Ankara did not take seriously—did not even consider a threat—the attempt by Israel, Greece, and Southern Cyprus to form an alliance against Türkiye. On December 24, President Tayyip Erdoğan described...
A Dangerous Game: Israel–Greece–Southern Cyprus vs. Türkiye
On December 22, the very day Ankara virtually launched an SDF-focused diplomatic offensive toward Damascus, Israel formed an anti-Türkiye alliance...
Türkiye Provided PKK/PJAK Intelligence to Iran During the Israeli Attack
Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler announced that Türkiye has been providing Tehran with daily intelligence on the PKK and...
Ankara Hardens Its Stance as SDF and Israel Challenge Syria Policy
Tension over Syria is rising in Ankara on two interconnected levels. One is the military pressure Israel is exerting on...
Talk About Democracy and Europe? Then Free Selahattin Demirtaş
Former Democratic People’s Party (HDP) co-leader Demirtaş was detained and...
Europe’s focus shifts from Turkish democracy to security in 7 points.
About ten years ago, caricatures of “Sultan Erdoğan” were popular...
EU-Türkiye: Political Hurdles, Business Pushes On
Murat Yetkin
17 November 2025 Everyone is aware that the main obstacle to rapprochement between Türkiye and the European Union is political. For years it was Osman Kavala, Selahattin Demirtaş, the European Court of Human...
Turkish Intelligence Report on Rare Earth Elements (REE)
A debate over Rare Earth Elements (REEs) continues between Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and the main opposition CHP leader Özgür...
The New Great Game: Rare Earth Elements and Turkish Position
My generation learned about energy geopolitics through oil. We witnessed oil wars, embargoes, tanker crises, the political power of OPEC,...
US-Turkish LNG Deal: Let the Numbers and Geopolitics Speak
The 20-year Turkish-US deal signed in Washington on September 25 during Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan’s meeting with US President Donald...
Türkiye’s taxes: “Milking the Cow” will become increasingly difficult
Milking a cow constantly makes it hard to obtain sufficient...
Finance Minister: Controversial credit card fee is to fund ‘Steel Dome’
Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek stated that the additional fees to...
