Yet, for Turkey, Russia remains a valuable tool to try and put pressure on the United States. Ankara rejects US support for the SDF, as it also empowers the YPG along the northeastern border. Turkey...
Ordered by the local gendarmerie command in Turkey’s Şırnak province, village guards cut down thousands of fruit trees in the province due to security reasons, a daily reported on Monday. According to Evrensel, thousands of...
A “Yes” result would support the transformation of Turkey’s parliamentary system with the establishment of an executive presidency with significant power to shape legislation and appoint judges. Source https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cult-of-erdogan-wont-guarantee-victory-in-turkey-vote-1490175003...
Clashes erupted today between the Turkish army and the gunmen of the People’s Protection Units YPG, in the area of Gher Mountain, Bulbul district in Efrin countryside, north Aleppo. NSO reporter in Efrin said the...
No other Mideast community (except Israel) has a closer relationship with the United States than the Iraqi Kurds, who have played a critical role in confronting ISIS. With the jihadis on the run, the Kurds.....
A Turkish academic has lost her job and is now stateless in Canada — her personal and professional life on hold — after signing a petition criticizing Turkey’s military action. Source http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/903928387746/?platform=hootsuite...
The Kurds fear that in the future there will be clashes between the Peshmerga forces and Shia militias over the disputed territories in Iraq. “Given the decentralized nature of the PMUs’ leadership and chain of...
Today, there are more than 4,000 communes in the whole of Rojava. Many of them even exist in the areas outside of Rojava that were freed by the YPG and YPJ forces, like Manbij [Mabuk / Minbic]...
The German government has refused approval for military exports to NATO partner country Turkey on a growing number of occasions. Ministers are concerned the weapons could be used to oppress the local population. Source http://m.dw.com/en/germany-blocks-arms-sales-to-turkey-report/a-38059815?maca=en-Twitter-sharing...
The Sick Man of Europe, personified by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has made it clear that a ‘strong Turkey’ at the gates of Europe is possible only under a dictatorial regime. But this ambition poses serious...