TURKEY FILES

21WIRE + The Cradle | Is this a prelude to the 'final push' that Damascus has been seeking for so long? 

Dr. Can Erimtan | This latest move looks to undermine the legacy of Atatürk and the promotion of women's rights - as a prelude to a full-blown Islamic state.

Dr. Can Erimtan | As the country continues its radical transformation from secular state to a religious one, Erdogan uses symbolic, fundamental themes to sculpt the New Turkey identity.

Dr Can Erimtan | Turkey continues it's NeoOttoman revival, subsuming its new satellite client Azerbaijan into it's territorial orbit.

Dr Can Erimtan | The 'frozen' conflict which finally thawed, and with a bitter ending for the Armenians. Once again, money talks.

By Paul Robinson
The sudden collapse of the USSR in 1991 created many weak countries without a unifying national identity and a strong central state. Yet conflicts will continue until the world is willing to recognize the realities on the ground.

Tony Cartalucci
21st Century Wire
A recent altercation between Russian forces and US occupiers in northeastern Syria helped highlight the increasingly tenuous position Washington holds not only in Syria but across the entire Middle East.
After attempting to block Russian military vehicles, US forces found themselves being literally ploughed out of the way with overwhelming Russian airpower hovering overhead.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promoting the discovery of a major natural gas reserve off Black Sea coast, at the Dolmabahce Palace Presidential Work Office in Istanbul, Turkey on 21 August 2020. (Image Source: TCCB/Murat Çetinmühürdar – Anadolu Agency)
Dr Can Erimtan
21st Century Wire

Dr. Can Erimtan
21st Century Wire

This latest joint move by Damascus and Moscow is a public relations coup, but it is also sure to draw the ire of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Middle East Monitor reports…