Murat Yetkin

Journalist-Writer

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…

2 days ago

The Dark Day of Turkish Politics: A Coup to Free Politics

Politics in Türkiye has seen dark days before. The country witnessed the ruling caliph-sultan collaborating with occupying armies; in the…

2 days ago

“Absolute Nullity” Blow to the CHP: Court Rules That “Kılıçdaroğlu Must Return”

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of the “absolute nullity” and “void ab initio” lawsuit filed for the…

5 days ago

Türkiye Should Settle the Blue Homeland Dispute with Greece and Make Progress with the EU

In recent days, significant diplomatic activity has been observed in Turkish foreign policy both on the Western front — namely…

1 week ago

The Meeting at the British Embassy and NATO’s Ankara Summit

There was an interesting meeting at the British Embassy in Ankara on the evening of May 12. In a rather…

2 weeks ago

What Does Türkiye’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile-ICBM-Announcement Mean?

At the SAHA defense exhibition, which opened in İstanbul on May 5, the biggest surprise was the announcement that Türkiye…

3 weeks ago

July Threshold in Türkiye–EU Tensions: What Did Erdoğan Really Say, and What Should Be Done?

The fact that Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz signed the agreement in Yerevan on May 4 with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol…

3 weeks ago

Türkiye in the US–EU–NATO Triangle: The Cards Are Now on the Table

Recent developments over the past week indicate a concerted effort to disrupt the delicate balance of “active neutrality” that Türkiye…

1 month ago

After Failing to Stir Kurds in Iran, Israel Turns Its Anger on Türkiye

On the evening of April 11, when it became clear that the first round of talks between the United States…

1 month ago

Türkiye’s anti-war diplomacy brings Syria and Ukraine leaders together

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met President Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul on April 4. We do not know whether the timing…

2 months ago