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Turkey Today
In recent years, Turkey’s domestic policy has become increasingly undemocratic while its aggressive foreign policy has contributed to a dangerous instability in the region. Turkey under the presidency of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become the world’s number two jailer of journalists, a haven for Islamist extremism, and an aggressor in the MENA and Mediterranean regions.
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TDP Statement on Turkey’s Concession to NATO Enlargement
TDP Calls on Juniper Networks to Review Its Business Operations in Turkey
TDP Statement on Turkey’s Continued Support of Russia and Destabilizing NATO Role
TDP Calls on HPE to Review its Business Relationships in Turkey
TDP Calls on Abbott to Review its Investments in Turkey
For NATO, Turkey Is a Disruptive Ally
TDP On Twitter
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Morning News Round-up 1/7
Economy |
“Turkish manufacturing activity contracted for a fourth consecutive month in June as weakening demand prompted companies to curb production, a business survey showed on Friday.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkish-manufacturing-activity-contracts-fourth-straight-month-june-2022-07-01/
Convincing Turkey to allow Sweden and Finland to join NATO took some doing — including the revival of a shameful American tradition: throwing our Kurdish allies under the bus. https://buff.ly/3NqvNWJ
Morning News Round-up 1/7
Top Story |
Deal on Bigger NATO Likely Helps Turkey’s Erdogan Shore Up Support at Home
https://www.wsj.com/articles/deal-on-bigger-nato-likely-helps-turkeys-erdogan-shore-up-support-at-home-11656531914
News Round-up 1/6
Top Story |
“The leaders of the alliance began a summit today with a breakthrough: Turkey dropped its opposition to having Sweden and Finland join NATO.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/briefing/russia-ukraine-war-nato-turkey-communication.html
Here’s the trilateral memorandum #NATO
