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Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries

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…

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Ankara Summit Marks the Birth of NATO’s New Cold War Era

  If you view NATO's July 7–8 Ankara Summit as the founding meeting of the "New Cold War" NATO, then…

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“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…

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Russia’s Ambassador to Ankara: We Respect Türkiye’s Choice of NATO Membership

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s June 16–17 visit to Moscow was significant in several respects. Fidan not only met with Russian…

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Can the NATO Summit Open Europe’s Doors to Türkiye?

The NATO Summit will be held in Ankara on July 7–8. Thanks to the summit, Ankara is also gaining a…

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Armenia: Pashinyan Chose Peace with Türkiye and Azerbaijan—and Won

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory in the June 7 elections. Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party, which advocates peace with…

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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 months 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…

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“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…

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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…

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