Mehmet Öğütçü

The London Energy Club - Chair

Türkiye’s immigration policies increasing racist reactions

Like many others, I have been watching Türkiye’s policies regarding immigrants, refugees, and foreigners, especially the citizenship process, with growing…

2 weeks ago

What happened to Türkiye’s BRICS membership?

Despite the considerable excitement surrounding Turkey's potential BRICS membership, the outcome has yielded little of substance. Alongside Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia,…

2 months ago

Power transition in Türkiye and the credibility of the opposition

The world and Türkiye are at a new turning point that could have dire consequences. This is one of those…

2 months ago

Türkiye’s energy strategy: Ambitious goals, but how realistic?

We are growing increasingly tired of repeating the same refrain. The world is indeed undergoing a profound transformation in its…

2 months ago

The Azerbaijan-Türkiye-Israel axis: Implications for Iran

Discussions about Türkiye-Iran relations often begin by emphasizing that the borders between the two countries have remained unchanged since the…

4 months ago

Neighbors and Israel: Is a common future possible in Middle East?

As the world rapidly returns to a period defined by traditional power balances and violence, it is imperative that we…

4 months ago

Let’s be cautious: This is not our war

The Middle East has long been a stage for wars, assassinations, massacres, and occupations. As long as I can remember,…

5 months ago

Israel and Turkey: Is realism shelved?

Israel is neither Libya nor Armenia, as President Erdoğan suggests, and Turkey is not Saddam's Iraq, despite the unfortunate comparison…

5 months ago

Diplomacy is changing: What should we do?

Artificial intelligence technology, the escalating severity of climate change, new types of hybrid warfare, the rollback of globalization, the mobilization…

5 months ago

Questions on possible Turkish military aircraft sale to Russia

At the recent NATO leaders summit in Washington, Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea were described as the "hostile camp"…

5 months ago