Turkey’s Secularists and Separatists Hand in Hand to the Ballots
It is well-known that Western media outlets deliberately disregard the Kurdish-nationalist HDP's obvious ties to the PKK terrorist organization.
To Counter Turkey, Saudi Arabia Backs the YPG in Syria
rom Ankara’s perspective, the PKK (the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party) and its Syria-based offshoot pose the most serious threat to Turkey’s national security.
Ending the Confusion over U.S. Withdrawal from Syria
that it will not attack the Syrian branch of the PKK.
Why are Local Elections Perceived as a Matter of National Survival in Turkey?
Turkey has been facing a serious threat from PKK terrorism since the end of the resolution process.
YPG’s Foreign Fighters: Volunteers or Terrorists?
All of these potential threats that the FTF returnees of a terrorist organization, say DAESH pose, apply to FTF returnees of the YPG - the PKK’s offshoot in northern Syria, without any exception.
Turkey’s S-400 Deal: The Last Straw that Breaks the Camel’s Back in US-Turkey Relations?
Two organizations, the PKK and FETO, have caused many casualties for the country.
Neither Sincere Nor Concrete: Is Turkey’s Opposition Getting Ready for Another Defeat?
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Kemalist-secular authorities and traditional Kemalist voters are unsatisfied with a quasi-alliance between the CHP and HDP due to the fact that the latter is the political arm of the PKK terrorist organization.
US Policy Towards Syria: A Tangled Mess of Bilateral Negotiations
First and foremost, the PKK issue is still the primary concern of Turkey.
A Safe Zone in Northern Syria is a Must for Turkey
investment in the YPG, the Syrian branch of the PKK, precluded any cooperation between the U.
Is the Turkish Opposition Really an Alternative?
More specifically, if the AK Party-MHP ruling bloc convinces the electorate that it’s loss of power will impair the fight against terrorism (PKK, FETO and DAESH) and deteriorate the country’s economy, which had recently taken a downturn, it will guarantee the election victory.
Protecting the YPG Should not be a Goal of the US Withdrawal
” This line of thinking makes a couple of flawed assumptions starting with equating the PKK’s Syrian affiliate the YPG with Syrian Kurds in general.
Turkey Charts an Independent Foreign Policy
Turkey’s assumption of control over the rest of its border with Syria is not only extremely logical, it is a vital aspect of finally eliminating the PKK/PYD’s ability to operate from Syria soil.
What was Offered to Ankara in Moscow?
Putin’s emphasis on the Adana Protocol, signed between Turkey & Syria in 1998 and redesigned in 2010 to fight against the PKK, brought new dynamics to the Russian approach to Turkey’s next move against the PKK/PYD in Syria.
Taking Stock of the Syria Withdrawal Decision
“partners” on the ground, the PKK-linked YPG forces, have not shied away from subtle threats in an effort to delay and complicate an American departure for their political purposes.
Sputnik Türkiye: The Voice of Moscow?
withdraws,” the news report strives to represent Turkey’s operation against terror groups PKK and YPG as illegitimate and depicts Turkey as an occupying force in Syria.
Trump’s Double “Conflation” Problem
At this point I should underscore that for years Turkey has been a safe haven not just to Syrian Arabs and Turkmens -and other ethnicities-, but also hundreds of thousands of Syrian Kurds, who fled the brutal Syrian regime and terrorist organizations such as the YPG, the PKK’s Syrian wing, which Trump and major international media outlets are outrageously happy to equate with Kurdish-ness.
Turkey’s Options for a Safe Zone in Syria
It seems that Turkey has some options to eliminate the security concerns emanating from the YPG-PKK in the region.
How Cheap Drones Became Assets for Terrorist Organizations
Later, as of the last quarter of 2016, drones were used intensely for assaults by Daesh, both against security forces in Operation Mosul in Iraq, and against the PKK/YPG terrorist organization, which were included in Operation Raqqa in Syria, and against the Syrian regime forces.
Another Bumpy Week in US-Turkey Relations
/EU designated PKK terror organization as well as its affiliates like the YPG.
Is the spring finally coming to the Turkey-PUK relations?
Salih’s visit was very important from two interrelated aspects: Turkey’s troubled relations with the PUK and the PKK’s activities in the PUK-controlled territories.
