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Muslim minorities and immigrants, who are the target of all kinds of demonization propaganda by far-right and racist parties across the world and especially in Europe, have been the target of Turkey’s main opposition party, CHP (Republican People's Party) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and his party members since 2012.
Furthermore, Cairo’s move complicated Ankara’s calculations and position in Libya, as the move threatened the stability in Tripolitania where Turkey’s interests are currently concentrated.
urkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently disclosed Turkey’s intention to launch a new military operation along the country’s southern border to eliminate terrorist elements and strongholds of the YPG, the PKK’s Syrian offshoot.
Read: Education in the Shadow of Civil War: Observations from the Ground in SyriaSince the beginning of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, Turkey has hosted a large influx of refugees, a development for which the country was not well prepared.
urkey’s Ministry of National Defence announced the launch of a new cross-border military operation called “Operation Claw-Lock” against the PKK in northern Iraq on April 18.
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Turkey and the War in Ukraine
Another important aspect of the Ukraine war is the exceptional position of Turkey, which has NATO’s second-largest military and whose role in regional issues significantly increased in recent years.
How might the election results affect relations with Turkey?
It seems that two political/ideological factions stand out in the French presidential elections.
urkey is seeking to counter the Western and neo-colonial influence in the African continent by its increasing economic as well as political presence in the continent.
n Friday February 18, 2022, Turkey celebrated the 70th anniversary of its NATO membership, stating that it wants friends to perfectly exhibit the unity and spirit of solidarity that form the backbone of NATO.
On many occasions and during Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s visit to Turkey last month, President Erdoğan has indicated Turkey’s willingness to repair ties with Egypt and the Gulf states.
ayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador of Arab/Palestinian origin, made his first visit to Turkey in January 2022, where he signed a series of agreements covering economy, defense industry, and technology among others with his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.