Posts Tagged: Turkey
Watching Turkey’s Descent Into Islamist Dictatorship
“Deep trouble” in Turkey’s relationships with Europe and the United States was a recurring theme in the December address of Michael Meier -- representative to America...
Why the Silence on Erdogan’s Jerusalem Embassy Move?
Most of the arguments against the US opening an embassy in Jerusalem -- although all of them are wrong -- fall into the following categories: 1) Jerusalem is...
Turkish Air Strikes Kill 17 Kurdish Militants in Northern Iraq
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq on Monday and killed 17 of the group's militants, Turkey's armed forces said. The PKK...
It’s Time to Kick Turkey Out of NATO
The egregious violation of freedom of the press in Turkey has reached a mammoth proportion that places Turkey among the most oppressive nations for journalists....
Saving NATO From Turkey
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, known as NATO, faces an existential problem. No -- it's not about getting member states to fulfill agreed-upon spending on defense projects, nor finding a...
The Demise of Turkey’s Democracy: An Open Letter to President Erdogan
Dear President Erdogan, I have been in your country scores of times, and have developed close and friendly relations with many Turks from all walks of...
Israeli Defense Minister Calls for More Active American Role in Turbulent Middle East
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman is calling for greater American involvement in a turbulent Middle East. In a pre-Sukkot interview with the Hebrew news site Walla,...
Iraqi Kurds’ Independence Is Decades Overdue
The Iraqi Kurdish vote for independence, taking place on Monday, is more than likely to pass. Sadly, however, not a single country (with the exception...
A Lesson in Democracy for Turkey’s Islamist President
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Washington, DC this past May, he was greeted outside the home of the Turkish ambassador by a small...
Iran vs. Turkey: The Mideast’s Perpetual Rivalry
News that Iran's and Turkey's governments have reached an accord on Idlib -- a Syrian town that is now the focus of American interests -- brings relations between two...
Israel Exposes Hamas Terrorist Payment Network in Eastern Jerusalem
JNS.org – Israel’s Shin Bet security agency on Tuesday unveiled the discovery of a complex money-transferring scheme run by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian terror group Hamas. Hamas operatives...
Holy Terror, Turkish Delight
Leave it to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to portray his latest grab for regional relevance and power as a diplomatic effort to resolve a...
Trump’s Disappointing Silence on Erdogan’s Excesses
The man with the bullhorn had already been knocked to the ground, and repeatedly kicked and beaten. Despite that, the man in the sharp suit (and with a handgun...
Deport Radical Islamist Preacher to Turkey and Maintain American Interests
This week, the radical Islamist, Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen, based in Pennsylvania, wrote a Washington Post op-ed, titled "The Turkey I No Longer Know." But who...
