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1/18/2016

Topic Reading-Vol.1377-1/18/2016

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Turkey v Islamic State v the Kurds: What's going on?
It’s more complicated than one might think. Tukey. It is the easternmost NATO ally with a population of roughly 80 million. Though it is a secular state, Islam is the dominant religion with 99.8 percent of the population being registered as Muslim, Sunni. They speak Turkish, not Arabian, so the country is united by ethnicity. However, there are sizable minority within Turkey, the Kurds that spread across the neighboring countries such as Syria, Iraq and Iran.
And now ISIS, or ISIL. Within a week, the country was shaken by bombs by these two groups. They have to face two fronts at the same time. It’s very complicated because they get support from its allies to fight against one front, ISIS, but get criticism on the other front, Kurds.
Why they are in such a complicated situation? How are they going to manage these contradictory fronts while the relationship with Russia and the stability of the region are both shaking?
Enjoy reading and learning this complicated and paradoxical situation in Turkey.

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