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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

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Murat Yetkin
19 December 2024, Thursday / Published in Politics

“Hun be xer Hatîn”: How three words signal Türkiye’s Kurdish policy shift

The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and Kurdish-issue focused DEM Party continue to confound their adversaries – and I mean this in a positive sense. Kurdish affairs have entered a new phase, particularly following the regime change in Syria. The most recent example of this shift was witnessed in the Turkish Parliament on December 17. DEM
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Ömer Önhon
16 December 2024, Monday / Published in Politics

Syria in transition: Power shifts, promises, and pitfalls

Intelligence suggests that the operation to overthrow Assad’s regime in Syria was meticulously planned for over a year, with coordinated involvement from Türkiye, the United States, and several other nations. Through various statements by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, HTS leader Ahmed “Golani” al-Shara, and YPG commander Mazlum Abdi,
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Mehmet Öğütçü
16 December 2024, Monday / Published in Politics

The vicious cycle of poverty and violence in the Islamic World

As a diplomat, businessman, and traveler, I have visited 135 countries. In many of them, I have lived and worked, observing different cultures, languages, social structures, and lifestyles firsthand. I reflected on these experiences in my book Life is a Journey. Wherever I went, the reality I encountered was the same: a large portion of
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YetkinReport
13 December 2024, Friday / Published in Politics

Turkish FM: “A phone call from Moscow and Tehran ended Assad regime”

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan disclosed that Bashar al-Assad’s departure from power came following direct pressure from Russia and Iran, marking a historic shift in Syria’s political landscape. Speaking on NTV broadcaston December 13, Fidan revealed that Assad left power after receiving phone calls from his long-standing allies, suggesting a coordinated diplomatic effort that reshaped
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Murat Yetkin
11 December 2024, Wednesday / Published in Politics

Syria in flux: Erdoğan issues new foreign policy directives

Three powers continue to make advances in Syria. The first is forces under HTS leadership. Yesterday (December 10), they entered Deir ez-Zor city in southern Syria, west of the Euphrates. Earlier that day, US CENTCOM commander Erik Kurilla had visited SDF headquarters (his first visit since August 2023). The SDF, whose backbone consists of PKK/YPG,
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Murat Yetkin
09 December 2024, Monday / Published in Politics

HTS: Wolf in sheep’s clothing or the West’s new “Moderate Islamist”?

While his loyal deputies of his oligarchic regime awaited an address from Bashar Assad, he reportedly fled to Moscow with his family. At the Doha press conference on December 8 when questioned about this, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s response was telling – rather than saying: “We don’t know,” he stated “I cannot comment, he’s
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YetkinReport
08 December 2024, Sunday / Published in Politics

Turkish FM Fidan on Syria: “There must never be a desire for revenge”

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced that Türkiye has begun working on plans to facilitate the return of Syrian refugees, following major developments in Damascus where opposition forces have taken control of the capital and President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly left the country. Speaking at the Doha Forum 2024 in Qatar, Fidan outlined Türkiye’s vision
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Murat Yetkin
07 December 2024, Saturday / Published in Politics

Damascus is falling: Tehran gets It, Ankara can’t

Even Tehran has understood that Damascus is collapsing, but Ankara cannot grasp it – this includes the government, opposition, and intellectuals alike. Those who have pursued politics under the illusion that “solving the problem means making a deal with Assad” – while failing to see that Bashar Assad and the Baath regime barely maintain control
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YetkinReport
06 December 2024, Friday / Published in Politics

Erdogan backs rebel advance in Syria: “Our hope this march continues”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed support for the opposition forces’ advance in Syria, as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied rebels push toward Homs after capturing Hama, marking a dramatic shift in Syria’s 13-year civil war. “Idlib, Hama, Homs, and of course the target is Damascus. The opposition’s march is continuing as we speak.
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Murat Yetkin
06 December 2024, Friday / Published in Politics

US welcomes Türkiye back to F-35 program after S-400 solved

Defense Minister Yaşar Güler made significant statements about Türkiye’s armament program during his ministry’s 2025 budget defense at the Parliamentary Planning and Budget Commission on November 26. According to his statements, the United States, which had previously expelled Türkiye from the F-35 fighter jet program over its purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems, has apparently
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  • US Ambassador Barrack: Syria will not be divided, no new Sykes-Picot26 May 2025
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