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Speculations of possible crackdown by the Turkish military on the militants of the Islamic State has been renewed after Hurriyet reported that a meeting of the troop commanders positioned along the border with Syria has been scheduled for next week Read more
President Erdoğan has attacked opposition parties ahead of the parliamentary elections on Sunday in a bid to lure votes for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). He alleged that the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) “is controlled from the mountain;” Read more
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has raised concerns about cooperating with the US-led coalition military campaign against the militants of the Islamic State (IS) due to concerns that could be tied to its internal security. The US is bombarding IS held Read more
Turkey’s military and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) forces have clashed after the latter attacked military outposts in the province of Hakkari which is a border town close to Iraq. . PKK’s attack is seen as a response to Turkey’s large Read more
Prime Minister Erdogan has warned that his country’s defense forces will not hesitate to launch an attack on Syria’s Kurdish region as he accuses his former ally of giving room to Turkey’s Kurdish rebels for their operations. Syrian forces were Read more
Turkey’s has started drafting a new constitution aimed at consolidating the Ottoman state’s democracy and good governance to break its link with past military experiences. The current military constitution is criticized of restraining freedom. The new one will be making Read more