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Reincarnation of Cyprus federation YUSUF KANLI

Reincarnation of Cyprus federation

The unofficial Berlin trilateral Cyprus meeting concluded with a statement which might be interpreted in many ways, positive and negative.

November 27 2019
The latest AKP-CHP row YUSUF KANLI

The latest AKP-CHP row

Why would a president, who is also the leader of a political party, might seek to change the leader of a major political party in the country? Does it sound logical?

November 25 2019
‘Cypriotnization’ YUSUF KANLI

‘Cypriotnization’

When the world was trying to find a way out of the Kosovo problem, naturally, no one was talking about a “Kosovo model,” but the attention was focused on finding ways of avoiding the Kosovo problem being “Cypriotnized.”

November 20 2019
Trilateral Cyprus to meet in Berlin YUSUF KANLI

Trilateral Cyprus to meet in Berlin

At the invitation of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders will come together at a trilateral summit to discuss ways to resume the collapsed Cyprus talks

November 18 2019
After a decent man: Mümtaz Soysal YUSUF KANLI

After a decent man: Mümtaz Soysal

Mümtaz Soysal, a distinguished constitutional law professor, former foreign minister and a devoted chief advisor of late Turkish Cypriot founding father Rauf Denktaş, silently passed away at age 90. He was born in Zonguldak in 1929.

November 11 2019
‘Don’t let it out of this room’ YUSUF KANLI

‘Don’t let it out of this room’

Years ago, a senior Turkish journalist faced some very serious accusations.

November 06 2019
Turkey, US; frenemies YUSUF KANLI

Turkey, US; frenemies

“Seriously concerned” was the immediate reaction of the Turkish presidential office to the U.S. Congress adopting two resolutions, one recognizing the 1915 events in Turkey as “Armenian genocide” and the other levying sanctions on Turkey because of its Operation Peace Spring into northern Syria.

October 30 2019
Baghdadis eradication started a new chapter YUSUF KANLI

Baghdadi's eradication started a new chapter

Has the United States completed its mission in Syria by killing the notorious Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the even more notorious ISIL terrorist gang? How comforting it would be to say yes, but unfortunately, even if U.S. President Donald  Trump might wish to pull out the American troops, agents, spies, etc., disengagement from this region’s wealth might require efforts of many other tenants of the White House in the decades ahead.

October 28 2019
Has the Turkish operation succeeded YUSUF KANLI

Has the Turkish operation succeeded?

Without hiding behind words, it must be honestly and frankly confessed that all those who were skeptical, if not critical, of the Turkish Operation Peace Spring, might have made a huge assessment mistake. At the end of the day, yes, with some high tension and some serious fighting and painful casualties, the Turkish operation achieved most, if not all, of its targets.

October 23 2019