Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries
Diplomacy is the promotion of the national interest by peaceful means, contends, Hans J. Morgenthau, the father of classical realism in international relations. If the foreign office is the brain where foreign policy is formulated, diplomatic representatives are its eyes, ears and mouth – and even its fingertips. Tasked with representing their countries in foreign
The recent history of the Turkish-Israeli relationship amounts to unnecessary bickering despite a clear convergence of interests. Contrary to popular belief in such critical institutions as U.S. Congress, the interests of both countries are strongly aligned but ideological disagreements in combination with bad luck and short-sighted populist policies on both sides are responsible for a
The U.S. has expelled Turkey from the F-35 program, despite it was a production partner, and seized eight of its already purchased jets in retaliation to Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems. Former U.S. Donald Trump, who Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan “my friend,” even introduced sanctions on the Turkish Defense Industry Presidency (SSB). Upon
The NATO Defense Ministers meeting on Feb. 17 and 18 was crucial in terms of Turkey’s relations with the West. Turkey’s expel from the F-35 fighter jet program by the U.S. and seizure of jets it has already paid for in retaliation for its purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia was a common defense
Speaking at his ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) provincial congress in Ankara on Feb. 17, President Tayyip Erdoğan named main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu “shameless” and “disgraced bloke.” Erdoğan insulted the Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader because he raised questions on why 13 Turkish security officials and soldiers, who were kidnapped by the PKK,
Last week Turkey’s social media was full of jokes about Turkey’s space program with the mission to the moon. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan revealed a 10-year space program on Feb. 9, which includes plans such as sending Turkish astronauts to the moon. Just as pictures of a mustached Elon Musk posing as Justice and
Ahmet Davutoğlu, the leader of the Future Party (GP), criticized President Tayyip Erdoğan for making serious mistakes in the Gara operation, during which the outlawed PKK killed 13 Turkish citizens it held hostage. A strike operation and a hostage rescue operation were mixed, Davutoğlu told YetkinReport in an interview, adding that the murdered 13 citizens
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced on Feb. 14 that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) killed 13 unarmed Turkish citizens, triggering a big pain in the country. Then we learned that the victims were the citizens –soldiers, policemen and intelligence members – who were abducted by the PKK between 2015 and 2017 and held
As a Turkey struggling against increasing unemployment and cost of living started discussing how to name a future astronaut after President Tayyip Erdoğan called on the nation to “look at the space,” there was a meeting under the name of co-operation in the eastern Mediterranean in Athens. Greece hosted the “Philia Forum”, the “Friendship Forum”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement condemning some of the foreign reactions to the heavy-handed approach of the Turkish government in reaction to the protests at Boğaziçi University. It saddens me to see that the 150 years old reputation of our Foreign Ministry is being ruined. The epicenter of the country’s foreign relations