A new poll suggests Erdogan’s arguments on Libya have failed to convince Turkish voters. ISTANBUL – As Turkey starts the deployment of its troops in Libya, voters at home are reluctant to follow President Recep ...
Daron Acemoglu Turkey has a serious productivity problem because its government has compromised the independence of key institutions and failed to encourage the development of new thought and technologies, said Daron Acemoglu, professor of economics ...
The Turkish Foreign Ministry’s belated statement in response to the Soleimani killing reflects the government’s deep confusion regarding its regional interests. The Turkish Foreign Ministry, which is usually quick to weigh in on world affairs, ...
Kurdish journalist Seda Taskin JOURNALISM in Turkey is “a dangerous profession,” with hundreds of media workers locked up by an authoritarian government which brands them terrorists, according to press freedom groups in the country. Friday, ...
Erdoğan seems to think that his best defense in the Mediterranean power game is an offense. One emerging power in Libya, however, is not a Western state actor…. Russia has the potential to step into ...
Ankara does not have the resources to back up its ambitions and is risking further international isolation by involving itself in the Libya. Last week, Turkey’s firebrand president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced plans to send troops to Libya and ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is seen by 75 percent of Germans as a threat to global security and stability, according to a poll conducted by INSA for the German Bild newspaper. US President Donald ...
Turkey has thus far transported some 300 rebel fighters from Syria to Libya in support of the Tripoli-based Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) against the eastern forces commanded by Khalifa Haftar, according to the ...
Hundreds of İstanbul residents have flocked to provincial urbanization offices to sign petitions against the construction of Kanal İstanbul, which President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan dubbed his “crazy project,” the T24 news website reported. Kanal İstanbul ...
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Although some observers believe that Turkey’s importance to the United States and other Western governments will increase after the assassination of Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani, they shouldn’t be too quick to arrive at such conclusions ...