian FM in Ankara: Erdoğan pursues twin strategy on Kurdish issue and Syria

Syria's interim Foreign Minister Assad Hassan al-Shibani met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on January 15 in Ankara, marking the…

5 months ago
“Hun be xer Hatîn”: How three words signal Türkiye’s Kurdish policy shift“Hun be xer Hatîn”: How three words signal Türkiye’s Kurdish policy shift

“Hun be xer Hatîn”: How three words signal Türkiye’s Kurdish policy shift

The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and Kurdish-issue focused DEM Party continue to confound their adversaries - and I mean this…

6 months ago
The Kobani verdicts: Dissecting a political trialThe Kobani verdicts: Dissecting a political trial

The Kobani verdicts: Dissecting a political trial

The Ankara 22nd High Criminal Court handed down heavy sentences in the Kobani Trial on May 16. The most notable…

1 year ago
Turkey-US relations: overcoming the major hurdle to turn a new pageTurkey-US relations: overcoming the major hurdle to turn a new page

Turkey-US relations: overcoming the major hurdle to turn a new page

Turkish Foreign Minsiter Hakan Fidan had a meeting with his US counterpart Antony Blinken in Washington on March 8. "There…

1 year ago
Turkish police nab ISIS cells in preparation for New Year attacksTurkish police nab ISIS cells in preparation for New Year attacks

Turkish police nab ISIS cells in preparation for New Year attacks

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said via his “X” account that 29 ISIS members, who were preparing terrorist attacks on churches…

1 year ago
The 2nd “hood Incident” with Türkiye and the YPG dilemma of the USAThe 2nd “hood Incident” with Türkiye and the YPG dilemma of the USA

The 2nd “hood Incident” with Türkiye and the YPG dilemma of the USA

In an unprecedented response to the US downing of a Turkish UCAV in Syria on October 5, the Turkish Ministry…

2 years ago
US Special Forces train militants PKK: The Washington PostUS Special Forces train militants PKK: The Washington Post

US Special Forces train militants PKK: The Washington Post

It would have escaped my attention if I had not followed the Twitter accounts of two terrorism experts. One from…

2 years ago
Erdoğan demands a ceasefire from Putin signals meeting AssadErdoğan demands a ceasefire from Putin signals meeting Assad

Erdoğan demands a ceasefire from Putin signals meeting Assad

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine to support peace and negotiation…

2 years ago