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Turkey risks boosting economic ties with Tehran
Iran's official news agency announced yesterday that the country exported a crude shipment to Europe for the first time since reaching a landmark nuclear deal with world powers.
Can this equation change?
A total failure: this is the current point we are at as far as the Syrian policy, based on the assumption that the Bashar al-Assad regime would be toppled in a matter of days when the turmoil started.
Let's recall: in those days, it was not enough for our rulers to be a regional power; we were about to take our place in the competition among global powers.
Will the Turkish army be deployed in Syria?
Unless Turkey is directly attacked by Syrian forces, it is not very likely that the Turkish army will be deployed in Syria.
Saving Syrian strays, one adoption at a time
Stray animals are among those also affected by the civil war in Syria. Thanks to volunteers, these animals find home in Europe after treatmentSyrian Rawaa Kilani saves stray animals injured during her country's civil war through an adoption program that provides treatment and loving homes for these abandoned animals.
Turkey's high stakes gamble
Turkey has raised the stakes in Syria by beginning to shell the Syrian Kurdish Peoples Defense Units (YPG) in an effort to deter the group from capturing more territory along the Turkish border. Although pro-government media is drumming up support for this action, one does not need much imagination to realize that average Turks are worried about where this is all leading to.