The PKK and its Complicated Future
The PKK/YPG had vowed that Afrin would be Turkey’s Vietnam.
Is the Turkish Economy Overheating?
The current inflation rate in Turkey is mostly driven by supply conditions.
CHP’s Possible Strategies for the 2019 Election
Six years after the death of one of Turkey’s leading political figures, Necmettin Erbakan, this saying has been viable for the attitude of the main opposition, the Republican People’s Party (CHP).
The Identity Crisis of the Iyi Party
Even if the party claimed to become Turkey's largest catch-all party, it was seen from the names on the Founders Committee that most of the founding members had been involved in political affairs on the nationalist and centre-right lines in the past.
Turkish scientists embark on second Antarctic expedition
Initially proposed through a workshop held at the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in 2013, Turkish scientists alongside state officials hope that the new prospects will not only boost Turkey’s scientific capabilities and research capacity, but also increase the diplomatic profile within the international scientific and political community.
From top of the CIA to US Secretary of State: Mike Pompeo
Pompeo and Turkey
Pompeo’s name was first heard within the Turkish media and public when he tweeted about the country – a tweet that was later deleted.
New Cold War heats up around Cyprus
I said the situation could give rise to a new Russian-led axis in the region which would test Turkey’s allegiances, and warned of proxy conflicts emerging in Cyprus between Turkish and Greek Cypriots.
Strategic Exit in Afrin, but Whose Strategy?
Turkey planned and executed how the city would be captured with full control from day one.
Is Pompeo the Right Man for a Trumpian Foreign Policy?
In the anti-Daesh coalition efforts, the administration allowed CENTCOM to take the lead and continued the policy of allying with “local partners” (YPG) to defeat Daesh, resulting in tensions with NATO ally Turkey.
What Will Pre-Electoral Alliances Bring to the Turkish Political System?
ne of the most important consequences of a consensus-based climate formed between the AK Party and the MHP after the July 15 coup attempt was the legal amendment allowing the formation of formal pre-electoral alliances in Turkey.
The PYD’s Forced Migration Policy in Syria
The organization, which started organizing and collecting a base under the name of “Apocular” in eastern and southeastern Turkey during the 1970s, initially kicked off a sweeping process of destruction against religious functionaries along with the members of various Kurdish organizations such as the Revolutionary Democratic Culture Association (DDKD), the Revolutionary Eastern Culture Clubs (DDKO), Kawa and Rizgari.
Who will land on both feet after the Afrin Operation?
iming to eliminate terrorist elements of PKK/YPG, The Operation Olive Branch (OOB) launched by Turkey on January 20 revealed how local, regional and international actors in the Syrian crisis are intertwined.
Turkish opposition ex-official gets 10 years in jail
The government accuses the HDP of being linked to the PKK, which is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.
Afrin residents were forced to dig ditches
Turkey has been watching the YPG by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which show how the terrorist organization prevent residents to leave the city.
Germany’s Muslims urge solidarity after mosque attacks
At least 27 mosques in Germany were targeted in attacks in the first three months of this year, after the terrorist PYD/PKK group threatened to carry out violent acts to protest against Turkey’s counterterrorism operation in northwestern Syria.
Turkish FM postpones US trip in wake of Tillerson exit
Turkey’s foreign minister has postponed a previously scheduled trip to Washington as the torch is passed at the U.
3,444 terrorists ‘neutralized’ in Afrin operation
20, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to clear YPG/PKK-Daesh terrorists from Afrin, northwestern Syria.
Erdogan ‘hopes’ Afrin is liberated ‘by this evening’
urkey’s president said on Wednesday he hopes the northwestern Syrian city of Afrin would be liberated from terrorists “by this evening.
YPG/PKK forced recruitment of children: Rights reports
According to the Turkish General Staff, Operation Olive Branch aims to establish security and stability along Turkey’s borders and the region as well as to protect Syrians from terrorist oppression and cruelty.
Some Myths about the YPG
ver since Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch in northwestern Syria, its goals have been mischaracterized and quite a few myths continue to thrive.
