Sourced : EKathimerini.com Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of Turkey’s opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Tuesday challenged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of limiting his demands to an “update” of the Lausanne Treaty during his recent visit to Greece. “Why didn’t he say anything about the 18 islands occupied by Greece,” Kilicdaroglu said, referring to the… Continue reading TURKISH OPPOSITION CHIEF CHALLENGES ERDOGAN OVER GREECE VISIT
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ERDOGAN THREATENS TO CUT OFF OIL FLOW FROM IRAQ’S KURDISH AREA OVER REFERENDUM
Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned on Sept. 25 Turkey could cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the outside world, intensifying pressure on the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over its independence referendum. Voting began on Sept. 25 despite strong opposition from Iraq’s central government and neighboring… Continue reading ERDOGAN THREATENS TO CUT OFF OIL FLOW FROM IRAQ’S KURDISH AREA OVER REFERENDUM
TRUMP MAY HAVE TO SANCTION HIS TURKISH PRESIDENT BEST BUDDY
Sourced : The Washington Post By Josh Rogin Before their meeting Thursday, President Trump praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, bragged about their friendship and claimed that U.S.-Turkey relations are at an all time high. Trump may not be aware he might soon have to sanction Erdogan for striking a major arms deal with Vladimir… Continue reading TRUMP MAY HAVE TO SANCTION HIS TURKISH PRESIDENT BEST BUDDY
TRUMP TRIES TO REASSURE ERDOGAN AFTER U.S. PLAN TO ARM KURDS OF SYRIA
Sourced : Bloomberg By Margaret Talev President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to repair relations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is alarmed about a U.S. plan to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria. Trump said he and the Turkish president would have a “long and hard discussion” as he welcomed Erdogan to the Oval Office… Continue reading TRUMP TRIES TO REASSURE ERDOGAN AFTER U.S. PLAN TO ARM KURDS OF SYRIA
TURKEY’S WORLWIDE MONITORING OF SUSPECTED GULEN SUPPORTERS
Sourced : Spiegel By Hasnain Kazim The Turkish Embassy in Tokyo took the easier route: In a secret report, it listed 15 schools believed to be associated with Muslim preacher Fethullah Gülen. The list included the schools’ names, Japanese addresses, names of the school heads, email addresses, telephone numbers and the dates of their establishment.… Continue reading TURKEY’S WORLWIDE MONITORING OF SUSPECTED GULEN SUPPORTERS
EX-PENTAGON ADVISOR : “TURKEY HEADED TOWARDS CIVIL CONFLICT, IF NOT CIVIL WAR”
Sourced : Kom News Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and former Pentagon Staff Advisor Michael Rubin said that Turkey is headed towards “a prolonged period of civil conflict if not civil war,” in an interview with Firat News Agency (ANF) published on Wednesday. Answering a question on the 16 April referendum in Turkey,… Continue reading EX-PENTAGON ADVISOR : “TURKEY HEADED TOWARDS CIVIL CONFLICT, IF NOT CIVIL WAR”
TURKISH GOVERNMENT DISMISSED 22,920 MILITARY PERSONNEL AFTER JULY 15
Sourced : Turkish Minute Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık stated that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government dismissed a total of 22,920 military personnel after a coup attempt on July 15, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Friday. In response to a question by Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Muharrem İnce, Işık… Continue reading TURKISH GOVERNMENT DISMISSED 22,920 MILITARY PERSONNEL AFTER JULY 15
TURKISH NEWSPAPER CLAIMS THAT GREECE’S PRESIDENT VISITED A “TURKISH ISLAND OCCUPIED BY GREECE”
Sourced : Keep Talking Greece Turkey continues to escalate tension in the Aegean Sea. Ankara is determined to challenge Greece’s sovereignty either through official statements or through its media. Daily newspaper Sözcü published its Friday front page claiming that Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos visited a …Turkish island that is occupied by Greeks. The President visited… Continue reading TURKISH NEWSPAPER CLAIMS THAT GREECE’S PRESIDENT VISITED A “TURKISH ISLAND OCCUPIED BY GREECE”
HOW ERDOGAN WILL DERAIL CYPRUS’ REUNIFICATION
Sourced : Politico By Mujtaba Rahman (Head of Eurasia Group’s Europe practice) The divided island of Cyprus is probably the closest it has ever been to being reunified. For the first time, both the North and the South have elected leaders who are genuinely willing to work toward a solution to the decades-old conflict. Over… Continue reading HOW ERDOGAN WILL DERAIL CYPRUS’ REUNIFICATION
TURKEY’S NEW MAPS ARE RECLAIMING THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
Sourced : Foreign Policy By Nick Danforth Erdogan’s aggressive nationalism is now spilling over Turkey’s borders, grabbing land in Greece and Iraq In the past few weeks, a conflict between Ankara and Baghdad over Turkey’s role in the liberation of Mosul has precipitated an alarming burst of Turkish irredentism. On two separate occasions, President Recep… Continue reading TURKEY’S NEW MAPS ARE RECLAIMING THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE