Turkey

  • Aug 24, 2016
  • 2 min read

Ankara will limit its Syrian war aims

Syrian Kurdish chief Saleh Muslim has warned Turkey against falling into the "Syrian quagmire" but its goals are limited

Turkey
  • Aug 23, 2016
  • 7 min read

Revived Russian-Turkish gas project is less ambitious

TurkStream would, like South Stream, bypass Russia's enemy Ukraine but may have unintended consequences

Turkey
  • Aug 22, 2016
  • 7 min read

Turkish-US relations may worsen by inadvertence

The risk may be less of a calculated US-Turkish breach by Ankara, than failure to map out medium-to-long-term strategies

Turkey
  • Aug 22, 2016
  • 2 min read

Turkey anger against Islamic State will only go so far

Ankara is taking an attack on south-eastern Kurds as an attack on the state but still equates YPG with ISG and Gulenists

Turkey
  • Aug 19, 2016
  • 2 min read

Post-coup purges of Turkish business too will hurt

Turkey's over-the-top reaction to the coup, targeting a wide range of suspects, will depress growth

Turkey
  • Aug 18, 2016
  • 2 min read

German-Turkish relations will be strained further

Merkel will seek to preserve the EU-Turkey migrant deal as discontent with her policy towards Turkey rises

Germany
  • Aug 17, 2016
  • 7 min read

Negative bond yields will fuel global equity rally

As the universe of negative-yielding government bonds is expanding, equity markets are enjoying a broad-based rally

International
  • Aug 15, 2016
  • 7 min read

Coup aftermath could hit Turkey's automotive sector

Turkey's vehicle sector, just recovered from the 2008 slump, faces difficulties abroad and at home

Turkey