Turkey
Turkey will not give up yet on EU perspective
Turkey is looking less and less like a credible candidate for EU membership while Albania and North Macedonia win praise
TurkeyAstana partnership over Syria can survive tests
A recent summit of the Astana partnership ended without result, while there has been an uptick in fighting in Idlib
SyriaUS response to Turko-Russian missile deal is graduated
US removal of GSP status from Turkish automobile imports will outweigh easing on steel as arms row escalates
TurkeyErdogan risks second Istanbul election defeat
Erdogan has few options to avoid a second election defeat in Istanbul; his problems are of his own making
TurkeyUnconventional Turkish policy may delay GDP recovery
The Bank of Turkey today tightened policy by raising the effective rate lenders will have to pay on money they borrow
TurkeyErdogan takes a gamble with mayoral re-run in Istanbul
Election board orders re-run of Istanbul mayoral election which opposition won narrowly in March
TurkeyEscalation in Syria’s Idlib may pressure foreign talks
Russian and Syrian forces have stepped up shelling of Idlib as others meet in Geneva to discuss a transition
SyriaSyria will hope for transition breakthrough at talks
Another round of talks on Syria sponsored by Russia, Turkey and Iran is taking place in the Kazakh capital
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