Turkey
A Coup Foretold (Turkey and the Neocons)
We repost the article: “Turkey: Is a Military Coupe Possible?” which was first published on 31 March 2016
By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
Some hours before the Brussels...
The aftermath of the terror attacks
The Brussels terror attacks have provoked various reactions and very different comments around Europe and in the world.
One obvious conclusion is that Europeans can...
Christians in the Middle East: USA, Τurkey and Armenians
Robert Fisk, the Beirut based veteran correspondent of the British "Independent" for the Middle East has written a very interesting article comparing the situation with...
Forced out of Turkey
Forced out of Turkey Spiegel correspondent to Ankara speaks his story
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/spiegel-correspondent-forced-to-leave-turkey-a-1083144.html#js-article-comments-box-pager
EU (not) addressing the refugee crisis
EU leaders are pretending to solve the problem. But most observers remain skeptical about the chance of success of their latest decisions
1. The agreement...
Syria and Russia
The announcement of a partial retreat of Russian forces from Syria puzzled more than one international observers. Here we bring to the attention of...
Erdogan goes to war
Istanbul (dpa) - The fight against terrorism is more important than "democracy, freedom and rule of law," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says.
"For us,...
General realignment: Israeli General attacks Erdogan
In unusual candid remarks, a top Israeli General attacks Erdogan. One more peace in the rapidly evolving Middle Eastern puzzle
http://www.timesofisrael.com/top-israeli-general-expect-problems
Discussing the role of Turkish army
By Lars Haugom
The Turkish military has no known intention to intervene in the political decision-making process. However, the military has retained a capacity to do...
Cyprus warns it may block Turkey-EU agreement
The president of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiades warned the EU leaders that he may exercise veto to the EU – Turkey agreement for the refugees....