The return of Turkish backed militants to the Ain Issa in Rojava/Northern Syria/Western Kurdistan has put the region controlled by the Western backed Syrian Defense Forces (SDF) a Kurdish majority umbrella of US trained forces back into the forefront…
Turkey’s islamist and autocratic ruler President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has taken the lead in the current international onslaught against Israel for its defense from Hamas terrorists. “Israel is wreaking state terror. Israel is a terror state,” Erdogan told Turkish…
Some people are gamblers and others are just downright insane. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey appears to be shifting from political gambler to a completely insane autocrat. Turkey’s current invasion of the autonomous Syrian Kurdish enclave of Afrin…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched a brutal assault on the Kurdish majority Syrian region of Afrin on Saturday. Dubbed “Operation Olive Branch,” the Turkish government insists it is cleaning out the area of Kurdish “Terrorists.” Afrin is controlled by…
Putin, Rouhani and Erdogan are right that, as of now, they are the victors in Syria. But let us not empower them by believing them invincible. Is the war in Syria won? The images broadcast this week from Sochi,…
Turkey has always had a complex relationship with the rest of its NATO partners, ut during the current Erdogan period it has grown exceedingly problematic. With the weakening of US positions across he Middle East and Trump’s reliance on…
President Erdogan, continuing to utilize the failed coup attempt of 18 days ago, has ended the historic division between the army and government that has existed for nearly a century. Wiping the last visages military independence, Erdogan’s government made…
As was reported previously, the real fun is about to begin for Europe. As the refugee crisis continues to turn worse in Western Europe, Erdogan has begun to use it to extract more and more money from European coffers.…
There are times when rulers reach a zenith in their power. Some of them fall away and others find a way to reverse course and rise again. The failed coup in Turkey over the weekend marks the lowest point…