Murat Yetkin

Journalist-Writer

What Erdoğan’s Hardline Appointments to Justice and Interior Reveal

Under a presidential decree issued at midnight on February 10, President Erdoğan appointed Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek to…

13 hours ago

Why the Festive Mood When There Are No Concrete Signals from the EU?

Kos’s visit was interpreted both as a response to the government’s statements and initiatives aimed at rapprochement with the EU,…

4 days ago

If Öcalan Is Granted the Right to Hope, It Will Also Apply to Demirtaş and Kavala

Should the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye extend the “right to hope” to PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, this practice would…

6 days ago

US–Iran Talks Set for Istanbul, With Nerves on Edge

US and Iranian delegations are expected to meet in Istanbul on Friday, February 6, at Türkiye’s initiative. If it goes…

1 week ago

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…

1 week ago

ISIS and SDF: Two Dummy Variables and the Middle East Matrix

In mathematics, when solving systems of equations with multiple unknowns, there is the concept of a “temporary variable,” or in…

3 weeks ago

Barrack Declares SDF’s Mission Over, Easing Türkiye-U.S. Strains

U.S. Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said that his country no longer needs the SDF…

3 weeks ago

Ceasefire in Syria: The SDF Failed, Shara Won Ankara Satisfied

  After the Syrian army pushed back SDF forces during a military operation that has been ongoing for the past…

3 weeks ago

Ankara: Mazlum Abdi Sought Compromise in Aleppo, Kandil Blocked It

On January 10, around 15:00, Aleppo Governor Azzam El Gharib held a press conference stating that the clashes between the…

1 month ago

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…

1 month ago