This Europe is not the Europe of a decade or two decades ago when Erdogan first came to power, and Turkey’s accession talks started
Aslı Aydıntaşbaş argues that the EU is no longer willing to see Turkey as part of the club
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He wants to appear as a strong leader who represents Turkey’s interests, etc., in an election campaign context.
Does Erdogan need the NATO issue to score points in domestic politics? Asli Aydintasbas with answers
What has arrived so far is not even close to being enough
Kelly Petillo talks about the shortage of humanitarian aid in the northwest of Syria after the earthquake
Russia, backed by China, has been limiting international humanitarian assistance for years, in an attempt to deplete rebel-held areas and redirect aid toward Damascus
Kelly Petillo on the struggles of the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the earthquake-troubled regions
With Turkey’s best and brightest either imprisoned or sidelined, a spirit of mediocrity has permeated the country’s governance
Without Bab al-Hawa, there is little prospect of getting cross-border aid into northwestern Syria, where the crossing is
Julien Barnes-Dacey comments on the difficulty of getting aid to the earth-quake troubled region in Northern Syria
Erdogan might have started something that was partly for his electoral success, but now it has ignited protests and other parties in Turkey are also using this
It may be counter-intuitive, but the path towards meeting these U.S. and Western interests rests on getting a deal between the different actors before new escalation erupts.
Aslı Aydıntaşbaş and Julien Barnes-Dacey write about a new path for Syria’s Kurds
We are well aware that Ankara is as much a partner as a competitor
Arturo Varvelli comments on Italian Foreign Minister Tajani travels to Turkey, Libya and Tunisia
This is a familiar tactic before elections. In this case, we have the element of energy diversification, and Bulgaria is trying to negotiate Russian gas through Turkey.
