The International Interest, May 7, 2025
President Erdogan is inching closer to overturning Turkey’s secular constitution.
When the great church of Holy Wisdom, Hagia Sophia, was...
Ankara is open to various models for the Syrian Democratic Forces, including political representation in Damascus' national assembly
Middle East Eye, January 28, 2025
Many...
"Move towards peaceful relations represents cause for alarm for more than 4m refugees in Turkey since 2011" reports Ruth Michaelson in The Guardian.
Top Turkish...
"In an interview with Al-Monitor, Syrian Democratic Forces head Mazlum Kobane said he expects a Turkish attack in February, and warned Ankara should not...
"Ankara and Damascus need to moderate their positions to avoid a collision in their quest for normalization" reports Fehim Tastekin in Al-Monitor.
Ankara’s bid to normalize...
Syrian government withdrawing from Tal Rifaat
"FSA forces are carrying out military maneuvers in preparation for the battle against Kurdish forces in Tal Rifaat, while...
"If Turkey were given the choice between normalizing relations with the Syrian regime or accepting the establishment of Kurdish state in northern Syrian and...
Delegations from Kurdish-held northeast Syria and the Turkey-backed Syrian National Coalition will meet separately with US officials this week, reports Elizabeth Hagedorn on Al-Monitor....
Al-Monitor, 5 Avril 2021, Fehim Taştekin, image: Ghaith Alsayed
Syria’s economic collapse is stoking the struggle over commercial routes between government-held areas and US- and...
