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Les raisons de l’offensive turque au Kurdistan irakien – Courrier International

"L’offensive lancée le 18 avril par la Turquie dans les montagnes situées à la frontière avec l’Irak suscite le ralliement habituel de la quasi-totalité des...

« Turkey’s Neutrality on Ukraine Is Coming at a High Price » – Bobby Ghosh/Bloomberg

"Last summer, after years of open hostility, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Emmanuel Macron called a “verbal ceasefire.”  Now, the Turkish and French presidents are in direct communication as...

« Thinking Turkey wishfully » – Cengiz Aktar/Maple Institute

"A perceptible excitation to see Turkey’s strongman Erdogan leave office is gathering pace among Western as well as Turkish wishful thinkers. The critical reason...

La Turquie lance une nouvelle offensive contre les rebelles kurdes en Irak – Le Figaro

"La Turquie a annoncé lundi avoir lancé une nouvelle offensive aérienne et terrestre contre les rebelles kurdes turcs basés dans le nord de l'Irak,...

« Les drones Bayraktar, pomme de discorde entre Ankara et Moscou » Marie Jégo/Le Monde

"Les appareils fabriqués par une société turque auraient joué un rôle dans l’attaque du croiseur russe « Moskva », qui a coulé jeudi en mer Noire"...

« How Erdogan Became the Middle East’s Favorite Human Rights Abuser » – Zvi Bar-el/Haaretz

"The U.S. State Department’s annual report on human rights in Turkey, which was issued this week, mentioned nothing surprising. Its 93 pages contained more...

Le grand tournant africain de la Turquie – Courrier International

"Depuis l’accession au pouvoir de Recep Tayyip Erdogan, l’Afrique est devenue un enjeu majeur de la politique étrangère turque. Échanges économiques, culturels et diplomatiques...

Turkey’s war with inflation: ‘Prices change daily and everyone is scared’ – The Guardian

"From behind the counter in a bakery in Kasımpaşa, a working-class Istanbul neighbourhood, Mustafa Kafadar can see the orange, white and blue banners of...

‘Waste imperialism’: Online exhibition shows impact of Turkey’s waste imports from Europe – Bianet English

"Turkey has become Europe's top plastic waste importer since 2018. Documents of the environmental damage caused by waste imports are on display in the...

Turkey continues regional initiative with meetings with Israel, Egypt – Al-Monitor

"Turkey’s foreign minister says he will gather with his Egyptian and Israeli counterparts, possibly with Defense Minister Hulusi Akar accompanying him to Israel" reports...

Ramadan becomes political battleground in Turkey – Al-Monitor

"Lavish Ramadan gatherings by Turkey's ruling party have fueled public outrage amid staggering inflation and skyrocketing prices" says Pinar Tremblay in Al-Monitor. Turkish President Recep...

Guerre en Ukraine. Tension autour de la mer Noire: la Turquie navigue à vue – Libération

"Les tensions entre la Russie et l’Ukraine dans la région inquiètent Ankara, en position d’équilibriste depuis le début du conflit" rapporte Anne-Sophie Faivre Le Cadre dans Libération. Alors...

Erdogan’s statements shake Tunisian-Turkish ties – Al-Monitor

"Diplomatic and economic relations between Tunisia and Turkey are at stake in the wake of statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following President...

Turkey may block access to Deutsche Welle, Voice of America as Euronews allowed to operate without licensing – Bianet English

"The Radio and Television Supreme Council previously asked the Turkish services of the three outlets to get a license to continue operating in Turkey"...

« Sur les traces des minorités à Istanbul : le Bosphore et Üsküdar » – Marie Mangez/Le Petit Journal

Toutes les deux semaines, le jeudi, Le Petit Journal part à la découverte des trois minorités officiellement reconnues en Turquie : les Juifs, les Arméniens...

Why Turkey’s minorities not able to elect their community leaders for nine years? – Bianet English

"The government annulled the previous regulation for elections and has not issued a new one. April 30 is the deadline that was set in...

« Erdogan plays to base with criticism of Tunisia » – Fehim Taştekin/Al-Monitor

"By slamming the dissolution of Tunisia’s parliament, Erdogan may have emboldened his ideological allies from the Ennahda party, but his criticism might backfire to...

« Türkiye and Israel: Optimism must prevail ». Hasan Murat Mercan/The Moshe Dayan Center-Tel Aviv University

"The history of Jews in Anatolia and the former territories of the Ottoman Empire extends back thousands of years. But the defining moment in...

Erdogan’s Saudi visit to mark vital step in Turkey’s regional realignment – Al-Monitor

"A widely anticipated visit to Saudi Arabia by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could see the Turkish leader cement ties with Ankara’s greatest regional rival...

Turkish opposition stumbles on united platform – Al-Monitor

"Turkey’s opposition parties have so far been unable to gain traction among large segments of the Turkish public ahead of the 2023 elections" says...

« Upgrading Turkey’s F-16s is strategic malpractice » – Michael Rubin/Washington Examiner

"It has been almost three years since the United States formally kicked Turkey out of the consortium to build and fly the next generation...

Ukraine Is a U.S. Wake-up Call for Germany and Turkey – The National Interest

"America’s foreign policy establishment is offering critiques of how two of NATO’s larger powers, Germany and Turkey, are responding to Russia. Any such effort...

« Will renewed interest in Iraqi Kurdish gas fuel Turkey-Iran rivalry? » – Fehim Taştekin/Al-Monitor

"Western capitals are seeking alternative natural gas resources to reduce their dependence on Russia, which creates a possible opportunity for Iraqi Kurdish gas exports"...

Erdogan hopes that its recent reconciliation with the UAE could help him turn a new page with Syria – Fehim Taştekin/Al-Monitor

Can Erdogan coax Assad into dialogue? "Hopeful that the Ukraine war will tip the scales to its favor in Syria, Turkey is taking escalatory steps...

Turkish, Italian, British defense ministers discuss Ukraine in Istanbul – Duvar English

"Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar held a meeting with his British and Italian counterparts in Istanbul on April 8 to discuss Russia's invasion of...

Vers un début de normalisation entre Ankara et Damas ? – Courrier International

"Ankara envisagerait de reprendre langue avec Damas pour discuter des Kurdes présents sur le sol syrien et des réfugiés syriens présents en Turquie. Mais...

Drifting sea mines bring Ukraine war to Turkey’s Bosporus Strait – Al-Monitor

"Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait, one of the world’s busiest waterways, is threatened by naval mines drifting across the Black Sea from Ukraine, posing a danger to...

Les événements de Boutcha ont «éclipsé» les pourparlers entre l’Ukraine et la Russie, selon la Turquie – Le Figaro

"Les «images honteuses et inacceptables» des exactions commises à Boutcha et Irpin, près de Kiev, ont «éclipsé» les pourparlers initiés entre la Russie et...

Avec sa médiation entre l’Ukraine et la Russie, la Turquie vise à s’attirer les bonnes grâces de l’UE – Courrier International

"Yasar Yakis, ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères turc et membre fondateur de l’AKP, explique dans une tribune publiée par le site “ArabNews” que la...

La Turquie expédie le dossier Jamal Khashoggi à l’Arabie saoudite – Le Monde

"Hatice Cengiz, la fiancée du journaliste Jamal Khashoggi, qui l’attendait devant le consulat saoudien le jour du meurtre, le 2 octobre 2018, a aussitôt annoncé la...

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