R.A BrockCopy Editor/Staff Writer On Oct. 6, President Donald Trump ordered the removal of U.S. assets in Syria ahead of what would become a series of attacks on Kurdish forces, who up until this point were our allies. Turkey told the U.S. that it would be rolling into Syria to attack members of the Kurdish Workers’ Party and YPK, two Kurdish parties that the Turkish … Continue reading Trump’s Kurdish-Turkish Debacle
Alicia Connelly Staff Writer On Friday, Oct. 12, a former pastor for a small evangelical presbyterian congregation in Izmir, Turkey, was released from Turkish prison after roughly two years. Andrew Brunson was originally detained and charged with support of a terrorist organization and political or military espionage. Brunson’s release is being conceptualized by many news sources as a symbol of relief from the tension that … Continue reading Pastor Freed After Two Years in Turkish Custody
Bruce Case Staff Writer A small loan of a million dollars won’t save Turkey from its current economic crisis. “Our relations with Turkey are not good at this time,” President Trump said on Aug. 10, when he made the decision to double the tariffs he had previously imposed upon Turkey. As a result of this and a slew of other issues, the Turkish lira is … Continue reading What is Behind the Tariffs on Turkey?
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