The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Ethnic and sectarian fragmentations in the Middle East, primarily ethnic terrorism and Salafist Jihadism, have become a serious threat to Turkey’s national security.
The US Army Special Forces in Syria
To Free the Oppressed or to Oppress the Already Free? Terrorist organizations such as the YPG are never seen paving the way for the US Army Special Forces to infiltrate the countries of Pineland, Attica, Aragon, Krasnovia or Atropia.
Turkey Can Play a Role in Riyadh-Tehran Rapprochement
Since the easing of sanctions on Iran early this year as a result of the nuclear agreement (JCPOA), a key concern of the kingdom has been that Iran will use money from lifting sanctions to step up engagement in regional conflicts and funding terror groups.
Rebuilding Sur: Challenges and Opportunities
The reconstruction of historic cities has become entrenched in the Turkish political agenda due to security operations against the PKK terrorists in the Sur district, the ancient heart of Diyarbakır, in the winter months of 2015-16.
PKK Setback in Nusaybin
The PKK terrorists chose to surrender on mass to Turkish Security Forces following the long-running urban lawlessness in Nusaybin/Mardin.
The EU and Turkey: From the Migrant Crisis to the Visa Crisis
The EU hasn't stopped asking for new criteria; in the beginning it was only about issuing biometric passports and tighter border controls, suddenly it has become about Turkey's terror legislation.
How Can Turkish-Iranian Commonalities Outweigh the Areas of Disagreement?
This perception was in part fuelled by the belief that Tehran had been the main sponsor of terrorist groups in Turkey with the intention of exporting its particular brand of Islamism to neighboring countries.
The Rise of Secular Radicalization and the PKK
Ongoing practices of radicalization in Turkey, such as the PKK, which promote terror and violent extremism, may set a helpful example to understand the secular trait of radicalization as well.
The Troubling Legacy of the Sykes-Picot: A Century-Old Chaos in the Arab Middle East
The recent attacks launched in Western cities by international terrorist movements such as Al Qaida and ISIS, inter alia, are a testimony that Western neo-colonial and imperialistic interventions at the heart of the Muslim world, combined with the Western support for authoritarian regimes in Muslim countries, have backfired and thus have come to hit the Western “security community”.
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
The regional actors’ fatigue with Syria, Iraq, ISIS and terrorism will be a catalyst of such a development.
Is Normalization Possible in Turkish-Egyptian Relations?
And Turkey’s criticism of US support to the PYD, the Syrian branch of the PKK terrorist organization, created tension between the two countries.
Turkey and Egypt: Towards a Normalization?
Since the coup, Sisi has securitized against the Brotherhood society and declared it a terrorist organization.
The 2016 Elections in Iran
In that, Iran was deliberately criticized for supporting terrorism and interfering in the affairs of Middle Eastern countries including Syria and Yemen.
Between the Privilege of Committing Crime and Political Freedoms: Parliamentary Immunities in Turkey
In July 2015, the PKK terrorist organization resumed terror attacks and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) representatives at the Assembly organized events to effectively support the PKK, called for violence and issued statements in favor of terror.
Social Polarisation in Turkey: Myth or Reality?
Among these, most of the attention has been given to the divide between the conservatives and the seculars although the recent terror attacks has brought the Kurdish issue to the forefront.
PKK’s Syria Branch PYD: A Violent Non-State Actor and its Controversial Legitimacy
ounded by the PKK terrorist organization in 2003, PYD developed into a critical actor in Syria after 2011.
Increasing Cooperation Between Ankara and Washington on the Syrian Issue: How About Revisiting the Safe Zone Idea?
It is no surprise then that the risk of flow of refugees that are heading to Europe via Turkey along with risk of terrorism stemming from radical foreign fighters who are extending beyond Syria’s borders to reach European cities becomes an observable reality.
On Nationalism, Ethnicity and Ethnicity Regimes
The ISIS terror and the Russian offensive in Syria are among the most complicating factors for country’s future.
The Geneva Talks and Syria in its Aftermath
Thus, the insistence of the US and other Western powers to see this terrorist organization as a viable “ally” is a major source of discontent in Ankara, the Turkish capital.
Russia in Syria
In the last five years Russia has been a keen supporter of Bashar Assad and eventually, decided to intervene militarily in Syria and as it claimed to fight terrorism and takfirist groups.
