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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

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…

2 weeks ago

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…

4 weeks 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…

4 weeks 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…

4 weeks 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…

4 weeks 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…

1 month 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…

1 month 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…

1 month ago