Turkish Foreign and Security Policy at the Crossroad
The election campaigns were mostly shaped by Turkish foreign and security policies concerning the Syrian crisis, the PKK, and the fight against terrorism.
Will Turkey Launch a New Operation in the East of the Euphrates?
In order to protect its national security, Turkey is trying to eliminate the terrorist threat and trying to accelerate the return of refugees to safe zones.
The Fate of Syria’s Constitutional Committee
forces kill scores of civilians in the name of fighting terror.
Turkey’s Kurds Choose the AK Party over HDP Separatism
Quite the opposite, the AK Party increased its votes in the region and this tells us that the AK Party’s stiff counterterrorism measures against the PKK have also damaged the PKK’s political wing, the HDP.
The Safety and Reliability of Elections in Turkey
To that end, Parliament passed Law No 7102 last year, which introduced the relocation of ballot boxes in order to merge ballot boxes for the prevention of possible pressures of the PKK terrorist organization on the electorate and to enable easier access to ballot boxes for the electorate who are unable to go to polling stations.
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
The same newspaper put out a piece in 2017, only five days after the Saudi/UAE-led bloc began sieging Qatar, that featured a photo of the PKK terrorist organization’s founder, Abdullah Ocalan, with officials from Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Cairo.
What’s Behind Turkey and Iran’s Joint Operation on the PKK?
While the PKK was formed to pursue a terror campaign in Turkey, PJAK, the organization’s Iran branch, has troubled Iran at certain times.
Jacinda Ardern and the World’s Muslims
Following the terror attacks on two mosques on March 15, she announced that the Friday azan would be broadcast live on state radio and television across the country, and there would be two minutes of silence to commemorate the victims while all women in the country were invited to wear the headscarf to display solidarity.
Turkey’s Reliable Diplomacy in the Somalia-Somaliland Talks
He oversaw a diplomatic mission that played a crucial role in acting as a trusted mediator in Somali politics – often arbitrating between the Federal government and the mutinous and unruly Federal member states in Somalia – and channelling the global humanitarian attention and focus to Somalia in the event of menacing droughts and national disasters like Al-Shabaab terrorist attacks.
The Rise of China in Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Policy
was the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act.
Why are Local Elections Perceived as a Matter of National Survival in Turkey?
The first issue agreed on was the need for a comprehensive fight against domestic and international terrorism.
The European Parliament Seeks the Medieval Age in Hagia Sophia
It would not be a surprise if the Hagia Sophia issue would be included in a terrorist agenda, just as the issue of refugees who migrated to Europe to save themselves from war started in their countries by imperialist powers.
Christchurch: The West Got It All Wrong
he twin terror attacks on two mosques during Friday prayer at Christchurch, New Zealand, caused the deaths of 50 people.
How the US and Israel are Trying to Bring Iran to its Knees
According to Trump, by giving Iran lifeline support, JCPOA has paved the way for Iran’s “terrorist activities” along the region.
Snap Elections in Israel: Is Netanyahu Going?
More, Kach Party, which was formed before Jewish Power, was declared as an illegal terrorist organization by Israel due to its involvement in the murder of 29 Palestinians in the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron in 1994.
Turkey’s S-400 Deal: The Last Straw that Breaks the Camel’s Back in US-Turkey Relations?
In December 2016, the PYD conducted a terrorist attack in Besiktas, Istanbul, and caused 46 deaths, including 39 police officers and 7 civilians.
The Unspoken Syrian Tribes in the Syrian Civil War
The tribes of Syria, and especially those in YPG-held areas, could play a significant role in enabling Turkey to push against the terror threat posed by the YPG on the bases of mutual interest.
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.
Islam in the UAE’s Foreign Policy
This pillar of the UAE’s foreign policy became increasingly important following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which two Emirati hijackers carried out with 17 others mainly from Saudi Arabia, as well as the Islamic State’s meteoric rise to power in Iraq and Syria in 2014.
