Posts Tagged: Turkey Erdogan
Erdogan’s Russia Problem (and Vice-Versa)
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's growing Islamist tendencies and his crackdown on the military and the media have upset many in Turkey. Revelations of...
Turkey’s Erdogan Threatened by Corruption Scandal
JNS.org - Turkey's Islamist Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing an increasing pressure on his rule amid a corruption scandal that has already...
Turkey’s ‘Democratic’ Reforms Are Anything But
Over dinner at the newest hot restaurant in Istanbul, my friend exhales his fury. "This is democracy?" he snaps. "What kind of democracy?" It has been...
U.S.-Turkey Partnership is a Gigantic Blunder
A headline declaring "U.S. and Turkey to Create Fund to Stem Extremism" may look like a parody headline but it's the entirely serious title of a New...
Turkey Silences a Secularist
The Turkish criminal courts have increasingly been used to further Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Islamist agenda through hate-speech prosecutions. The May 22 sentencing...
Turkey and Israel Yet to Fully Restore Relations
Jerusalem Post - Turkey and Israel have yet to fully restore relations in spite of the growing Syrian crisis that has threatened both their...
Gaza Flotilla Lawsuits to Continue Despite Turkey Reconciliation With Israel
Lawsuits against Israeli soldiers who were involved in the 2010 Mavi Marmara Gaza flotilla incident will continue in Turkey despite a recent reconciliation between...
Kerry Urges Turkey to Restore Full Diplomatic Relations With Israel
Washington Times - U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged Turkish leaders Sunday to speedily restore full diplomatic relations with Israel, two American...
Kerry, Obama, and the Turkish Prime Minister
John Kerry's recent rebuke of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for "inflammatory verbal attacks on Israel" stands in sharp contrast to Barack Obama's long-established...
Merkel: Turkey’s EU Bid Must be Kept on Track
Al Arabiya - German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted Monday she had hesitations over Turkey's full membership in the European Union but said the entry...
Beware Turkish Hypocrisy
Recent Turkish pressure on France and Germany regarding accession to the European Union heighten the need to question Turkey's strategic intentions and...
Israel and Turkey Seek to Reconcile Ahead of Obama’s Visit
Israeli and Turkish officials have been engaging in dialogue over the past few weeks, Israel's Channel 2 News reported. The head of Israel's National Security Council...
Futile Israeli Efforts to Win Ankara Back
The Government of Israel, we learned yesterday from a Turkish source, has delivered Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) equipment...
Is Turkey Leaving the West?
Recent steps taken by the Government of Turkey suggest it may be ready to ditch the NATO club of democracies for a Russian and...
