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Oct 21, 20203 min read

Turkey’s Use of Mercenaries under International Law

By John Vatian 2020 has been a year for the history books; from Kobe Bryant’s death in January to President Trump recently contracting...

Mar 1, 20113 min read

Turkey's AKP

Proving that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) still does “not subscribe to the view...

Mar 6, 20102 min read

American Congressional Panel Jeopardizes Turkish/Armenian/Azerbaijani Future to Appease Lobbyists fo

Satisfying desires of the Armenian Assembly of America, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 23-22 to use the word “genocide” to...

Feb 26, 20101 min read

Turkey Detains More Military Officers

Turkish authorities have arrested 18 more active and retired military officials over an alleged plot to overthrow the pro-Islamic Turkish...

Jan 24, 20101 min read

120 Suspected AQ Members Arrested in Turkey

On Friday, Turkish police launched raids across 16 different provinces, leading to the arrest of 120 individuals with suspected Al-Qaeda...

Jan 14, 20101 min read

Israel Company to Supply Turkey with Drones

In 2005 Turkey awarded a contract worth approximately $190 million dollar to Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for ten...

Jan 13, 20101 min read

Signs of Continued Tensions Between Israel and Turkey

The latest manifestation of the tensions occurred when Turkey threatened to withdraw its ambassador to Israel if the latter country did...

Dec 10, 20092 min read

Turkey: Strategic Partner or Precarious Antagonist?

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday to discuss foreign policy relating to...

Dec 5, 20091 min read

President Obama to Meet Turkish P.M. Erdogan Monday

Although American politicians have gotten little reaction to the recent plan from the Obama administration for a troop buildup in...

Nov 14, 20091 min read

Turkish Plan Offers Hope of Resolving PKK Conflict

The lifting of bans on Kurds has given hope that the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) problem, as it is known in Turkey, could reach a...

Oct 22, 20091 min read

Azerbaijan Angry over Turkey/Armenia Normalization

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported today that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev threatened Turkey with a cutoff of low priced...