Saudi Arabia, Turkey solidify Syria policy
Turkey and Saudi Arabia reiterated their common understanding on the civil war in Syria…
Turkey seals border crossing with Syria
Turkey has closed a border gate with Syria following two deadly bomb attacks in Turkey?s southern province of Hatay
Syria opposition open key talks in Istanbul
Syria’s main opposition National Coalition opened a fresh round of talks in Istanbul Thursday.
Turkey has to reboot its Syria strategy
Daily Star (Lebanon) 17 May 2013 Français Hugh Pope * For much of the late 2000s, Turkey hoped that a booming economy, the prestige of combative Prime Minister Recep
Syria?s Uprising: sectarianism, regionalisation, and state order in the Levant
Working Paper (Fride & Hivos) n° 119, May 2013, 21 p. By Steven Heydemann * As the Syrian revolution enters its third year, the risks to regional stability are escalating. Violence has spilled over all of Syria?s borders. The conflict has elevated sectarian tensions in Lebanon, threatening the 1990 Taif settlement that ended 15 years
Turkey wants Syria deadline in Geneva
Turkey is eager to set a deadline on talks between Syria?s warring parties when they convene next month in Geneva at a global conference
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Turkey wants EU leadership, says EU Minister Bağış
Turkey is not simply a candidate for European Union membership.
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