Turkey

The “new Syria”: Should Turkey be repatriating Syrians?The “new Syria”: Should Turkey be repatriating Syrians?

The “new Syria”: Should Turkey be repatriating Syrians?

Turkey’s refugee repatriation policy clashes with international law as Syria remains volatile and unsafe

1 month ago
Liberal democracy shrinks in India, Turkey and the USLiberal democracy shrinks in India, Turkey and the US

Liberal democracy shrinks in India, Turkey and the US

Autocratisation has no relationship with the per capita income of a country. Political ideas matter

2 months ago
Quick Collapse of Syria: Why It Happened and What Next for the Region and Donald TrumpQuick Collapse of Syria: Why It Happened and What Next for the Region and Donald Trump

Quick Collapse of Syria: Why It Happened and What Next for the Region and Donald Trump

Interestingly, US presidency under Joe Biden is hyper active before he demits office and President Donald Trump takes. What does…

2 months ago
Why did the Aleppo fall so suddenly and what does it mean?Why did the Aleppo fall so suddenly and what does it mean?

Why did the Aleppo fall so suddenly and what does it mean?

I was in Aleppo a few days before the city saw an “Uprising”

3 months ago
Turkey: The Coup & AfterTurkey: The Coup & After

Turkey: The Coup & After

Today, Turkish democracy is stronger, it's institutions deeper than four years ago after the failed coup of 2016.

5 years ago
Turkey’s Economy Czar Fails to Save the LiraTurkey’s Economy Czar Fails to Save the Lira

Turkey’s Economy Czar Fails to Save the Lira

The falling value of the Lira has to be seen in the larger context of the direction the Turkish economy…

7 years ago
‘For Erdogan, personal interest trumps national interest’: Former Turkish Member of Parliament‘For Erdogan, personal interest trumps national interest’: Former Turkish Member of Parliament

‘For Erdogan, personal interest trumps national interest’: Former Turkish Member of Parliament

As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces widespread protests and accusations of clamping down on dissent by using the last…

8 years ago
Bomb blast hits military vehicle, wounds 17 in southeast Turkey — armyBomb blast hits military vehicle, wounds 17 in southeast Turkey — army

Bomb blast hits military vehicle, wounds 17 in southeast Turkey — army

Explosives planted by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants ripped through a Turkish military vehicle travelling through southeast Turkey today, wounding…

8 years ago
‘Turkey still recovering from last year’s coup attempt’‘Turkey still recovering from last year’s coup attempt’

‘Turkey still recovering from last year’s coup attempt’

Recounting the one-year period that has passed since the coup attempt took place, the Turkish Ambassador said that 300 institutions…

8 years ago
Arab states send Qatar 13 demands to end crisis, official saysArab states send Qatar 13 demands to end crisis, official says

Arab states send Qatar 13 demands to end crisis, official says

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain accuse Qatar of funding terrorism, fomenting regional instability and cosying up to revolutionary…

8 years ago