GABRIEL MITCHELL
Although they appear very far apart today, Israel and Turkey share common historical DNA. The two countries were forged in the same fire of post-World War I secularism, anti-imperialism, and ethnic nationalism; and they have both been tested by significant domestic and regional challenges.
PKK threatens to resume an all out war against Turkey
ABDULLA HAWEZ
After Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally revealed the long-awaited package of democratic reforms aimed at advancing peace talks with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), PKK leaders at their base in the Qandil Mountains said they consider the package inadequate.
Israeli – Turkish Business Initiative
DIMPOOL ANALYSIS TEAM
Along with other Muslim countries, Turkey has always shared close ties with Israel throughout various pivotal points in history.
Turkish – Kurdish Alliance in new millennium?
IDREES MOHAMMED
The once cold relations between successive Turkish governments and the Kurdish populations have been turning hot.
How Turkey misread the Egyptian Political Map
LUIS FISHMAN
Following the recent Egyptian army’s military coup that ousted its democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, the Turkish government immediately announced its disappointment, and unsuccessfully campaigned internationally to have it reversed.
IRAN AND IRAQI KURDISTAN MOVING CLOSER?
IDREES MOHAMMED
Iraqi Kurdistan Prime Minister recently visited Iran. He met with Iran’s top officials. The talks included a wide range of issues. The visit is important given serious internal and regional developments.
IS TURKEY IMMUNE FROM RADICAL SALAFISM?
NERVANA MAHMOUD
Turkey is a unique Muslim nation with a distinct history, geography, and political progression. It has never been occupied, and its contemporary path has evolved differently than that of its Muslim neighbors.
INTERVIEW WITH MK DR. EINAT WILF
DIMPOOL INTERVIEW SERIES
Interview with MK Dr. Einat Wilf
THE U.S. –TURKEY COOPERATION IN BRINGING DOWN ASSAD: CHALLENGES AND POSSIBLE SCENARIOS
BURHAN GURDOGAN
The U.S. is trying to obtain Turkey’s support in order to bring down Assad, and although the Turkish side, especially Foreign Minister Davutoglu, supports strengthening this partnership, there are some major obstacles that might cause a shift in Turkey’s attitude toward cooperation with the U.S.
ETHNIC CLEANSING OF ARAKAN / ROHINGYA IN BURMA – MYANMAR
DIMPOOL NEWS
While international organizations remain silent to violence against Arakanese Muslims in Burma, every-moment Arakan Muslims are being suffered from killings, human rights violations, violence, tortures and rapes.
MANAF TLAS MEETS WITH TURKISH FM DAVUTOGLU
DIMPOOL NEWS
Ankara hosts a surprise visit today, Tlas Manaf al-Assad that the generals of the fugitive, secretly arrived in Ankara.
SUDAN, TURKEY AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
GIZEM AKTAS
In 1989, the President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, seized power in a bloodless coup and assumed the Presidency in 1993. Over the years, he has been blamed for supporting Osama bin Laden, abusing human rights, and unleashing death squads inDarfur.