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Peoples Dispatch
Turkish Parliament Approves Law for Prisoners’ Release Amid COVID-19 Crisis
15 Apr 2020
The law passed by the Turkish parliament on April 14 enables the government to sanction the release of certain categories of prisoners in order to decongest jails and contain the risk of them turning…
Peoples Dispatch
Turkish Blackmail Worsens Situation for Refugees
03 Mar 2020
The Turkey-Greece borders are on alert as Turkey allows thousands of refugees to cross over to Europe. The move is being viewed as an attempt by the Turkish government to blackmail the European Union…
Peoples Dispatch
Turkey Announces Troop Deployment in Libya
27 Dec 2019
The move is being seen as part of Turkey’s attempts to consolidate its position as a regional hegemon. The actual deployment of troops will take place once the Turkish parliament ratifies the…
Prasanth R.
Syrian Conflict: A New Chapter Begins
25 Oct 2019
Former Indian ambassador to Turkey, M.K. Bhadrakumar, talks about the situation in Syria after the agreement between Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian president Vladimir Putin.
AFP
Big Blow for Erdogan as His Party Loses in Replay of Istanbul Election
24 Jun 2019
Ekrem Imamoglu, a little-known district mayor at the start of the year, galvanised voters with a positive campaign under the slogan "Everything Will be Fine", against AKP’s name-calling.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
US, Israel Punish Turkey’s Erdogan
02 Apr 2019
It is no big secret that the US and its European allies and Israel view Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s regional policies with growing disquiet.
Peoples Dispatch
Turkey Gets First Communist Mayor as Erdogan Suffers a Blow in Local Body Polls
02 Apr 2019
The Communist Party of Turkey’s Fatih Mehmet Maçoğlu emerged victorious in the city of Tunceli. Meanwhile, the Peoples Alliance led by president Recep Tayyip Erdogan lost power in key metros,…
Peoples Dispatch
US To Keep 200 ‘Peacekeeping’ Troops in Syria, Despite Planned Withdrawal
23 Feb 2019
The decision to maintain some military presence in Syria is seen as a move aimed at protecting Kurdish groups aligned with the United States and a possible establishment of “safe zones” along the…
Peoples Dispatch
Turkish Government Seeks Life Sentences For 2013 Gezi Park Protesters
21 Feb 2019
Chief public prosecutor charged 16 accused, many of whom are in pre-trial detention, for participation in the protests and the alleged coup attempt of 2016
Surangya
Is Trump's Decision to Withdraw Troops from Syria Truly a Surprise?
22 Dec 2018
We talk about what Trump hopes to achieve with this, what it could mean for US relations with Turkey, as well as the role Russia could play now.