... issues, including that of Palestine and Kashmir.
Washington and the European Union have grown distant to the two counties due to ideological and political differences, and a lack of coordination with Turkey and Pakistan on migrant issues. Under President Erdogan, Turkey has been navigating its own path with Pakistan, partially due to this alienation from America and the European Union. Instead, the countries started to align themselves towards Russia, aiming to boost cooperation, understanding, support, and ...
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 ...
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 and the St. Petersburg summit was ...
... okay with the erosion of democratic values and a deeply undemocratic military occupation of the West Bank as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict stifles Israel’s left and drives its people further to the right. The assault on democratic norms in Turkey by its government is far worse. Still worse in that region, the Arab Spring has, in general, become a massive tragedy.
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Additionally, democracy by no means appears stable or secure overall in either Sub-Saharan Africa or in Latin America....
... countries that 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 ...
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 ...
... of politics in Turkey evolved in such a way that former presidents of the Republic chose not to directly intervene into the policymaking processes of governments. Yet Erdogan intends to change this tradition. Just before the presidential elections, Erdogan exclaimed that “new Turkey” needs an active, not passive, president. In fact, compared with former presidents who were elected by the parliament, the new president has the advantage of possessing greater legitimacy as he is now elected by the people. Erdogan may use ...
... interest earnings in the past because real interest rates were very high due to economic and political instabilities. Today, this “interest lobby” is unhappy because real interest rates are almost zero. So, these circles would like to see Erdogan resigned and Turkey would go back to “the good old days.” The same with political opposition movements that also want to come to power but see that they have no chance to defeat Erdogan in the ballot box.
Another dimension here is that Turkey is emerging ...
... were some foreigners from Iran and from some European countries. Rather peculiar details were offered regarding alleged seized explosives. However, so far there have been more questions than answers. Importantly, there were external trails alleged by Erdogan.
Finally, our comments on the political context of the events in Turkey cannot but allude to yet another detail. Political life in Turkey should be taken in the context of the forthcoming presidential election in August 2014, which will be preceded by municipal elections. The political race, quite naturally, is intensifying,...
