Turkey

  • May 20, 2016
  • 7 min read

Russia will drop nuclear plans unless Turks buy in

Cancelling Akkuyu will further strain Russo-Turkish relations and make Turkey look elsewhere for its growing power needs

Turkey
  • May 19, 2016
  • 2 min read

New Turkish premier will be Erdogan loyalist

Attention now passes to who makes it into the new cabinet -- and who leaves

Turkey
  • May 18, 2016
  • 2 min read

Denying Turkey's Kurds GNA seats could rebound on AKP

Voting secretly across party lines against prosecution could yet frustrate attempts to remove Kurds from parliament

Turkey
  • May 16, 2016
  • 7 min read

Turkey's economy and security are Erdogan's key risks

There are no signs of an early end to Erdogan's dominance in Turkey

Turkey
  • May 16, 2016
  • 2 min read

Motion could strain German-Turkish relations

Germany's motion to recognise the 1915 killings of Armenians as 'genocide' comes at an inopportune time for Merkel

Germany
  • May 11, 2016
  • 2 min read

Ground invasion of Syria is Turkey's last resort

Ankara is under pressure to respond to ISG shelling of Kilis, but is holding back from a full-scale incursion into Syria

Turkey
  • May 9, 2016
  • 7 min read

Davutoglu departure may unravel Turkey-EU deal

With a more compliant premier, Erdogan will pursue his goals of absolute power and further desecularisation

Turkey
  • May 6, 2016
  • 7 min read

Reforms may make EU asylum system more sustainable

The plan to help save Schengen could be watered down due to opposition from several countries

EU