Turkey – Page 22 – Asia Times

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Umit Bektas

Australia, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Comparative thuggery challenging interests of US and its allies

by Norman A. Bailey March 12, 2018March 12, 2018

People walk in Mall of Qatar in Doha, on July 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/ Naseem Zeitoon

AT Finance, Bahrain, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Turkey, World

Qatar weathers the storm

by Jonathan Gorvett March 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Uighur men walking into the Id Kah mosque for afternoon prayers in Kashgar, in China's western Xinjiang region in a 2015 photo. Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Thailand, Turkey, World

Uighur detainees test Malaysia’s diplomacy

by Nile Bowie February 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Western powers want action against terrorist Hafiz Saeed and his groups. Photo: Reuters / Mohsin Raza

China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Pakistan to be put on terror watchlist after diplomatic farce in Paris

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid February 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters near the city of Afrin, Syria on February 19, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

Afghanistan, European Union, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey is attacking us in Afrin, says SDF commander

by Mahmoud Berkhdan February 22, 2018

Smoke rises from Syria's Afrin region, pictured from near the Turkish town of Hassa, on the Turkish-Syrian border, on January 20, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Osman Orsal

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Afrin marks the point of collapse for American influence in Syria

by David P. Goldman February 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, February 20, 2018. Photo: Presidential Palace/Handout via Reuters

Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia backs Turkey’s move to block Assad’s defense of Kurds

by Asia Times staff February 20, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu after a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on February 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US baits Turkey in hopes of ending Ankara’s Russian dalliance

by MK Bhadrakumar February 20, 2018February 18, 2020

USA and Syrian flag in grunge and vintage style. Photo: iStock

Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Ending America’s disastrous role in Syria

by Jeffrey D. Sachs February 19, 2018

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) in Ankara, Turkey February 15, 2018. Presidential Palace Handout via Reuters/Kayhan Ozer

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Tillerson throws Erdogan a bone in Syria

by Sami Moubayed February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

The face of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a billboard in Ankara. Photo: AFP/Adem Altan

Bahrain, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s outreach hints at Ottoman revival

by Jonathan Gorvett February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish banknotes. Photo: iStock

European Union, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Turkey, World

Japanese investment on the rise in Turkey

by Altay Atli February 13, 2018

A Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighter. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Assad quietly aids Kurds as Afrin mess drags on

by Asia Times staff February 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish tanks gather close to the Syrian border on January 21, 2018, at Hassa, in Hatay province. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

AT Finance, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Uneasy quest for Turkish-US compromise on Syrian Kurds

by Emanuele Scimia February 9, 2018

A still image obtained from social media shows the wreckage from a Russian military plane shot down by rebel forces near Idlib, Syria, on February 3. Photo via Reuters

Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russian-Turkish axis in Syria faces meltdown

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Deep inside the Catacombs of Paris. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Guidance from the Ghost of Richelieu

by Spengler February 5, 2018February 5, 2018

Kurdish fighters in the northern Aleppo countryside in Syria. Photo: Reuters / Khalil Ashawi

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

A Turkish war of America’s making

by Barak Barfi February 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Hong Kong's Philippine Consulate is located at the United Center Building in Admiralty. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, Turkey, World

Filipina maids warned against recruiters in Turkey, Russia

by Asia Times staff February 2, 2018February 18, 2020

The Indian Army has Russian-made T-90 tanks. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

A lesson for Kim Jong-un: tank warfare is changing fast

by Stephen Bryen February 2, 2018

Source: Bloomberg

Iran, Middle East, Turkey

Turkey’s trade deficit balloons 64% in December

by David P. Goldman February 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish forces and Free Syrian Army members hold flags on Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 28, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Turkey, Kurds play king of Syrian hill

by Asia Times staff January 30, 2018February 18, 2020

A screen shows stock market prices inside a brokerage in Taipei, Taiwan. Photo: Reuters / Pichi Chuang

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Malaysia, Middle East, Turkey, World

Emerging markets head different ways on central bank headlines

by David P. Goldman January 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Vladimir Putin fires a sport gun at a sports complex outside Sochi on March 9, 2012. Photo: AFP/Ria Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin

AT Finance, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Putin’s Sochi conference on Syria looks to be a talking shop

by Sami Moubayed January 29, 2018February 18, 2020

US forces could be caught in the crossfire if Turkish President Recep Erdoğan makes good on his vow to attack Kurdish forces in Manbij. Photo: Reuters

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

US blinks under Turkish pressure in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish army tanks stationed near the Syrian border in operation "Olive Branch". Photo: AFP / Ozan Kose

AT Finance, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey plays its latest card in the New Great Game

by Pepe Escobar January 27, 2018February 18, 2020

A Syrian opposition fighter takes a selfie as fighters walk through Syria in front of Turkish troops near the Syrian border at Hassa, Hatay province, on January 22, 2018. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

America’s Syrian humiliation is worse than it looks

by David P. Goldman January 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish tanks gather close to the Syrian border on January 21, 2018, at Hassa, in Hatay province. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

US sends mixed signals after Turkish move on Syrian Kurds

by Asia Times staff January 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reviews a guard of honour as he arrives at a meeting in Kutahya, Turkey, on January 20, 2018. Photo: Kayhan Ozer / Presidential Palace / Handout via Reuters

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Dilemma for the US as Turkey attempts Kurdish squeeze

by John Burton January 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The curtain has gone up on the annual World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos. Photo: Reuters / Denis Balibouse

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, Vietnam, World

When it comes to Davos, it’s inequality, stupid

by Pepe Escobar January 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attends the funeral ceremony, in Ankara, of Musa Ozalkan, a Turkish soldier who was killed during the operation against Syrian Kurds in Afrin region. Photo: Kayhan Ozer / Presidential Palace / handout via Reuters, January 23, 2018

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey re-enters Syrian endgame with ‘smart power’

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 24, 2018January 24, 2018

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