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News & Analysis

Turkey, sectarianism, and the “Arab Spring”

A Contributor from Toronto

Rabi' al-Awwal 10, 14362015-01-01

Turkish President Recept Tayip Erdogan is resorting to increasing sectarian rhetoric to keep challengers at bay.

News & Analysis

Furious Erdogan hits at the Gulenists

Ahmet Aslan

Rabi' al-Awwal 10, 14362015-01-01

The imperialist and Zionist-linked Gulenist movement and its supporters are being weeded out from key institutions in Turkey.

Letters To The Editor

The takfiris and their backers

Crescent International

Rabi' al-Awwal 10, 14362015-01-01

The takfiris and their backers must be relentlessly exposed because they have caused havoc in the Ummah.

News & Analysis

Turkey-Iran relations plummet after Erdogan’s outburst

Ahmet Aslan

Safar 08, 14362014-12-01

Unable to get out of the hole he has dug for himself in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan has started thrashing about violently. His recent outbursts have deepened tensions with Islamic Iran.

News & Analysis

Kobani’s resistance deflates Turkish imperial ambitions

Ahmet Aslan

Muharram 08, 14362014-11-01

Resistance by the Kurds in Kobani has undermined Turkey’s imperial ambitions. Ankara thought the ISIS terrorists would defeat the Kurds leading to the weakening of the other Kurdish group, the PKK.

Letters To The Editor

Takfirs

Abdur Rahim Mallam

Muharram 08, 14362014-11-01

Turkey’s role in supporting the takfiris is beginning to create problems for the country.

Daily News Analysis

Buffer zone as part of imperialists' plan to attack Syria

Crescent International

Dhu al-Hijjah 13, 14352014-10-08

The Turkish-proposed “buffer zone” on the Syrian side of the border is being seriously considered in Washington, London and Paris. This would inevitably lead to clashes with Syrian forces and therefore an attack on the government of President Bashar al-Asad. The US and its allies plan remains regime change in Syria.

Daily News Analysis

Biden: Turks, Saudis, UAE funded and armed al-Nusra and al-Qaeda

Sandboxer

Dhu al-Hijjah 09, 14352014-10-04

Speaking at the John F Kennedy Jr Forum at Harvard University's Institute of Politics on October 2, US President Joe Biden candidly admitted that US allies Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the UAE funded and armed al-Nusra and al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria. Below is the verbatim audio recording of his remarks, courtesy the mideastshuffle.com

News & Analysis

Turkey’s 101-day ordeal with the takfiris

Ahmet Aslan

Dhu al-Hijjah 06, 14352014-10-01

There is something bizarre in the manner in which 49 Turkish diplomats and employees of the Turkish Consulate in Mosul were released from the clutches of the takfiris.

Daily News Analysis

Erdogan calls for no-fly zone over Syria

Crescent International

Dhu al-Hijjah 02, 14352014-09-27

Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan refuses to join the US-led air strikes against the takfiri terrorists. At the same time, he has called for a no-fly zone over Syria. This strengthens speculation that the US policy is a backdoor attempt to sneak into Syria to overthrow the government of Bashar al-Asad. Turkey is part of this diabolical plot whose other members include Zionist Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Daily News Analysis

Release of ISIS-kidnapped Turkish diplomats shrouded in mystery

Crescent International

Dhu al-Qa'dah 25, 14352014-09-20

What kind of a deal did Turkey make with the takfiri terrorists to secure the release of its diplomats is unknown. For now, there are celebrations in Turkey but questions are being asked about Turkey's contact with the takfiris and what kind of support it is offering them. Turkey has supported groups fighting to overthrow the government of President Bashar al-Asad in Syria.

Special Reports

Turkey during and after the presidential election

Our Own Correspondent

Dhu al-Qa'dah 06, 14352014-09-01

Turkey has a new president in Recep Tayip Erdogan, hitherto Turkey’s prime minister. Our correspondent reports what he saw before, during and after the election in Turkey. After spending half a month during and after the latest presidential election in Turkey, a Crescent International correspondent shares his observations and analysis.

Daily News Analysis

Davutoglu, Turkey’s professorial PM

Crescent International

Shawwal 25, 14352014-08-22

Davutoglu to Erdogan: Are you sure I can be prime minister? Will I get to move into your office?

Daily News Analysis

Erdogan: From Prime Minister to President to Pasha?

Crescent International

Shawwal 14, 14352014-08-11

Recep Tayip Erdogan, until now Turkey's Prime Minister, has just been elected president in the first-ever direct adult franchise. Comparisons with Vladimir Putin of Russia have been made. Are these accurate or fair? Erdogan certainly wants to retain power but time will tell what his real motives are.

News & Analysis

Erdogan in bind over ISIS kidnapping of Turks

Mehmet Arsalan

Ramadan 03, 14352014-07-01

Prime Minister Recep Tayip Erdogan’s policies are unraveling one by one with the latest blow delivered by the ISIS terrorists that have kidnapped Turkish diplomats and civilians in Mosul. Will he learn from the debacle?

Daily News Analysis

Will mine blasts affect Erdogan’s political fortunes?

Crescent International

Rajab 20, 14352014-05-19

Will the latest mining disaster in Turkey affect Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political future adversely? Some observers feel he is losing touch with popular sentiment by the manner in which he has issued statements in the wake of this latest disaster.

News & Analysis

Political war escalates amid local elections in Turkey

Ahmet Aslan

Jumada' al-Akhirah 01, 14352014-04-01

The political scandals that preceded the March 30 local elections were meant to damage the prospects of AKP. The Gulenists and their agents in various institutions abused their positions to undermine the ruling party but with little success, it seems.

Special Reports

In-depth look at Turkey’s economic indicators

Maksud Djavadov

Jumada' al-Akhirah 01, 14352014-04-01

Unfortunately, accurate statistics about a country’s economy are always hard to come by. Whatever data is available, however, can be used to analyze its true situation. We start this series by looking at Turkey.

Daily News Analysis

Erdogan: No deal on flotilla until Israel lifts Gaza siege

Crescent International

Rabi' al-Thani 14, 14352014-02-14

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said there will be no deal with the zionist regime on compensation for victims of the Mavi Marmara attack (May 31, 2010; depicted on banner on the Mavi Marmara in photo) unless the zionists give written guarantees that the siege of Gaza would be lifted. If Erdogan can stand his ground, this will be a great morale booster for the people of Gaza as well as millions of their supporters.

News & Analysis

Erdogan’s political future hinges on local elections

Ahmet Aslan

Rabi' al-Thani 01, 14352014-02-01

Local elections slated for end of March will be an important test for Prime Minister Recept Tayip Erdogan and his AKP party to see whether he can weather the Gulenist-led scandals that have gripped Turkey.

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