Turkey
Turkey Planning to Become Dominant Naval Player in the Caspian
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 20 Issue: 135
By: Paul Goble
September 5, 2023
Russia’s Caspian Flotilla has been dominant in the inland sea for so...
Istanbul pogrom of 1955 and the late beloved Bulgarian breakfast-maker Pando
Ali Demir writes: So the property of the local non-Muslims collapsed, and what happened? Nothing! The whole country is now composed of non-local foreigners....
Man of Straw
By William Mallinson
Athens, 7 September 2023
Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has again come out with a plea for a two-state solution for Cyprus....
Turkish opposition marks 68th anniversary of Istanbul pogrom
Turkey’s opposition Green Left Party, DEVA Party and Workers' Party of Turkey have commemorated the victims of the 1955 Istanbul pogrom. The pogrom was...
Sarkozy vilified for speaking uncomfortable truths about Ukraine
The former French president offers a diplomatic way out — the commentariat responds with reflexive ‘pro-Putin’ invectives.
By Anatol Lieven
Aug 31, 2023
In an interview with...
UN Security Council condemns attack against peacekeepers in Cyprus
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Monday condemned the assaults against UN peacekeepers and damage to UN vehicles in...
Guterres condemns assault against UN peacekeepers in Cyprus
The UN chief has condemned an assault on Friday by Turkish Cypriot security forces against ‘blue helmets’ serving with the peacekeeping force on the...
Serious Turkish provocation in Cyprus
By Dimitris Georgopoulos
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen joined the UK, France and the US in expressing disapproval of an assault on UN...
Provocation by Bahçeli: He wrote that “Cyprus is Turkish”
A series of provocative statements by Turkish and Turkish Cypriot officials in the aftermath of the attack on members of the UN peacekeeping team...
Pyla attack a challenge to status quo
By CM: Our View
August 20, 2023
The violent attack on Unficyp personnel in the buffer zone by Turkish Cypriot soldiers and policemen, some in plain...