https://www.mideastdiscourse.com/2021/06/15/erdogan-staged-a-coup-to-si… Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Turkey’s armed forces are known for their efficiency. However, officers bungled the coup attempt so badly that critics describe the events of July 15, 2016, as a “self-coup” organized by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to justify consolidating his grip on power, which resulted in 300 deaths and […]
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Turkey launched a cross-border attack against separatist Kurdish militants in northern Iraq within hours of US President Joe Biden’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide carried out 106 years ago by the former Turkish government. US troops, and their Kurdish allied militia, the Syrian Defense Forces (SDF), came under armed […]
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the meeting in Washington DC between Turkish President Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump. The meeting between the two leaders sought to ease growing tension between the NATO partners, allowing the two countries to reaffirm their commitment to working together.
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Russia’s delivery of S-400 air defense systems to Serbia for its first ever drill abroad. The S-400 missile systems will be showcased in the second stage of joint Russian-Serbian ‘Slavic Shield 2019’ drills, the ministry said in a statement.
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the weakening Turkish lira which dropped more than 2 percent on Tuesday, after reaching 5.6125 against the US Dollar. Lira volatility comes after the United States halted delivery of equipment related to the F-35 fighter aircraft to Turkey.
Erdogan continues to push forward with the purchase of Russian S-400s, against US and NATO warnings to halt the order of the advanced Russian air defense system.
