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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Cockburn: Whose side is Turkey on?
From Patrick Cockburn‘s article published by London Review of Books: ‘..And then there was the Turkish problem. US planes attacking Isis forces in Kobani had to fly 1200 miles from their bases in the Gulf because Turkey wouldn’t allow the … Continue reading
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Reuters: ‘Turkish foreign policy is in ruins’
Reuters posted today a vastly critical analysis of the AKP government’s foreign policy, describing it as falling apart: ”..Turkey’s foreign policy is in ruins. Its once shining image as a Muslim democracy and regional power in the NATO alliance and … Continue reading
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Who is in charge in Ankara? Erdoğan or Davutoğlu?
The issue with Syria is whether or not things are spinning out of control more than they would otherwise. Kobani is a focal point (and justifiably so), Turkmens are also under assault and the advances of the Islamic State in … Continue reading
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Reuters: More isolation at risk for Ankara, if its foreign policy not revisited
The U.S. decision to air-drop weapons to Kurdish forces in Syria on the same day Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan dismissed them as terrorists is the latest false note in the increasingly discordant mood music coming out of Washington and Ankara, … Continue reading
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Survey Turkey: One fifth of AKP supporters do not see ISIL as ‘terrorist organisation’
A survey by Gezici Research conducted in October has revealed that the overwhelming majority of Turks do not believe they would receive a fair trial with a judiciary that is seen to be heavily influenced by the political authorities, reports … Continue reading
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Why Kobane matters – and not
By Roger Shanahan, this piece is posted at National Interest: ”…One of the principles of war that applies to insurgent groups as much as it does to conventional armies is the maintenance of momentum. If you have momentum, then you … Continue reading
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HRW on new Turkish draft law: ‘The gov’t preparing for a new clampdown on opponents
A new government bill presented to the Turkish Parliament that provides police and prosecutors with sweeping powers in searches, seizures, wiretaps, detentions and arrests, would reverse reforms approved in February and thus should be rejected, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said … Continue reading
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Erdoğan: I don’t understand why Kobani is so strategic for US
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized the US’s airdrops of weapons for Syrian Kurds in the besieged town of Kobani, saying on Wednesday that ammunition had been seized by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and underlining that … Continue reading
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