Sourced: Al Monitor By Semih Idiz Ankara’s already strained relations with the West are heading for heightened tensions following President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call for snap presidential and parliamentary elections to be held June 24. At issue are bans in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands prohibiting Turkish politicians from canvassing expatriate Turks there and the… Continue reading TURKEY’S SNAP ELECTIONS SET TO ESCALATE TENSIONS WITH EUROPE
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ERDOGAN MIGHT CONSIDER GREEK SOLDIERS’ EXTRADITION IF 8 COUP SUSPECTS RETURNED
Sourced: Ahval News Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a live interview at pro-government NTV channel said he might consider extraditing 2 Greek soldiers if Greece returned 8 coup suspects. Erdogan for the first time this openly tied 2 jailed Greek soldiers’ fate to 8 Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece immediately after the failed… Continue reading ERDOGAN MIGHT CONSIDER GREEK SOLDIERS’ EXTRADITION IF 8 COUP SUSPECTS RETURNED
ERDOGAN ANNOUNCES DATE FOR SNAP ELECTIONS
Sourced: Daily Sabah President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday announced that Turkey will have snap parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24, 2018, after a meeting with opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) chairman Devlet Bahçeli at the presidential complex, a day after the latter called for snap elections to be held in August. The meeting,… Continue reading ERDOGAN ANNOUNCES DATE FOR SNAP ELECTIONS
COULD THE U.S AND TURKEY GO TO WAR ?
Sourced: AEI By Michael Rubin It was the stuff of nationalist drivel and mad conspiracy, but in Turkey it was an instant best-seller. Almost 15 years ago, Turkish novelists Orkun Ucar and Burak Turna penned a thriller titled Metal Storm, which describes a U.S.-Turkey war in which the United States occupies Istanbul, a Turkish agent… Continue reading COULD THE U.S AND TURKEY GO TO WAR ?
ERDOGAN REBUFFS MOSCOW’S CALL TO HAND AFRIN TO SYRIAN GOVERNMENT
Sourced: Al Monitor By Ayla Jean Yackley Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday rejected a call by Moscow to hand control of Afrin province to the Syrian government, saying Ankara would withdraw its forces when it felt the time was right. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at an April 9 news conference that… Continue reading ERDOGAN REBUFFS MOSCOW’S CALL TO HAND AFRIN TO SYRIAN GOVERNMENT
STOP PRETENDING AMERICA AND TURKEY ARE ALLIES
Sourced : The National Interest By Doug Bandow Washington officials routinely call Turkey a vital ally, yet Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government has threatened U.S. forces cooperating with Kurdish militias in northern Syria. After American military spokesmen warned that U.S. troops would defend themselves, Erdoğan promised the famed “Ottoman slap.” Alas, doing… Continue reading STOP PRETENDING AMERICA AND TURKEY ARE ALLIES
TURKISH PRESIDENT TAYYIP ERDOGAN RILES GREEK HOSTS WITH REVISIONIST TALK
Sourced : FRANCE24.COM President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began a state visit to Greece on Thursday, the first by a Turkish head of state in 65 years, by needling his hosts with revisionist border talk and complaints about its treatment of Muslims. In what he called a “historic” visit, Erdogan said Athens was neglecting the Muslim… Continue reading TURKISH PRESIDENT TAYYIP ERDOGAN RILES GREEK HOSTS WITH REVISIONIST TALK
TURKEY ACCUSE CIA OF ENGINEERING FAILED COUP
Sourced : Al Monitor By Mustafa Akyol On Dec. 1, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s office issued an arrest warrant for Graham Fuller, who was identified in Turkish media as a “former CIA official,” or, more provocatively, as a “CIA agent.” Fuller was accused of “attempting to overthrow the government of the Republic of Turkey… Continue reading TURKEY ACCUSE CIA OF ENGINEERING FAILED COUP
HOW THE BALKANS WERE WON: A TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY SUCCESS STORY
Sourced : The National Interest By Vuk Vuksanovic On October 10 2017, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan went on a state visit to Serbia. While there, he met with his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vučić, and stated: “Together with Serbia and with the entire Balkans, we want to make steps to resolve all the problems.” Vučić… Continue reading HOW THE BALKANS WERE WON: A TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY SUCCESS STORY
TURKEY, IRAN LEADERS TO PUT HEADS TOGETHER TO KEEP REGION SAFE FROM GROWING THREATS
Sourced : Daily Sabah President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday for an official visit to to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues amid growing tension following the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) referendum to secede from Iraq. According to presidential sources, Erdoğan is scheduled to meet with his Iranian counterpart Hassan… Continue reading TURKEY, IRAN LEADERS TO PUT HEADS TOGETHER TO KEEP REGION SAFE FROM GROWING THREATS