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Comment: So far, Erdogan has managed to blame US Ambassador Bass for the crisis in diplomatic relations, but how much more can Trump and Erdogan's 'friendship' survive? asks Yvo Fitzherbert.

Comment: Eradicating Islamic State is apparently one of Trump's priorities, but if this means cooperation with the Syrian Kurds, relations with Turkey may suffer as a result, writes Yvo Fitzherbert.

Comment: Turkey's attempts to flush elected Kurds out of state institutions may have caused irreparable damage to the pro-Kuridsh HDP's projects for an inclusive Turkish state, writes Yvo Fitzherbert

Comment: Until public perception of terrorism in Turkey shifts away from Kurdish militants and towards IS, Erdogan will not budge from wilfully ignoring the threat of IS, writes Yvo Fitzherbert

Comment: As the Turkish government cracks down on voices critical of President Erdogan, the pro-Kurdish publication Ozgur Gundem runs a campaign showing its support for those arrested, writes Yvo Fitzherbert

Comment: Damascus is stoking the fires of ethnic hatred to keep Kurdish fighters from turning their weapons on Assad's troops, writes Yvo Fitzherbert.

Comment: The dehumanising deal amounts to little more than horse trading, writes Yvo Fitzherbert, and the real losers will be those most vulnerable.

Comment: Seizing the corpses of civilians killed during curfews in south-east Turkey allows Ankara to tell the world they were 'terrorists', writes Yvo Fitzherbert.

Comment: The murder of the famed Kurdish human rights lawyer stems from Ankara's unwillingness to protect all of its citizens, writes Yvo Fitzerbert.

Comment: Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani has claimed the newly liberated Sinjar for an expanded Kurdistan, without regard for the fear and distrust felt by many Yazidi residents, writes Yvo Fitzherbert.