Turkey
Prospects for Turkey in the fourth quarter
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government faces domestic criticism over its handling of an...
TurkeySunni marginalisation will not lead to Iraqi civil war
Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi today condemned the death sentence handed down to him by a...
IraqTurkey set to harden line on Kurdish problem
The Turkish Air Force carried out raids on militant positions in the south-east and in...
TurkeyBaghdad threatens major escalation with Kurds
The central government yesterday warned it would make substantial reductions to the Kurdistan...
IraqKurdish autonomy bid could divide post-Assad Syria
As the demise of the Assad regime becomes increasingly likely, Syria's Kurds are positioning...
SyriaTehran seeks regional process on Syria at NAM summit
Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi opened the NAM summit in Tehran yesterday.
IranPurges pave way to Turkish military's politicisation
After decades as the ultimate arbiter of political power, the military is in retreat. Since it...
TurkeySecurity concerns drive Ankara's Syrian border policy
Turkey's foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, warned yesterday that Turkey could handle no more...
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