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Turkey Talks with Forked Tongue
15 January 2021053 Neville Teller

Turkey Talks with Forked Tongue

Normalisation is in the air. In the past few weeks Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced not only that he would like to have better re

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Turkish Army Claims It Killed 226 Terrorists in 43 Operations
10 January 2021063 MPC Journal Team

Turkish Army Claims It Killed 226 Terrorists in 43 Operations

On 10 January 2021, Turkish Ministry of Defence released a video saying that the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) had carried out a total of 43 operations d

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Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy
4 January 20210247 James M. Dorsey

Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ushered in the new year, pledging to employ his country’s military to secure Turkey’s place in a rebalanced new world o

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will remain in northern Syria until all 'terrorists' leave the area [File: Laszlo Balogh/Getty Images]
10 March 20200527 Neville Teller

What Game Is Turkey Playing in Syria?

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - © Photo: File: Laszlo Balogh/Getty Images[/caption] Three basic factors underlie Turkey’s stance in the confused

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Turkey blasts Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan
28 January 20200387 MPC Journal Team

Turkey blasts Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan

On 28 January 2020, Turkey criticised US President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan, calling the agreement “stillborn’’. US President Donald Trump r

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9 March 20190334 James M. Dorsey

Turkish-Chinese Spat Puts Central Asian Leaders on the Spot

A Turkish-Chinese spat as a result of Turkish criticism of China’s crackdown on Turkic Muslims in its strategic but troubled north-western province o

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It was once the largest and wealthiest city in Europe, and a series of stunning postcard images now reveals what life was like on its streets. The ancient architecture of Constantinople, in Turkey, is shown in the pictures, taken in the last years before the fall of the Ottoman Empire, and carefully restored to add colour.
28 February 201702200 Hakim Khatib

Final Days of Ottoman Empire’s Istanbul in Coloured Pictures

It was once the largest and wealthiest city in Europe, and a series of stunning postcard images now reveals what life was like on its streets. The anc

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30 June 20160469 Hakim Khatib

The Quandary of Turkey’s EU Bid

Turkey – a de facto NATO-EuroMed member – moved a step closer in its bid to join the European Union after its government announced fresh talks with t

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Turkish F-16 fighter jets are seen in this file photo. (Photo: Cihan) MPC Journal
28 February 20160560 Hakim Khatib

Turkish Jets Patrol Border As Syria Cease-Fire Largely Holds

Turkey was on 27 February 2016 closely following a landmark UN-backed cease-fire in Syria that came into effect at midnight in the war-torn country.

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22 February 20160440 MPC Journal Team

Turkey Releases Syrian Journalist Rami Jarrah

Rami Jarrah has been released! Syrian journalist Rami Jarrah was arrested by Turkish authorities on Tuesday last week. We don’t know why he was arres

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