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Turkish National Security Policy in 2010 and Beyond

Turkish foreign policy was more visible in 2010 than ever before. If one is optimistic, one can hazard that we will see a “regression toward the mean” in Turkey’s relations with the West. If 2010 was generally a bad year for that relationship, the situation… Continue reading

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Foreign Minister of Turkey Says Turkish Relationship With Israel Might Be A Permanent Problem

On thursday, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the relationship between Turkey and Israel might be a permanent problem, because Turkish civilians were killed during Israel’s raid on the Mavi Marmara… Continue reading

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Erdogan’s Turkey, Islamism and the Ottoman Empire

Under the Islamist Erdogan government, Turkey can no longer be considered an ally of Israel or the West… Continue reading

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Turkish Troops Deployed in Cyprus and Top Intelligence Ranks Islamized

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is clearly spoiling for more trouble with Israel. the Turkish leader had his aides leak to the media that he was seriously thinking of leading the next flotilla in person to dramatize his confrontation with Israel… Continue reading

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The Ship Intifada: an Overview

During the night of May 31 IDF forces took control of the aid flotilla to the Gaza Strip. Five ships were taken without exceptional incident. On the sixth ship, the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara, the IDF soldiers met with violent resistance… Continue reading

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Obama Again Avoids To Use The Word ‘Genocide’ In Armenian Remembrance Message

US President Barack Obama declined, for a second time, to use the word “genocide” to describe the atrocities experienced by Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire a century ago… Continue reading

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Who will stop Iran’s Ahmadinejad?

We see that the government of Iran, the supreme leader, the president, the parliament, is being supplanted and that Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship. That is our view… Continue reading

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Obama hails Erdogan as “friend”, despite Turkey’s shifting away from Israel and the West

In a CNSNews.com report U.S. President Obama characterized Turkey as “a great country” and Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan “as a personal friend”. Obama said also that he was optimistic about the prospect of “stronger and stronger” bilateral ties in the future. According to Obama Turkey could be “an important player” in efforts to prod Iran to keep its nuclear program peaceful. But in saying this, questions arise about Obama’s… Continue reading