Turkey entered Syria to end al-Assad’s rule: President Erdoğan President Erdoğan admits that Turkey crossed into Syria to get rid of President Bashar al-Assad having previously highlighted the fight against ISIL Erdoğan’s remarks on Turkish operation ‘to end al-Assad rule’ to be discussed during Lavrov visit President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent assertion that the Turkish military operation … Read more
Turkish officials criticize Moody’s cut Turkey’s credit rating to ‘junk’ level Senior Turkish officials have criticized the cut to Turkey’s sovereign credit rating by ratings agency Moody’s, claiming that the move is “biased” and does not reflect the realities of Turkey’s macro indicators Moody’s downgrades Turkey’s sovereign debt rating to ‘junk’ level Moody’s cut Turkey’s sovereign debt … Read more
An unhappy New Year for Turkey’s exporters to Russia AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Moscow’s sanctions, which officially take effect on January 1, come in response to Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet. ‘Recreation of playing cards’: Seymour Hersh on conflicting pursuits in Syria The Times (subscription) Turkey “co-opted” the US program “to arm and support … Read more
Turkey welcomes fall of key city in Syria’s north Turkish officials have expressed their satisfaction at the seizure of the northern Syrian city of Idlib by opposition forces, stressing that the Ankara-supported Free Syrian Army (FSA) was part of the winning side. Turkey’s ‘secret fund’ spending climbs to new highs The amount of spending from the Turkish … Read more