Idlib’s Crumbling Ceasefire is a Frightening Prospect for Civilians
Due to the group’s former ties with al-Qaeda, pro-regime forces have labelled HTS a terrorist threat, and used the group’s past association as a rationale for military engagement.
An Alternative Vendor for Turkey’s Missile Defense: Eurosam’s SAMP/T
However, Ankara’s disappointment and lack of confidence in NATO was gradually deepened in many respects in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt (extradition request of Fetullah Gulen and other terrorists who escaped to other allied countries such as France and Germany), withdrawal of Patriot systems from Turkey, support to terrorist group PKK/PYD, and political and military differentiations on the Syria issue.
Operation Claw: Strategy, Scope and Goals
he Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) introduced geographical depth and diversification to its military operations against terror by initiating Operation Claw against elements of the PKK in the Hakurk area in northern Iraq on May 27, 2019.
US Finally Appoints Envoy to Turkey: Can Satterfield Repair the Relationship?
is essentially harboring a Turkish fugitive, Fetullah Gulen, and working with the YPG who Turkey considers a terrorist threat while Turks have purchased an S400 missile system from Russia.
Why Turkey Needed S-400 Missile System
uring the Cold War period and the decade following its ending, Turkey experienced a phase in which its defense policies were integrated to the policies developed by NATO, while terrorism was fought in line with the military’s foresight inside the country.
Who is Ursula von der Leyen, the new European Commission President?
Otherwise we run the risk of deepening the trenches from which terrorism grows.
European Neo-Nazis have Missiles. What’s Next?
According to the Global Terrorism Index, 47 attacks have occurred in Europe in 2018 carried out by “lone actors with far-right, white nationalists or anti-Muslim beliefs.
Turkey’s Intelligence Security
In the evaluation of MIT, which is the dominant coordinator of intelligence and the sole responsible organization in ensuring the security of Turkey, taking preventative measures against the re-occurrence of an event such as July 15 can be considered as a success criteria in the struggle with such a terrorist organization.
Turkey’s Civil-Military Relations after the Coup Attempt
Besides its own marginal, radical, blinded, and even terrorism-tolerating base, this societal rejection is a fundamental fact across Turkey’s nationalist, secular, conservative, Kemalist and ethnically motivated groups.
A Turkish-American Confrontation in Northeast Syria is Avoidable
n response to Turkey’s assembling of troops along the Syria-Tukey border to areas held by the YPG terror group, the U.
The Tiananmens Ignored by the Western Media
MSNBC did not apologize for its fake news
Three years has passed since the military coup attempt orchestrated by the Fetullah Terror Organization (FETO).
Remembering the July 15 Coup Attempt After Three Years
hree years ago, the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) initiated a coup attempt in Turkey to overthrow the government and seize power.
Cleaning the House: Anti-Opposition Campaign in Saudi Arabia
Among these accusations include leading a terrorist organization, opposing the blockade against Qatar, cooperating with the Muslim Brotherhood, rivaling the success of the government, being in contact with the royal family in Qatar, threatening national security, and provoking violence.
Why is there an Ever-Growing Opposition Towards the Sisi Regime in Egypt?
The 6 April Movement was also barred from establishing a political party and was taken to court for being a terrorist organization.
Three Ways to Increase Security in Afrin
Based on a dataset of two months of YPG attacks, I wrote earlier how the YPG is trying to sabotage security and how the YPG propaganda machine defends these terrorist attacks.
Is the Liberal Perspective Ahead of Turkish Politics?
The Gezi Park incidents, which caused a serious political and societal damage, were followed by the December 17 and 25 investigations, a purge attempt by the members of Gulenist Terror Group (FETO), the coup attempt on 15 July, 2016, orchestrated by FETO and the state of emergency declared after the coup attempt.
The Washington Post drops Journalism to a new low
he PKK is a terrorist organization that was formed in the late 1970s and launched an armed struggle against the Turkish government in 1984, calling for an independent Kurdish state within Turkey.
‘A New International Order to Serve the Interests of Humanity’: Erdogan – Xi Jinping Meeting
, such as FETO, the fight against PKK terrorism, the purchase of S-400s, still remain unsolved.
Who Was Behind the Attack on Oil Tankers in the Persian Gulf?
The IRGC was designed as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.
How US Sanctions on Iran and Russia affect Turkey
Caner gave the example of how the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were listed as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.
