Monthly Archives: May 2014

Ankara’s New Reality in the Middle East

Posted on May 21, 2014 by aaronstein1

In February 2013, Shashank Joshi and I wrote an article for the RUSI Journal about Turkey’s troubles in Syria. At the time, we wrote: Syria’s two-year descent into civil war, Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is facing one … Continue reading →

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Soma: Deconstructing the Tragedy in Turkey (Podcast)

Posted on May 20, 2014 by aaronstein1

Today I speak with Alex Christie Miller about his experiences covering the tragedy in Soma. The conversation begins with a discussion about the quality of the response to the tragedy, before asking what the response says about the state of … Continue reading →

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Creating a Timeline: The Turkish Convoy to the Suleyman Shah Tomb

Posted on May 5, 2014 by aaronstein1

On April 30th, Fehim Taştekin wrote in a piece for Al Monitor about some of the continuing questions about the Turkish military convoy sent to the Suleyman Shah Tomb. Taştekin wrote: An 18-vehicle convoy was dispatched to the Tomb of Suleiman Shah … Continue reading →

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