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MIT takes military turn

Turkey's MIT has become increasingly engaged in operations against the PKK Kurdish separatist movement and it is developing its own paramilitary service.

Subscribers only 14.11.2012

Dangerous liaisons in Syria

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government does not wish to engage militarily in Syria and is being more and more tolerant towards [...]

Subscribers only Defence 14.11.2012

US touts plan to deal with PKK

Washington is pushing Ankara to negotiate with the PKK. However hard-line Kurdish separatists are opposed to negotiation.

Subscribers only 31.10.2012

Erdogan's bodyguards clash

On the eve of the congress of his Justice and Development Party (AKP) on September 30, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip [...]

Subscribers only Defence 03.10.2012

Massoud Barzani

Massoud Barzani, the leader of the autonomous Kurdish region, was [...]

Subscribers only 03.10.2012

Intelligence services clash over Iran

The Turkish police force’s intelligence branch, which is in charge of counter-terrorism and the fight against the PKK, and the [...]

Subscribers only Operations 19.09.2012

Martin Dempsey

Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of [...]

Subscribers only 19.09.2012

Syria: Turkish fighters on both sides

Turkish volunteers are fighting alongside the jihadist groups combating Bashar al-Assad's regime. However the Syrian Army also has its share of Turkish proxies.

Subscribers only 05.09.2012

David Cohen

David Cohen, the head of the US Department of Treasury's [...]

Subscribers only 05.09.2012

Hakan Fidan

Hakan Fidan, the director of the Milli Istihbarat Teskilati (MIT), [...]

Subscribers only 05.09.2012

Syrian Kurds stage PKK putsch

The support that Damascus is providing to the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) has upset the balance of power between the [...]

Subscribers only Defence 22.08.2012

The MIT

The MIT, Turkey's intelligence service, debriefed Syrian Brigadier General Manaf [...]

Subscribers only 22.08.2012

Kurdish rep goes to Washington

Playing middleman between the United States and PKK Kurdish rebels, [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 22.08.2012

CIA, MIT merge Kurdish services

Increasingly active in Iraqi Kurdistan, Washington and Ankara will oversee the merger of Kurdistan's intelligence services into a single structure.

Subscribers only 18.07.2012

Hakan Fidan

Hakan Fidan, the director of the Milli Istihbarat Teskilati (MIT), [...]

Subscribers only 18.07.2012

Kurds the last to stand by Assad

The Syrian regime is still holding the north and east of the country thanks to backing from armed Kurdish groups like the PKK and Democratic Union Party. Washington and Ankara are seeking to push the Kurds aside.

Subscribers only 04.07.2012

Opposition forces find sanctuary

Without saying it in so many words, when Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan decreed on June 26 that any [...]

Free access Defence 04.07.2012

Perilous pilgrimage

The kidnapping of 11 Lebanese pilgrims on the Syria-Turkey border has mobilised the region's intelligence services, particularly since some hostages may have been agents.

Subscribers only 06.06.2012

Damascus helps PKK

Thanks to the support Damascus' security services have provided since the beginning of the year (IOL 662), the Kurdish separatist [...]

Subscribers only Defence 06.06.2012

Congress drone stand-off

The visit by Turkey's Chief of General Staff Necdet Özel to Washington last week had a number of official purposes, [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 23.05.2012

Murat Ozcelik

Murat Ozcelik, Turkey's intelligence coordinator, resigned abruptly last week following [...]

Subscribers only 23.05.2012

Barzani and Erdogan v Maliki

Openly hostile to Baghdad and the PKK, the president of Iraqi Kurdistan has allied himself with Ankara.

Subscribers only Defence 09.05.2012

Buffer zone debate

The Syrian crisis was the main topic of discussion when Turkish Prime Minister Recip Tayyib Erdogan and Saudi Arabia’s King [...]

Subscribers only Defence 25.04.2012

Private air reconnaissance

Given the crises in neighbouring Syria, Kurdistan and Iran, Turkey's military intelligence services are poorly equipped to monitor the country's [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 25.04.2012

Damascus seals pact with PKK

Bashar al-Assad's regime has reactivated its ties with the PKK Kurdish separatists in retaliation for Turkey's logistical support of the Syrian Free Army.

Subscribers only 04.04.2012

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All articles - Turkey

MIT takes military turn

Dangerous liaisons in Syria

US touts plan to deal with PKK

Erdogan's bodyguards clash

Massoud Barzani

Intelligence services clash over Iran

Martin Dempsey

Syria: Turkish fighters on both sides

David Cohen

Hakan Fidan

Syrian Kurds stage PKK putsch

The MIT

Kurdish rep goes to Washington

CIA, MIT merge Kurdish services

Hakan Fidan

Kurds the last to stand by Assad

Opposition forces find sanctuary

Perilous pilgrimage

Damascus helps PKK

Congress drone stand-off

Murat Ozcelik

Barzani and Erdogan v Maliki

Buffer zone debate

Private air reconnaissance

Damascus seals pact with PKK

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All articles - Turkey

MIT takes military turn

Dangerous liaisons in Syria

US touts plan to deal with PKK

Erdogan's bodyguards clash

Massoud Barzani

Intelligence services clash over Iran

Martin Dempsey

Syria: Turkish fighters on both sides

David Cohen

Hakan Fidan

Syrian Kurds stage PKK putsch

The MIT

Kurdish rep goes to Washington

CIA, MIT merge Kurdish services

Hakan Fidan

Kurds the last to stand by Assad

Opposition forces find sanctuary

Perilous pilgrimage

Damascus helps PKK

Congress drone stand-off

Murat Ozcelik

Barzani and Erdogan v Maliki

Buffer zone debate

Private air reconnaissance

Damascus seals pact with PKK

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