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Turkey and Syria - will there be a rapprochement?

At one time many experts and political commentators took the view that there were real hopes for a restoration of good relations between Turkey and Syria, with Russia and Iran acting as brokers, and the prospects for a rapprochement between the two neighbors seemed rosy. But the predicted improvement in relations failed to materialize, and now, in the light of recent statements by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, it seems more unlikely than ever. In a televised interview on August 9, Bashar al-Assad said that he would not meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and stressed that “the goal of the Turkish president is to legitimize…

Viktor Mikhin

Erdoğan uses ‘US pressure’ as leverage...

On the eve of its 100th anniversary, the Republic of Turkey is experiencing a difficult period due to a severe economic crisis and tense relations with the United States. Inflation has broken new records and has already reached 60%, while the Turkish lira has plummeted to 27.2 per US dollar. Strategic stability has yet to be attained, no matter how much Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of Treasury and Finance, strives to follow international economic rules and bind himself…

Alexandr Svaranc

Is Turkey changing its tactic in the negotiations on the “grain deal”?

Amur Gadzhiev, head of the Center for the Study of Modern Turkey, has suggested that Ankara may be about to change its approach to the Black Sea initiative, and focus on a package approach to the protection of Russia’s interests and the terms of the deal itself. In other words, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Hakan Fidan will make an effort to persuade their western colleagues and the UN to respect Russia’s interests in order to revive the “grain deal.” Amur Gadzhiev, it seems, knows what he is talking about, and his comments accurately describe Turkey’s new tactics. Admittedly, as an impartial observer and reader in this regard, the present writer finds it rather strange that Ankara took this position…

Alexandr Svaranc

Erdoğan “remembers” the Crimea and Crimean Tatars again...

Alexandr Svaranc

Russia is going to open a consulate in North Nicosia

Alexandr Svaranc

Turkey expects the grain deal to continue. And what does Moscow expect?

Alexandr Svaranc

Iraq: what will the fight against corruption result in?

Viktor Mikhin

“Chickens are counted in the autumn”... Erdoğan and Menendez take time out

Alexandr Svaranc

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