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Analyses |
| Adam Michalski, Krzysztof Strachota
On the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels (14 June), for the first time US President Joe Biden met with the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The talks lasted 45 minutes (although they were initially scheduled for 90).
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota, Mariusz Marszewski
On 3 February, direct clashes broke out between Syrian and Turkish troops in the region of Idlib. First, Syrian troops bombed and shelled Turkish checkpoints, killing at least 14 Turkish soldiers. According to Ankara, around 135 Syrian…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota, Mariusz Marszewski
Russian president Vladimir Putin and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reached an agreement on 22 October regarding coordination of operations in north-eastern Syria, including the future prospects for the Turkish military operation ‘…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
On 9 October the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the launch of a military operation in northern Syria, the declared aims of which are to create a security zone separating Turkey from the areas controlled by Syrian Kurds,…
OSW Commentary |
| Krzysztof Strachota, Andrzej Wilk
In late May and early June 2019, the contract for Turkey’s purchase of the Russian-made missile launchers which make up the S-400 long-range anti-aircraft missile system entered the final stage of its implementation. This has been…
Analyses |
| Mateusz Chudziak, Krzysztof Strachota
During a phone conversation between Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Donald Trump on 14 January, a preliminary plan to establish a 30 km-wide safety zone in north-eastern Syria was agreed. This is to allow for the settlement of the…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
On 4 June, Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks in Washington.
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota, Mateusz Chudziak
On 7th January the Syrian army launched an offensive against the Sunni opposition forces in the Idlib province.
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
An independence referendum took place in Iraqi Kurdistan (KRG) on 25 September. It met with unprecedentedly tough criticism from Turkey.
OSW Commentary |
| Krzysztof Strachota
The citizens of Turkey voted in a national referendum to amend the constitution. This will lead to a radical strengthening of the president’s power.