Turkey

  • Aug 29, 2019
  • 2 min read

Pressure over Syrian refugees will grow in host states

Hostility towards refugees is rising in key host countries, but the chances of substantial voluntary returns are slim

Middle East
  • Aug 28, 2019
  • 2 min read

US-Turkey deal on Syrian border may soon materialise

US-backed Kurdish forces say they have begun withdrawing from areas along the Turkish border

Turkey
  • Aug 23, 2019
  • 2 min read

Turkish government is in quandary over Syrian refugees

More Syrians could now try to enter Turkey as popular resentment rises at their presence there

Turkey
  • Aug 20, 2019
  • 2 min read

Pressure is growing on Turkey’s position in Syria

Rebel forces have partially withdrawn from Khan Sheikhoun and an airstrike hit a Turkish convoy in Idlib

Syria
  • Aug 19, 2019
  • 2 min read

Erdogan will intensify policy of criminalising Kurds

Removal of mayors in south-east suggests no let-up in government policy against Kurdish representatives across region

Turkey
  • Aug 16, 2019
  • 7 min read

Pressure is likely to build on Erdogan’s opponents

Erdogan’s long-term fate probably depends on his economic management, but this continues to be unorthodox

Turkey
  • Aug 9, 2019
  • 2 min read

Fears return of interference at Turkey’s Central Bank

Sweeping managerial changes at the Central Bank will weaken its professional competence

Turkey
  • Aug 5, 2019
  • 2 min read

Truce in north-west Syria can endure temporarily

A ceasefire announced in Idlib is largely holding while Turkey again threatens to invade north-eastern Syria

Syria