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Suruc Terrorist Attack in the Context of the Political Struggle in Turkey

... explosion occurred when the protesters — around 300 people — gathered for a news conference in the Amara Culture Centre to explain to the media the idea behind the campaign to restore the city. The terrorist attack quite literally shook Turkey to its core. Demonstrations were held all over the country, with the people demanding that those responsible be brought to justice and accusations flying that the government had gone too far in its toying with ISIS militants. In Istanbul, a large-scale ...

23.07.2015

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Turkish Parliamentary Elections: The Fall of the “Electoral Caliphate”

... certainly be one to watch in Turkish politics throughout the 2010s and 2020s. One more reason for the HDP’s success is the fact that religious Kurds have turned away from the AKP at the polls. The failure of the Turkish authorities to support the Kurds against the Islamic State in the Siege of Kobanî (a city on the border with Turkey), saying that “there is no Kurdish issue” and “no possibility of holding peace talks”, forced the Kurds to reassess their political preferences. This happened despite the HDP’s obvious links to the terrorist Kurdistan ...

11.06.2015

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)