Category Archives: Turkey

We Fought for Our Democracy. Now Turkey Wants to Destroy It. – By NUJIN DERIK – NYT

Posted on January 29, 2018 by

“AFRIN, Syria — For more than a week, my home in northwestern Syria has been under a full-scale assault by the Turkish Army and thousands of Turkish-aligned Islamist jihadists. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been threatening this invasion for … Continue reading →

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Turkey’s Great Purge, by Mustafa Akyol – The New York Times

Posted on August 24, 2016 by

“ISTANBUL — More than a month has passed since the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey. Most people here are glad we averted a major attack on our democracy, which could have initiated not only a brutal military regime but … Continue reading →

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Ahmet Davutoglu Says He’ll Step Down as Turkey’s Prime Minister – The New York Times

Posted on May 5, 2016 by

“ISTANBUL — Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, a pivotal ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced his resignation on Thursday. The move occurred amid a disagreement between the two men over Mr. Erdogan’s drive for more power, highlighting concerns over Turkey’s … Continue reading →

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Sending the Wrong Signal to Turkey – The New York Times

Posted on April 19, 2016 by

“The choice Angela Merkel had when Turkey’s imperious president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, demanded that Germany prosecute a comedian was a variation on the dilemma posed by a kidnapper: Paying the ransom solves the immediate problem but sets a dangerous precedent.Chancellor … Continue reading →

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Despotic Zeal – The New York Times

Posted on March 8, 2016 by

“Istanbul — THE virtual control he already has of a majority of Turkey’s newspapers and TV stations apparently isn’t enough for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On Friday, with the zeal of its despotic leader, his government seized my paper, Today’s … Continue reading →

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Putin’s Syrian Misadventure – Tom Friedman, The New York Times

Posted on December 2, 2015 by

“And the ISIS threat is becoming strategic. The massive outflow of refugees from Syria and Iraq that ISIS has provoked is leading the European Union to start to close internal borders and limit the free flow of people and probably … Continue reading →

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Is Vladimir Putin right to label Turkey ‘accomplices of terrorists’? | World news | The Guardian

Posted on December 2, 2015 by

“Since the earliest months of the Syrian war, Turkey has had more direct involvement and more at stake than any of the regional states lined up against Bashar al-Assad.Turkish borders have been the primary thoroughfare for fighters of all kinds … Continue reading →

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America’s Dangerous Bargain With Turkey – The New York Times

Posted on August 27, 2015 by

“Shortly after granting access to the base, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, launched a wave of airstrikes on Kurdish targets, reigniting a conflict that had been on the road to resolution. To make matters worse, Turkey has struck hard at … Continue reading →

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