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Daily says Erdogan has no chance in Turkey next election
The Sunday Times has predicted in an analysis that Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would postpone the next election as he does not have in the polls.
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Iranian, Turkey presidents meet in Turkmenistan
The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi met with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Sunday on the sidelines of the 15th ECO Summit in Ashgabat.
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Erdogan’s credibility plunges along with lira / Mustafa Sonmez
Turkey’s president has received the lowest grade from consumers in his political career as his controversial economic policy is expected to further fuel inflation in the coming months.
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Demirtas urges opposition to call on AKP to resign over lira crisis
Imprisoned Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas has urged Turkey’s opposition leaders to jointly call on the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to resign over the recent plunge of the lira to historic lows, local media reported on Wednesday, citing a tweet shared from his account.
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How Turkish ‘kingmaker’ took the Erdogan administration hostage / Turkmen Terzi
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been at the forefront of Turkish politics for more than 15 years, but since an electoral alliance between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in 2017, Erdogan seems politically vulnerable. In view of the fact that Turkey’s economy is facing currency and debt crises and with support for the ruling party dwindling, Erdogan’s political fate rests largely in the hands of the MHP. The ultranationalist party is known to have encouraged Erdogan to take a harsh stance on minority rights, especially against Kurds and the West.
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How Turkish threats in northeast Syria moved the SDF closer to Assad
Turkey's threats in northeastern Syria have pushed the SDF into a Russian-sponsored rapprochement with the Assad regime.
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Where will Erdogan strike next in Syria? / Sami Moubayed
Nobody knows exactly where Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s next move in Syria will be, although most military analysts agree that he plans to launch an operation before end of this year, targeting Kurdish positions in the Syrian northeast. Erdogan said it openly on 11 October 2021, after two Turkish soldiers were killed in Syrian territory, reportedly by the Kurds, adding that he was, “running out of patience.
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Erdogan once again hints at offensive on Kurdish forces in Syria
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to consolidate security lines on Turkey’s southern border with Syria, his latest hint of a potential offensive against American-backed Kurdish forces there.
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Expert says US-Turkey ties will remain transactional
Turkey-U.S. relations will remain within the confines of transactionalism and the two sides will work together on an issue-by-issue basis, Dimitar Bechev, Europe’s Futures Fellow at the Institute of Human Sciences in Vienna, wrote in an article for Al Jazeera on Saturday.
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Mazlum Kobane says Russia opposes further Turkish land grabs
Mazlum Kobane, commander in chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, also says Damascus is not yet ready for negotiations.
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Erdogan wants Kurds to be left alone by the West: professor
Professor Amin Saikal says part of the difference between the Turkish president and Western countries is that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants the West to end its cooperation with the Kurds in Iraq and Syria and leave them alone.
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Afrin IDPs hold Moscow and Washington responsible for their protection
Suleiman Jaafar called on Moscow and Washington to play a humanitarian role in stopping Turkey's threats against northern Syria, as the region faces a humanitarian catastrophe and the killing of civilians in the event of a new attack.
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Erdogan accuses CHP of acting with PKK
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again openly targeted main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, accusing the CHP of “acting together with” the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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America's presence in Syria is in the interest of US national security: former special envoy
The former US special envoy for Syria said that the US presence in Syria is in the interest of the US national security and that is why most US decision-makers agree to continue to maintain it, especially given the extensive movements of the ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
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We would not stay silent in face of Erdogan's expansionist ambitions: PYD official
A member of the Central Committee of the Syrian Democratic Union Party (PYD) said: "Everyone in the world knows that contrary to [Turkey President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan's slogans, his intention was not freedom and security for the people in northern Syria, but he seeks expansionism and aggression in Syria and has always emphasized that to revive the dream of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey borders would go to Aleppo, Kirkuk and Mosul.
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Biden and Erdogan meet amid tension over defense, human rights
U.S. President Joe Biden met with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Rome on Sunday amid a request from Turkey for F-16 fighter jets and tension over human rights.
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Biden to warn Erdogan against impulsive actions in Sunday meeting: official
U.S. President Joe Biden is set to his meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, when he will warn the latter against impulsive actions that would fail to benefit Washington-Ankara relations, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing a U.S. official said on Saturday.
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Damascus condemns Turkey’s extension of troop deployment in Syria
Damascus has condemned a decision by Turkish parliament to extend the military's mandate to launch cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq by two more years, Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Saturday.
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Turkish, US officials hold talks amid rumours over possible Turkey attack on northern Syria
Top US and Turkish officials spoke on Wednesday, October 28, to address disagreements on multiple fronts.
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Turkish foreign minister threatened to resign over Kavala spat
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu threatened to step down after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to render “persona non grata” 10 Western ambassadors who called for the release of jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala, Deutsche Welle reported.
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Erdogan threatens to deploy heavy weaponry against Damascus
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened Syria that his country will deploy heavy weaponry against the Syrian army in the country.
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Erdogan wants to talk F-35 dispute with Biden in Rome
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed optimism on Thursday that his government would recover the $1.4 billion it put toward acquiring Lockheed-Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet amid talks with the United States.
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Syrian Kurdish forces 'fully prepared' for possible Turkish attack / Mohammed Hardan
Turkey has threatened to launch a military operation against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which has recently stepped up its attacks in the areas controlled by the Turkish-backed factions in north Syria.
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Turkey puts 18 journalists on trial in a single week
In the past week alone, 18 journalists, most of whom work for Kurdish media outlets, were put on trial in Turkey, Voice of America News reported on Friday.
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Turkey plans military action with the U.S., Russia against Syrian Kurds
Turkey is preparing for possible further military action against a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria if talks on the issue with the United States and Russia fail, two Turkish officials said.
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Turkey blames US and Russia, says Ankara would take matters into own hands in Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday Turkey would “do what is necessary for its security” after what it said was a rise in cross-border attacks by People’s Protection Units (YPG).
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Erdogan says latest Kurdish YPG attack on Turkish police is 'final straw'
Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that his country was determined to eliminate threats originating in northern Syria, adding an attack by Kurdish YPG militants that killed two Turkish police was "the final straw."
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Biden strongly blames Turkey military operations in Syria Kurdish-controlled regions
US President Joe Biden called Turkey military offensive in the Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria an obstacle to fight ISIS, endangering civilian lives and endangering US national security.
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After Jordan, will Turkey take the plunge with Assad? / Amberin Zaman
After the Jordanian king spoke by phone with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the first time since the Syrian conflict began over 10 years ago, Turks are now asking if Ankara will be next to reconcile.
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US senators urge Biden to hold Erdogan accountable for crackdown on HDP
Ten U.S. senators penned an open letter to President Joe Biden on September 30 asking him to “forcefully condemn” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over his government's crackdown on the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).