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	<title>Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel &#187; Erdogan</title>
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		<title>As Erdogan prepares to meet Trump, can US keep allies from bloodshed?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/05/as-erdogan-prepares-to-meet-trump-can-us-keep-allies-from-bloodshed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 15:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The timing of the Turkish airstrikes on Syrian Kurdish forces, weeks before Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to visit the US President Donald Trump, is not a coincidence. The attacks serve as a warning for the US, but it also aims to ensure Turkey retains an influence over proceedings in Syria, while simultaneously [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Referendum win is only start of battle for Erdogan, New Turkey</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/04/referendum-win-is-only-start-of-battle-for-erdogan-new-turkey/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/04/referendum-win-is-only-start-of-battle-for-erdogan-new-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan achieved his long-time dream of an executive presidency in Turkey, but his narrow win came at a price, with almost half the population voting no, risking deeper polarization in Turkey. Erdogan’s referendum win by 51.4 percent introduces sweeping new powers, with the biggest political revolution since the foundation of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish jockeying for influence in Iraq</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/10/turkish-jockeying-for-influence-in-iraq/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/10/turkish-jockeying-for-influence-in-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the much anticipated battle for Mosul final began, the number of parties vying for a key role in the battle underscores the diverse and complicated ethno-sectarian landscape. Turkey, determined to protect its own interests, is intent on playing a key hand. However, relations between Ankara and Baghdad have become frosty and fueled by mistrust, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Frustrated by the West, Turkey looks East to mend ties and transform regional dynamics</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/08/frustrated-by-the-west-turkey-looks-east-to-mend-ties-and-transform-regional-dynamics/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/08/frustrated-by-the-west-turkey-looks-east-to-mend-ties-and-transform-regional-dynamics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2016 09:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent mending of ties between Russia and Turkey comes almost 9 months after the ill-fated Turkish shooting of a Russian jet that saw relations plummet to historic lows. The tune of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after the patching up of ties was a far cry from months [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As Turkey mend ties with Russia, what now for the changing dynamics in the region?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/08/as-turkey-mend-ties-with-russia-what-now-for-the-changing-dynamics-in-the-region/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/08/as-turkey-mend-ties-with-russia-what-now-for-the-changing-dynamics-in-the-region/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 00:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a strong geopolitical standing, Turkey has historically been a keen lever between the East and West. After increasingly lukewarm relations with its NATO allies in the West in recent years and a bitter feud with the biggest Eastern power in Russia, Turkey could not sit idle as its regional leverage was diluted and new [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Failed military coup only tip of the ice-berg for a highly polarised Turkey</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/07/failed-military-coup-only-tip-of-the-ice-berg-for-a-highly-polarised-turkey/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/07/failed-military-coup-only-tip-of-the-ice-berg-for-a-highly-polarised-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dramatic failed military coup that sent shockwaves across Turkey and the world may have quickly subsided but the aftermath of the events will be felt for much longer. Whether it was just a faction of the military or not, it was no small matter. The coup forces ranged from low-ranking soldiers to senior officers [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Failed coup attempt provides Erdogan with new ammunition</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/07/failed-coup-attempt-provides-erdogan-with-new-ammunition/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/07/failed-coup-attempt-provides-erdogan-with-new-ammunition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=862</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The failed military coup in Turkey was intended to usher a new order, however, in the end it was Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that emerged with a stronger hand and a great opportunity. Dramatic footage as the coup unfolded of heavy gunfire, tanks and helicopters resembled a war zone. A weary looking Erdogan addressing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Lifting of MPs immunity from prosecution fuel for new social earthquake in Turkey</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/06/lifting-of-mps-immunity-from-prosecution-fuel-for-new-social-earthquake-in-turkey/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/06/lifting-of-mps-immunity-from-prosecution-fuel-for-new-social-earthquake-in-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2016 12:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ratified a bill lifting MPs&#8217; immunity from prosecution. Although, it is a move that affects all opposition parties, it no doubt bites the Kurdish-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) the hardest with 55 out of 59 of their elected parliamentarians facing a summary of proceedings. The billed was signed [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Erdogan’s presidential system already on show as Davutoglu stands down</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/05/erdogans-presidential-system-already-on-show-as-davutoglu-stands-down/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/05/erdogans-presidential-system-already-on-show-as-davutoglu-stands-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2016 07:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To say that Turkey is passing through a sensitive juncture is a big understatement. A rekindled and bloody war with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the ever-present threat of the Islamic State (IS), millions of refugees from the Syrian civil war and a headache posed by growing Syrian Kurdish autonomy is underlined by political uncertainty. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>AKP’s sweep to power in Turkey raises more questions than answers</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/11/akps-sweep-to-power-in-turkey-raises-more-questions-than-answers/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/11/akps-sweep-to-power-in-turkey-raises-more-questions-than-answers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 07:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=791</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the Justice and Development Party (AKP) swept to a single-party majority for the fourth time since 2002, this was much to the surprise of many. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AKP won 316 seats in parliament in stark contracts to June elections. The snap elections would afford a second chance to make amends and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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