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PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM APPROVED IN TURKEY
Turkish people voted slightly (% 51,41 “yes” votes against % 48,59 “no” votes) in favor of the constitutional changes proposed by the governing Islamist Justice and Development Party (JDP-AKP) and Turkish nationalist Nationalist Action
Read More »NAGORNO-KARABAKH AND FOREIGN POLICY OF SUPERPOWERS: A NEW CROSSROADS?
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict made on January 17 has provoked mixed reactions. Azerbaijan remained discreet. Some Russian and Armenian media outlets launched a propaganda campaign, alleging that
Read More »RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY MR. ANDREY KARLOV WAS SHOT DEAD IN ANKARA
Russian ambassador to Turkey, Mr. Andrey (Andrei) Karlov (1954-2016) was shot dead in Ankara on December 19, 2016 while making a speech at an art exhibit in Çağdaş Sanatlar Galerisi in Ankara. Mr. Karlov
Read More »SYRIAN WAR: NEW DANGEROUS SCENARIOS
A stand-off over the Middle East problem is further straining relations between the USA and Russia. Official Washington sharply condemned the air strikes on the Syrian city of Aleppo, which killed 323 civilians, including
Read More »TURKISH SOLDIER IN SYRIA: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO HEAVY OFFENSIVE AGAINST TERRORISM
The Syrian crisis is full of surprises. Big nations of the world and the region actively interfere with the situation in that country. Truth be told, today Syria resembles a quagmire. This country has
Read More »SAINT-PETERSBURG SUMMIT: ILHAM ALIYEV’S RESOLUTE POSTURE
President Vladimir Putin of Russia was behind the initiative to organize the most recent meeting between the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Saint- Petersburg. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group also joined
Read More »A NEW CHAPTER IN TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY
Turkish and international analysts express their views on the recent activism in Turkish foreign policy in last few days. With the Rome Consensus on June 27, 2016, Turkey and Israel signed a protocol to
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