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Tag: Ankara

Posted inAfghanistan

Turkey holds spoiler card in Afghan cut and thrust

by Jonathan Gorvett May 8, 2021May 12, 2021

With the clock ticking down to US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan on September 11, the future of the central Asian country hangs in the balance. One country keenly aware of this – and with long historical and ethnic ties to Afghanistan – is Turkey. Indeed, recent last-minute maneuvers by US President Joe Biden’s administration have […]

Posted inCentral Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Middle East, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Ankara to Central Asia: ‘We’re all Turks’

by Alexander Kruglov November 21, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Erdogan’s AKP wants recount of Istanbul ballots

by Asia Times staff April 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, Turkey

Turkey’s democracy wakes up

by Omer Taspinar April 2, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Turkey maintains ‘low-level’ contact with Syrian regime

by Asia Times staff February 4, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Thousands rally in Istanbul in support of hunger strikers

by Asia Times staff February 4, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, Syria

Syrian Kurds, government plan for US withdrawal

by Sami Moubayed January 18, 2019February 18, 2020
The falling lira is making it difficult for many Turks to make ends meet. Photo: iStock
Posted inMiddle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan blames plunging lira on American ‘political plot’

by Asia Times staff and agencies August 13, 2018February 18, 2020
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds hands with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin after a summit on Syria on April 4. Photo: AFP / Adem Altan
Posted inAT Finance, China, Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, Syria, Turkey, World

The Bleak House of the US-Turkey alliance 

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Map of Uzbekistan. A detail from the World Map provided by RAND McNALLY. Map: iStock
Posted inChina, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkish businesses getting set for Uzbek bonanza

by Altay Atli July 10, 2018July 10, 2018
Representational image. Photo: iStock
Posted inIran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

The emerging Turkish-Iranian alliance

by Manish Rai June 27, 2017June 27, 2017
Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate in Istanbul following his referendum victory. Photo: Reuters / Alkis Konstantinidis
Posted inMiddle East, Turkey, World

Erdogan’s referendum victory polarizes Turkey

by Salman Rafi April 24, 2017April 25, 2017

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