Turkey

  • Oct 16, 2019
  • 7 min read

Turkey will shift focus to Kurdish guerrillas in Iraq

Erdogan’s drive to crush Kurdish nationalists has driven them to seek Russian and Syrian protection

Turkey
  • Oct 16, 2019
  • 2 min read

Russia will maximise advantage from Syria situation

Russia's president talks to his Turkish counterpart as he calculates the best way of managing Ankara's Syria incursion

Russia
  • Oct 11, 2019
  • 7 min read

Turkish invasion of north-east Syria is a risky gambit

A Turkish incursion into north-eastern Syria, months in the planning, has begun but could provoke a major backlash

Syria
  • Oct 10, 2019
  • 2 min read

Turkish invasion will create a fresh quagmire in Syria

Turkey has begun its long-awaited invasion of north-east Syria to drive Kurdish armed groups from the border area

Syria
  • Oct 7, 2019
  • 2 min read

US reversal on Syria could radically reshape alliances

The United States says it has pulled troops back from the north-east Syrian border in advance of a Turkish invasion

Syria
  • Oct 4, 2019
  • 7 min read

Outward Turkish foreign direct investment continues

The trend for companies to invest more abroad over a wide range looks set to continue despite the slowdown

Turkey
  • Oct 4, 2019
  • 2 min read

Falling inflation will partly ease Turks’ daily lives

Reining in inflation by curbing consumption hardly helps the average Turk and relaxation now could undo the gains

Turkey
  • Oct 2, 2019
  • 2 min read

Turkey will suffer if Erdogan invades Syria

Erdogan's remarks at the UN and in parliament may signal plans to create a Syrian border zone without a US deal

Turkey