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Aug 16, 2016

Shaffer Interviewed by Energy News Terminal on Turkey’s Strategic Role as an Energy Transit Country

By Brenda Shaffer

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Aug 16, 2016

Stein in The American Interest: The Fallout of the Failed Coup

By Aaron Stein

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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik, June 14, 2016

NATOSource

Aug 15, 2016

NATO Needs to Look in Mirror on Coup Attempt, Says Turkish Defense Minister

By Fikri Işık and Barçın Yinanç , Hurriyet Daily News

It is time for NATO to sit down and evaluate its mistakes in its response to the July coup attempt in Turkey that left a deep trauma in society that has not been properly appreciated outside the country,

NATO Security & Defense

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Aug 11, 2016

Hellyer in The National: Turkey’s Tilt East Is No Threat to Western Powers

By H.A. Hellyer

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Headquarters of NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) in Norfolk, VA (photo: NATO)

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Aug 11, 2016

Turkish Military Officer Seeking Asylum in United States

By Phil Stewart and Yara Bayoumy, Reuters

A Turkish military officer on a U.S.-based assignment for NATO is seeking asylum in the United States

NATO Security & Defense

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Aug 11, 2016

Cohen Joins VOA Russia to Discuss Turkey after the Coup

By Ariel Cohen

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MENASource

Aug 10, 2016

Turkey’s Outreach to Russia

By Aaron Stein

As President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes his first international visit in the wake of an attempted coup against his government, Turkey’s recent outreach to Russia comes as part of a broader effort to recalibrate Turkish foreign policy, following years of political isolation.

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"Turkey's NATO membership is not in question," (graphic: NATO)

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Aug 10, 2016

NATO Spokesperson: Turkey’s ‘Membership is Not in Question’

By NATO

In view of speculative press reports regarding NATO’s stance regarding the failed coup in Turkey and Turkey’s NATO membership, let me stress NATO’s very clear position.

NATO Security & Defense

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Aug 9, 2016

Itani Quoted by Associated Press on Turkey’s Involvement in Syria

By Faysal Itani

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New Atlanticist

Aug 8, 2016

Turkish Stream Project Expected to Headline Russo-Turkey Visit

By John Roberts

When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan holds talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on August 9, one of the leading items on their agenda will be the revival of the proposed Turkish Stream pipeline across the Black Sea. Russia’s determination to pursue this project was made clear in a series of statements […]

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