Tag Archives: PYD/YPG

Türkiye at an Inflection Point

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Ali Tuygan

December 19, 2024 The history of Türkiye-West relations over the last fifteen years has been characterized by a lack of meaningful dialogue, unfriendly rhetoric, and confrontation despite a promising beginning. In April 2009 President Obama came to Ankara on his … Continue reading →

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The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Blitzkrieg

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Ali Tuygan

December 9, 2024 After thirteen years of internal fighting, loss of life, and devastation, the five-decade-long Assad regime was swept away in barely two weeks. President Hafez al-Assad, the father, was the President of Syria from 1971 until his death … Continue reading →

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Türkiye’s Thirteen Years of Trouble in Syria

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Ali Tuygan

December 4, 2024 The recent “rebel” offensive in northern Syria has brought multiple security challenges once again along our 911-kilometer border with our southern neighbor. The confusion it has caused is understandable because there are not only countries but many … Continue reading →

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Turkey’s Syria Labyrinth (2)

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Ali Tuygan

August 19, 2019 In early August, American and Turkish military delegations met in Ankara to discuss plans to coordinate the establishment of a safe zone in northern Syria. A joint statement issued at the end of the talks said they … Continue reading →

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Turkey’s Syria Labyrinth

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Ali Tuygan

January 25, 2019 After his remarks in Israel John Bolton’s visit to Turkey was doomed to failure. So, it was left to Senator Lindsey Graham to repair or at least control the damage. In Ankara, he publicly said everything possible … Continue reading →

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Trump’s U-turn in Syria and Turkey

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Ali Tuygan

January 8, 2019 President Trump’s surprise announcement of the withdrawal of US troops from Syria has ended up, unsurprisingly, in another U-turn. On Sunday his national security advisor John Bolton said, “We don’t think the Turks ought to undertake military … Continue reading →

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Who are the terrorists?

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

February 5, 2018 Washington designated Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization in 1997. Last week the Department of State also designated its leader Ismail Haniyeh as a terrorist. Some in the Arab world were no doubt delighted whereas Turkish Foreign … Continue reading →

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