Murat Yetkin

Journalist-Writer

Three serious warnings from Ankara to the PKK via the SDF: the wind may turn

As Syria’s new regime completes its first year on Dec 8, Ankara has sent three warning messages—via the SDF to…

11 hours ago

Will Three Amendments Secure DEM’s Support for a New Constitution?

  TBMM Commission’s 4 December Meeting Seen as Critical for 2026 Phase of “Terror-Free Türkiye” The 4 December meeting of…

3 days ago

CHP Operations Are Infecting the Process of a Terror-Free Türkiye

A workshop titled “Looking Together Toward a Shared Future” was held in Ankara on 1 December, bringing together around 60…

3 days ago

“Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to Türkiye and Ankara’s Expectations”

Pope Leo XIV, who will visit Türkiye between 27–30 November, carries two roles: one as the Head of the Vatican…

2 weeks ago

The İmamoğlu Indictment and the Questions It Raises

The indictment titled “Ekrem İmamoğlu Profit-Driven Criminal Organization” prepared by Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek—released on 11 November—is poised…

3 weeks ago

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…

3 weeks ago

Talk About Democracy and Europe? Then Free Selahattin Demirtaş

Former Democratic People’s Party (HDP) co-leader Demirtaş was detained and arrested on November 4, 2016.  November 3, marked nine years…

1 month ago

Europe’s focus shifts from Turkish democracy to security in 7 points.

About ten years ago, caricatures of “Sultan Erdoğan” were popular in the Western European press. President Tayyip Erdoğan, who was…

1 month ago

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…

2 months ago

Pax Trumpiana and the Turkish Guarantorship of Trump’s Gaza Plan

On October 13, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan signed a Declaration of Intent in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, alongside U.S. President…

2 months ago