The Middle East Political and Economic Affairs

The Middle East Political and Economic Affairs: Reporting and analysis of major political and economic developments in the Middle East, Turkey being a key player in the region.

Fidan: Criminal Netanyahu must be stopped. He is harming Israel, too.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his partners “must now be stopped.” Speaking at a…

6 days ago

SDF Dissolved: Türkiye Got What It Wanted in Syria. The US Is Pleased. Watch Israel.

It was announced by its leader, Mazloum Abdi, in Damascus on the evening of August 25 that the Syrian Democratic…

2 weeks ago

Two Messages from Ankara to Israel: We Won’t Take the Bait, We Won’t Allow It

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s description of Israel’s strike on the Abu al-Duhur military airbase, near Syria’s border with Türkiye…

2 weeks ago

Erdoğan’s Messages to Trump: “Stop Israel” and “We Will Not Shy Away from War”

There were two current elements missing from the summary of President Tayyip Erdoğan’s phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump…

3 weeks ago

Topics the Government Needs to Clarify Regarding the Mecca Agreement

The full text of the Defense Agreement signed between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in Mecca on August 7 has…

4 weeks ago

The Middle East Is Being Reshaped: The Türkiye–Saudi Arabia–Pakistan Triangle

The Joint Defense Agreement signed today, August 7, in Mecca by the leaders of Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan marks…

4 weeks ago

Thanks to Israel, the U.S. is no longer the Arab monarchies’ insurance policy against Iran

When U.S. President Donald Trump announces that he is about to launch the biggest attack yet against Iran, only to…

1 month ago

Erdoğan Expects Trump to Keep His Word, Trump Expects Europe to Keep Theirs

For Turkey, there are effectively two summits taking place in Ankara. One is the NATO summit, where the Alliance is…

2 months ago

“NATO’s Outreach to the Middle East via Turkey and Trump’s Two Key Meetings”

The Western defense alliance NATO wants its members to increase military spending at the July 7-8 Ankara Summit. But this…

2 months 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…

5 months ago