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      David Lepeska

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      David Lepeska is a global affairs contributor for The National. An award-winning journalist who previously served as a foreign correspondent for the paper, he has contributed to The New York Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic and other outlets, written a memoir about his time in Kashmir, and worked at the UN and the World Bank. Today he is Publisher/Editor at online travel magazine Escape Artist
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      Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara last week. EPA
      Restoring UAE-Turkey ties is about more than just investments

      Ankara's outreach to a number of countries is a positive development for regional stability and prosperity

      CommentNovember 28, 2021
      Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, attend a joint news conference in Istanbul in April. Reuters
      Ukraine has an ally in its standoff with Russia – and it's not the US

      Even as Nato dithers, one of its member states is providing critical support to Kiev

      CommentNovember 22, 2021
      Gokce Bahadir as Matilda Aseo in Netflix's 'The Club'. Netflix
      A new Turkish web series derides Ataturk

      In its favourable depiction of Jews and subtle pushback against Turkification, it questions the founder's legacy

      CommentNovember 15, 2021
      Many of Turkey's big cities have struggled with water shortages. AFP
      There's still time for Turkey to improve its spotty climate record

      Ankara says the burden for change is on rich countries, but it can do a lot more to help

      CommentNovember 08, 2021
      A Syrian boy pushes a pram past Fatih mosque in Istanbul. Millions of Syrians live in Turkey at the moment. AP Photo
      In Turkey, foreigners are facing a new reality

      Over the past decade, the country has become less welcoming of outsiders, particularly of refugees

      CommentNovember 01, 2021
      Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the Parliament during the opening of new legislative year, at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara, earlier this month. AFP
      Is Erdogan really going to expel western envoys?

      As always, it's worth examining the real reasons behind the Turkish president's latest threats

      CommentOctober 24, 2021
      Is there no respite in sight for the Turkish lira?

      A slide that began in 2013 mirrors the country's economic malaise and vanishing hopes

      CommentOctober 19, 2021
      A poster featuring jailed businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala in 2018. AFP
      What hope is left for Turkish political prisoner Osman Kavala?

      The businessman and philanthropist has been acquitted and re-arrested on spurious charges. Is it possible to free him?

      CommentOctober 10, 2021
      Is the peak of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political career behind him? EPA
      Turkey could be on the cusp of a new era

      A variety of factors, including a troubled leadership, make the country ripe for political reinvention

      CommentOctober 04, 2021
      Both leaders in Ankara's Presidential Palace.
      Turkey and Russia zero in on Idlib

      But even though both countries pursue a number of different policies in the Middle East, their relations have remained surprisingly stable

      CommentSeptember 26, 2021
      A giant Turkish Cypriot flag embossed on a mountain overlooking Nicosia and southern Cyprus. The words next to it read 'How happy is the one who says "I am a Turk"'. The National
      Why Turkey and Greece are at it again

      The rivalry has been shaping the Mediterranean for hundreds of years

      CommentSeptember 20, 2021
      American Muslims have become a more visible presence in politics and public life than ever before. Getty
      America's quiet embrace of Muslim identity

      The journey of healing after 9/11 has been painful, but productive

      CommentSeptember 12, 2021
      Kurdish fighters have been central to the defeat of ISIS. Turkey may have to weigh up its opposition to Kurdish forces and its need to deal with emerging ISIS-K threats in Afghanistan. EPA
      How Afghanistan affects Syria's Kurds

      The SDF is critical in the US's war on ISIS across the region

      CommentSeptember 05, 2021
      Migrants and refugees keep warm around a bonfire as they wait to enter a registration camp after crossing the Greek-Macedonian border near Gevgelija in 2017. AFP
      As Afghans flee Taliban rule, expect more Alan Kurdis

      Refugees will find it near-impossible to enter Turkey and the EU, which could pave the way for great tragedy

      CommentAugust 30, 2021
      A Turkish soldier offers water to Turkish nationals waiting to board an air force plane at Kabul airport last Wednesday. AP Photo
      Can Ankara play a constructive role in Afghanistan?

      For starters, Turkey must negotiate with the Taliban for the exit of thousands of Afghans

      CommentAugust 23, 2021
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