Sweden and Finland NATO Membership: The Calculus of Alliance Politics
A reason for the Turkish reservations about Sweden’s and Finland’s membership is the arms embargo on the Turkish defense industry.
Politics
Aim of Afrin operation: Justice
Addressing local officials at the presidential complex, President Erdogan stated that Turkey’s concern in Syria is the “establishment of justice,…
Operation Olive Branch to create 30-kilometer-deep safe zone
Operation Olive Branch aims to create 30-kilometer-deep (approx. 19 miles) safe zone in northwestern Afrin region of Syria, Turkish prime…
Mattis: Turkey has legitimate security concerns
Turkey has legitimate security concerns over insurgency inside its borders, U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Sunday, according to U.S. media reports.
Turkey’s Afrin Operation dominates headlines of Arab media
Arab media have shed the spotlight on Turkey’s ongoing Operation Olive Branch to dislodge the PYD/PKK terrorist group from northern…
Turkish fighter jets take off from Incirlik airbase towards Syria
While some Turkish fighter jets took off from the base, others remained on alert. Meanwhile, military cargo planes kept arriving…
Erdogan: Operation Olive Branch to complete in a very short time
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday afternoon said the ongoing Operation Olive Branch in Syria’s Afrin will be completed…
Turkish main opposition backs the Operation Olive Branch
Republican People’s Party Deputy Chair Tezcan says his party hopes Turkish army achieves goal in Afrin.
Turkey’s steps not against Syrian Kurds
Kalin stated: “I want to underline once more that the steps Turkey takes towards protecting its own national security in…
US: From “border security” to “hold” force in Syria
Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon stated: “There was a mis-characterization of the training that we are providing to local security forces…
Turkey and EU to get closer in 2018
Turkey’s permanent representative to the European Union, Faruk Kaymakci, who stated that in an attempt to gain momentum in relations,…
The US insists on sponsoring terror in Afrin
While the Trump administration continues to provide military and financial assistance to the PKK/PYD in the name of fighting Daesh,…
US State Dept withholds $65M aid to Palestine
Following the U.S. failure to attract international support for its Jerusalem decision and following the embarrassment of the Trump administration…
US ought to reverse border force plan
In a written statement, Ahmet Berat Conkar criticized the decision made by the U.S. and claimed that unless reversed, the…
Turkey may expand operations in Syria
The Turkish Foreign Minister stated that “Turkey’s precautions against the YPG/PKK cannot be limited to Afrin alone. There is also…
French Mayor bans “anti-republican” meals
As of Monday 15 January, Mayor of Beaucaire – a town in the south of France – Julien Sanchez, and…
US army plan against territorial integrity in Syria
On Sunday 14 January, Ryan Dillon, spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition, officially known as the Combined Joint Task Force –Operation…
PYD/PKK terrorists attack civilians in Azaz, Syria
On Sunday 14 January, the PYD/PKK terrorist organization located in Syria targeted the residential area in Azaz with multiple rocket…
Turkey will clear PKK/PYD terror in Afrin
The Turkish army fired intermittent artillery shells from Reyhanli’s Ogulpinar border gate in the southwestern Turkish province of Hatay.
