Turkey’s Snap Elections: Why During the State of Emergency?
Between 2015 and July, 2016, a total of 1864 people, including civilians, police and military officers, were killed in the attacks of Daesh and the PKK terror group.
No Unified Front for Turkey’s Ethnic Kurdish Parties
The heaviest chunk of the bloc, HDP, is instrumentalized by the PKK in the legal political sphere of Turkey.
Erdogan’s New Way in Turkish Foreign Policy
These include the PYD-PKK issue between Ankara and Washington, S-400s, Turkey-EU relations, Syria, the PKK in Syria, and so on.
The Odds for Erdogan and Demirtas in Turkey’s Presidential Elections
First, the very same masses saw that Demirtas has no power over the future of the Kurdish question while the PKK keeps hijacking his electoral successes.
Education matters: Why does Turkey operate schools in the Euphrates Shield Region of Syria?
In total, the military operation cleared 1,000 km from terrorist groups including the PKK/YPG and Daesh.
Is the Turkey-US Agreement Still Valid in Manbij?
Secretary of State, Pompeo, held a bilateral meeting in Brussels to talk about current political rifts between Ankara and Washington, specifically to discuss how both sides can work towards overcoming the issue of PKK/YPG presence in Manbij.
Macron Tries to Nudge Trump on Syria Policy
Using the PKK’s Syrian branch the YPG, the Obama administration brought great strains to the relationship with Turkey as well.
The Weakness of the Turkish Opposition
The pro-PKK Kurdish HDP in this picture illustrates a totally different ideological performance.
Why Will Anti-Erdoganism Bring Defeat to the Opposition?
The HDP, too, thinks that the return of the old Turkey would create a political situation where the alienation of Kurds from the Turkish state and creation of an independent “Kurdistan” under the control of the PKK could be more likely.
What Does the Snap Election Mean for Turkish Foreign Policy?
Moreover, it might impact the course of the fight against terrorism, particularly against the PKK.
Pentagon dismisses Trump’s “rumours” of an exit from Syria
Being a Syrian offshoot of the PKK, an outlawed terrorist organization recognized by Turkey, the European Union and the United States, the U.
Does Pentagon’s 2019 Budget Deny Trump’s Latest Syria Statement?
Department of Defense, Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request, Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) COUNTER-ISIS
From fighting Daesh to becoming strategic partners
The Obama administration decided to work with the Syrian branch of the PKK in order to fight Daesh.
What does US Withdrawal from Syria Mean for Turkey?
Despite the fact that Ankara has not made an explicit announcement on this issue, Turkey is likely to appreciate the American act of pulling out of Syria, if the timing and methodology simultaneously correspond with Turkey’s strategy against the PKK in the country.
Astana Round 2 – Erdogan, Putin, Rouhani commit to Syrian territorial integrity
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Although Turkey has maintained that the YPG/PKK terror threat is of ultimate concern for the territorial integrity and security of Turkey, the bulk of the YPG controlled areas in northern Syria remain funded by the United States.
Surprise visit by President Erdogan is welcomed by a joyous and relieved Hatay
The operation in Afrin, beginning in January of this year and ending last month, has been hailed by people in Turkey and those in the northwestern regions of Syria as not only a success against the PKK/PYD tyranny, but also on the fact that it has become one of the numbered peaceful places within the calamitous ongoing Syrian Civil War.
How Old is France’s Latest Syria Move?
But they did not touch on the fact that many international NGOs issued various reports indicating that the YPG and PKK terror groups, which adopt an ideology with Stalinist and fascist elements, armed 10-year-old children and made 15-16 year-old children organize kamikaze attacks.
Turkey in the Aftermath of the Afrin Operation
Pro-PKK sources even claimed that in the meeting Macron promised to send troops to prevent a further Turkish “aggression” against the SDF.
Who Decides Whether Islam Belongs to Germany or Not?
” These attacks took place right after PYD/PKK terrorist sympathizers threatened to carry out more violence against Turkish mosques and associations in Germany over the Internet.
Can Manbij serve as a Model for US-Turkey Cooperation in Syria?
For Turkey, the PKK was trying to accomplish what it could not inside Turkey by creating an autonomous zone in northern Syria through the YPG.
CHP’s Possible Strategies for the 2019 Election
However, even though both parties retain their vote share, the CHP and the Iyi Party from the nationalist tradition are concerned about being in the same bloc with the HDP, whose public image has been tarnished due to the party’s link to the terror group PKK.
