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Turkey’s Domestic Policy
Kurdish Genocide: From the Ottoman Empire to Erdoğan — a Chronicle of a Century of Terror
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Crimes against the Kurdish people have not been isolated episodes but have been carried out by successive Turkish...
A century of violence from the Jeddah massacre to the killings in Kobani: how Turkey exterminated Arabs
ISTANBUL (Realist English). The long and bloody history of the Turkish state's relations with the Arab population — both Muslim and...
Turkish nationalists lobby for alliance with Russia and China: illusion or real threat inside NATO?
ANKARA (Realist English). The Turkish government's ally in the ruling coalition — the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) — has intensified calls...
«The Kurdish card is a weapon of major powers»: Yaşar Yakış on why Turkey missed its chance to solve the Kurdish issue
ANKARA (Realist English). Yaşar Yakış — a Turkish diplomat and statesman who served as Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Saudi...
Erdoğan and his party may lose power for the first time since 2002
ANKARA (Realist English). On the eve of the elections, Turkish society remains deeply divided, even when it comes to such...
Erdogan’s rule is under real threat
ANKARA (Realist English). There are less than 10 days left before the presidential elections in Turkey. There, for the first...
The Kurds have enough reasons to vote against Erdoğan
ANKARA (Realist English). In the upcoming early elections, the current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan can hardly count on the...
Turkish presidential election: Erdoğan will not give up power peacefully
ANKARA (Realist English). For Turkish President Erdoğan, the early elections on May 14 are of great historical significance. His main...
Erdoğan does not want to leave, even if he loses the election
ANKARA (Realist English). On February 3, in his speech at the Board of the Migration Department with the participation of...
“Cuba Does Not Change Its Principles”: Cuban Ambassador Orta González Responds to US Pressure
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Cuban people are ready to defend the life and dignity of Venezuela's leadership, just as 32 Cubans...
Israel prepares strike on Iran: leak of uranium capture plan causes scandal in Knesset
TEHRAN (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered its final stage, but military rhetoric on...
China and Kazakhstan launch grain hub
BEIJING (Realist English). China and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish a joint grain trading platform aimed at strengthening food security...
Putin and Xi Shape a New Architecture of Cooperation
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia and China have agreed to further strengthen their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, expand economic ties,...
“The fire of World War III is flaring up”: Gennady Zyuganov calls on leftist forces to unite and rise up against capitalism
MOSCOW (Realist English). On May 24, the 3rd International Anti‑Fascist Forum began its work in Moscow. Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the...
Turkey and Israel on the verge of direct confrontation
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov analyzes the causes and consequences...
NATO Anchors at Hormuz? IRGC Warns of Retaliation
TEHRAN (Realist English). On May 20, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an uncompromising statement: if the United States undertakes...
Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
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