Palestinians have long been known for a history of missing opportunities. By contrast, Kurds spread across several Middle Eastern nations appeared to have a keener understanding...
Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas says that the Kurdish-focused People’s Democratic Party (HDP) has no relations of any kind with the PKK. Undoubtedly, political campaign is not...
The ruler during Turkey’s rise to (and probable fall from) power—Erdogan—reminds me of two stories: the real-life King Saul and William Shakespeare’s fictitious character Lord Macbeth....
Prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the deepening relationship between Russia and Turkey showed itself in the first agreement designed to enhance their economic...
The International Reaction to Turkey’s Military Campaign in Afrin Despite numerous efforts by the Turkish government to explain its concerns over the threats PYD/PKK represent for...
The United Nations on Tuesday called on Turkey to end its 18-month-old state of emergency, saying that the routine extension of emergency powers has resulted in...
Turkey has lost its soft power attractiveness due to its leadership’s increasing absolutism and failed foreign policy priorities. The “zero problems with neighbors” concept that unraveled...
On January 30, the Turkish military launched an operation in the Kurdish-controlled Afrin district under a code-name “Olive Branch Operation.” The offensive was against the Kurdish-led...
The decades long partnership of the US with one of its major NATO allies i.e. Turkey has come under serious strain for some time now due...
Just weeks after failure of the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq and Syria, the United States announced that it is going to create a security belt...