Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s June 16–17 visit to Moscow was significant in several respects. Fidan not only met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He also conveyed a message from...
Can the NATO Summit Open Europe’s Doors to Türkiye?
The NATO Summit will be held in Ankara on July 7–8. Thanks to the summit, Ankara is also gaining a...
Armenia: Pashinyan Chose Peace with Türkiye and Azerbaijan—and Won
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory in the June 7 elections. Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party, which advocates peace with...
Özel’s Star Is Rising: The Nullity Ruling Benefits Neither Kılıçdaroğlu nor Erdoğan”
I am writing this fully aware that Özgür Özel may now face every conceivable obstacle ahead of him — from...
After Failing to Stir Kurds in Iran, Israel Turns Its Anger on Türkiye
On the evening of April 11, when it became clear...
Türkiye’s anti-war diplomacy brings Syria and Ukraine leaders together
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met President Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul...
Türkiye Tightens Controls on Transit Trade of Military Materials
Murat Yetkin
19 March 2026 The Center for Combating Disinformation (DMD) stated on March 18, addressing the ongoing debate in social media and political circles over the past two days on whether Türkiye has taken...
Turkish Bosses Knock on the EU Door but Erdoğan Has a Key, Too
On January 31, the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) published a full-page advertisement in the Financial Times. The ad was...
Why Trump’s Greenland Ambition Matters for NATO, China, Russia and Türkiye
When you rotate the Google Earth application 90 degrees vertically instead of horizontally, the map above appears, clearly revealing why...
EU-Türkiye: Political Hurdles, Business Pushes On
Everyone is aware that the main obstacle to rapprochement between Türkiye and the European Union is political. For years it...
Straying jurists cause the UK to dishonour its international undertakings
The United Kingdom (UK) prides itself on a legal system...
A Şimşek style answer to İmamoğlu questions of foreign investors
The İmamoğlu Crisis continues. Not only on the Turkish domestic...
