... become more clearly visible with more world summits, military cooperation projects, and the equally advantageous economic growth which flourished under the leadership of conservative Turkish Prime Minister and equally conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ever since he gained power, Erdogan has dominated Turkish politics in the region and had a major influence in Pakistan. Pakistan has started tilting away from its traditional Gulf base towards its Anatolian ally who is returning to the international ...
In response to the
terrorist attack carried out by Islamic State in the Turkish city of Gaziantep
on August 20, 2016 and the
shelling of the border town of Karkamış
by militants, Turkey
has announced the launch of
Shield of the Euphrates
operation, the aim of which is to destroy the militants’ bases in the Turkey–Syria border regions.
On the first day of the operation on August 24, Turkish fighter jets and artillery liquidated
more than 80 terrorist targets
. Backed by Turkish troops...
On August 9, 2016 a high level meeting between Presidents of Russia and Turkey took place in St. Petersburg. This crucially important summit was the first foreign visit made by Erdogan after the failed coup attempt in Turkey on July, 15.
Historically speaking bilateral relations between Turkey and Russia have been shaped according to their respective relations, positive or negative, with the West. Today the situation is no different ...
Sudden, shocking, disturbing, and largely self-propelled trends in America and Europe are doing more damage to Western democracy today than Soviet armies or nuclear missiles ever did during the Cold War
By Brian E. Frydenborg (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter @bfry1981), originally published March 17th, 2016, on LinkedIn Pulse
Clockwise: Photo/Agencies, Cheryl Evans/The Republic, AP
AMMAN — Roughly a quarter-century ago, the world seemed poised for a triumph of democracy and human rights unprecedented...
... make these statements. Syria is not Bahrain or Yemen. The war in Syria is fraught with direct confrontation with Iran and Russia. I think the Saudis are not ready for a large-scale ground operation - either politically or technically. As for Turkey, Erdogan is not crazy either. He does not want to get involved into the war in Syria. It appears that Turkey is not planning large-scale operations in the Syrian territory.
Interviewed by Nina Leontieva
Source:
Pravda.com
In the wake of Turkey’s downing of a Russian military jet that violated its airspace and Russia’s resulting casualties, tensions are certainly on the rise. Despite the fact that these tensions should not be overblown, important questions about Putin’s aims need to be addressed. Yet in the end, the saddest thing is how avoidable this incident was and how easy it would be to improve this situation dramatically.
By Brian E. Frydenborg (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter @bfry1981), originally...
The Evolution of Spin in Turkey’s Justice and Development Party
Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) won a shock victory in the country’s snap election held on November 1, 2015, receiving 49 per cent of the votes. Given the Party’s performance in the June election, where it picked up a modest 40 per cent of votes, analysts were not predicting anything special for the AKP. Party officials were equally shocked by the result. The secret to the Party’s success lies...
Limits of power and debates on a new presidential system
Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the first publicly held presidential elections in the first round, albeit with a narrow margin of 1.7 per cent. In the aftermath of the elections, Erdogan and the AK Party have chosen to delay the debates on the shift of power as it relates ...
Interview with Dr. Mustafa Acar, Rector and professor of Aksaray University
Interview
Since Erdogan’s Justice and Development (AK) party took office in late 2002 Turkey became more prosperous and politically mobilized. Turkey is not a full-fledged democracy yet but its government does change through the ballot box and it is definitely ...
Interview with Ambassador Pyotr Stegny
Interview
Well-known Russian scholar and diplomat
Pyotr Stegny
, a RIAC member, speaks on current events in Turkey. He regards the confrontation between the government and protesters as the conflict between Erdogan's ruling style and the pluralistic and democratic Turkish political culture. "The situation is rather similar to the recent marches in New York City. Occupy Wall Street is an inter-democratic type of conflict."
Q: Good morning, Mr. Stegnyi....
