Thomas Seibert

Thomas Seibert is an Arab Weekly contributor in Istanbul.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters, in Izmir, Turkey, Saturday, February 22. (AP)
Erdogan issues Idlib ultimatum as tensions with Russia mount
February 26, 2020
Iranian medical staff work at the state-run "13 Aban" pharmacy in Tehran on February 19. (AFP)
Tehran faces accusations over coronavirus outbreak amid regime crisis
February 25, 2020
This handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him casting his vote during parliamentary election at a polling station in Tehran on February 21. (AFP)
Hardliners lead in Iran’s ‘sham’ vote
February 22, 2020
An Iranian woman and a child walk past electoral posters in Tehran, February 18. (AFP)
Iranian regime faces crisis of legitimacy risk in parliamentary election
February 20, 2020
Turkish-backed Syrian fighters prepare to fire shells at a position near the village of al-Nayrab, about 14 kilometres southeast of the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria, amid clashes with government forces on February 20, 2020. (AFP)
Battle for Idlib heats up as Turkey rejects Russian plan and sends more troops
February 20, 2020
A 2014 file picture of Osman Kavala, Turkish philanthropist, entrepreneur and rights defender, speaking at a news conference at the EU Parliament in Brussels. (DPA)
Crisis with Russia seen behind acquittals in Turkish trial
February 18, 2020
Turkish soldiers surround a Turkish tank in the town of Binnish in Syria’s north-western province of Idlib, near the Syria-Turkey border, February 12. (AFP)
Turkey under pressure as Erdogan’s ‘declaration of war’ in Idlib raises tensions with Russia
February 15, 2020
Iranians walk past an electoral poster of a candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections on a street in Tehran on February 12. (AFP)
'Moderate' candidates excluded in run-up to Iran's legislative elections
February 14, 2020
Turkish soldiers surround a Turkish tank in the town of Binnish in Syria's north-western province of Idlib, near the Syria-Turkey border, February 12. (AFP)
Erdogan issues 'declaration of war' in Syria as tensions escalate with Russia
February 12, 2020
Syrian Army soldiers advance in Tall Touqan village, in Syria’s north-western Idlib province, near Aleppo. (AFP)
Fight for Idlib exposes Turkish-Russian fault lines
February 08, 2020
Women perform the Chilean anti-rape song during a protest against gender violence in Istanbul, last December. (Reuters)
Turkish women’s rights activists concerned about proposed ‘amnesty for child abusers’
February 08, 2020
Faruk Kaymakci, Turkey’s deputy foreign minister in charge of EU affairs. (Courtesy of Faruk Kaymakci)
Unresolved Cyprus issue underlies gas dispute in Eastern Mediterranean
February 08, 2020
Ankara is looking for ways to end a military confrontation that killed eight Turkish servicemen and could drag Turkey even deeper into the war raging on its southern border. (AFP)
Turkey calls on Russia to stop Syrian government offensive in Idlib
February 04, 2020
A Turkish military convoy of tanks and armoured vehicles passes through the Syrian town of Dana, east of the Turkish-Syrian border in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, February 2. (AFP)
Erdogan vows to press on in Idlib as soldiers die in first major clash with Syrian army
February 03, 2020
Worrisome developments. Iranian President Hassan Rohani (C) leads a cabinet meeting in the presence of his Chief-of-Staff Mahmoud Vaezi (R) and Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri in Tehran, January 15. (AFP)
Cracks appear in Tehran’s leadership as Iran runs out of options in nuclear row
February 01, 2020
Raising eyebrows. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Senegalese President Macky Sall during an official ceremony in Dakar, January 28. (AFP)
Turkey seeks to expand its reach throughout Africa
February 01, 2020
Turkish military vehicles pass through the Syrian town of Dana in Idlib province's north, on January 29. (AFP)
As Turkish-Russian interests clash, Erdogan warns of incursion into Idlib
January 31, 2020
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, centre, accompanied by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, talks during the opening ceremony of a Turkish-German university's new campus, in Istanbul, January 24. (AP)
Erdogan warns Europe of ‘chaos’ in Libya, threat of more refugees
January 24, 2020
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a sermon during Friday prayers in Tehran, January 17. (AP)
Iran sends hardline message, defends adventurism abroad
January 18, 2020
Hints of blackmail. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York, last September. (DPA)
European fears over refugees foreshadow Merkel’s visit to Turkey
January 18, 2020