Suchergebnisse

Analyzes the possible negative international impact for Turkey of a heated exchange of insults beginning with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks to Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Davos World Economic Forum. Attention is given to Turkish-Israeli relations in general & pertinent Turkish domestic politics. Adapted from the source document.

Reports on political & economic dimensions of Turkey's war against the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). Attention is given to the impact of Turkish nationalism on Kurdish political aspirations within Turkey as manifest in efforts to ban the largely Kurdish Democratic Turkey Party. Adapted from the source document.

Discusses warming Turkish-US relations, the prospect of Turkish military incursions into northern Iraq to pursue the PKK, & persistent problems in Turkey's Kurdish region. Adapted from the source document.

Discusses the support for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq's Kurdish north. Attention is given to US relations with the PKK, Turkey's response to this, & how the PKK has been gained popularity in Iraqi Kurdistan given its relatively pure nationalist image compared to public perception of the local political parties. Adapted from the source document.

Discusses the political complexities surrounding the secular-Islamist & Army-PKK divisions in Turkey, touching on the changing context in which events are unfolding. Adapted from the source document.

Reports on Turkey's preliminary agreement with Iran for the construction of two gas pipelines. Attention is given to the geopolitical implications of the deal, which are seen to involve Europe, the US, Russia, Central Asia & China. Adapted from the source document.

Reports on ongoing conflict between Turkish and Kurdish forces in terms of the geopolitical environment in which they are occurring.