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Articles posted by Baris Ornarli
Baris Ornarli is a journalist for the VOA Turkish Service. He is the anchor of a public policy and news program broadcast live nation-wide in Turkey from studios in Washington, D.C. He focuses on Turkish politics, U.S.-Turkey relations and developments in the Middle East.
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said this week that Turkey is poised to lead the wave of change in the Middle East and that the aspirations of the Syrian people must be realized. The Foreign Minister and opposition parties sounded off on Turkey’s policy towards the Middle East in a highly charged session of More »
In an urgent call to action against the regime of Bashar al-Assad, U.S. Senator John McCain has pointed to Turkey as one of the most critical countries in resolving the crisis in Syria. In fact, Turkey has been repeatedly named a key player by the U.S. administration, the U.S. opposition and pundits in More »
A newly-released survey finds that majorities across the Middle East have positive views about Turkey and its role in the region. This according to the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), which yesterday released its third annual Perception of Turkey in the Middle East survey. Out of more than 2,300 respondents TESEV surveyed across More »
The atmosphere in Syria is intense, the watchful eye of the authorities is at every street corner, but anti-government protesters have no intention of backing down. These are some of the impressions Turkish journalist Ilhan Tanir gathered first-hand as one of the few foreign journalists on the ground in Syria. Tanir spoke via Skype with More »
Joining the Arab League, the United States and the European Union, Turkey announced sanctions against the Syrian regime last week in response to continued violence against civilians and the persecution of dissent. While Turkish sanctions increase pressure against the Assad regime, the symbolic importance of the decision cannot be overlooked. The Turkish government just More »