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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
26 December 2024, Thursday / Published in Politics

New battleground in Turkish politics: Syria versus economic relief

When President Tayyip Erdoğan began reciting the opening verses of Surah Al-Fath in Arabic during his Justice and Development Party (AKP) parliamentary group meeting on December 25, amid chants of “Conqueror of Syria,” I wrote in my notebook “We’re going into Syria.” However, launching an operation against the PKK/YPG in Syria is one thing; conquest
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YetkinReport
24 December 2024, Tuesday / Published in Politics

Turkish Interior Minister: “25,000 Syrian refugees returned home this month”

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced a sevenfold increase in the number of Syrian refugees voluntarily returning to their homeland in the last 15 days following the collapse of the 61-year-old Ba’ath regime in Syria and the flight of President Bashar al-Assad to Russia on December 8. Speaking to the Anadolu Agency (AA), Minister Yerlikaya
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Murat Yetkin
23 December 2024, Monday / Published in Politics

Golani’s necktie, Ankara’s operation and crackdown on journalists

Last weekend, journalist Nevşin Mengü faced investigation over an interview, leading to her detention and subsequent release under judicial supervision with a travel ban. This weekend, journalist Özlem Gürses was investigated for a verbal slip during a live broadcast, resulting in detention, handcuffing, house arrest, and a travel ban. Additionally, news outlet T-24 came under
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Mehmet Öğütçü
21 December 2024, Saturday / Published in Politics

A call for stability and reconstruction in the Middle East

By Mehmet Öğütçü and Rainer Geiger The Middle East, scarred by years of political instability and economic upheaval, finds itself at a critical juncture. The crises in Syria and Lebanon lay bare the region’s fragility in stark terms. Yet, within this profound crisis lies a unique opportunity to rebuild the Middle East anew. No single
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Murat Yetkin
21 December 2024, Saturday / Published in Politics

The US Military once again defies Trump on Syria

The US Military once again defies Trump on Syria. The Pentagon is pushing back against Donald Trump, who is set to take office on January 20th, after he questioned America’s presence in Syria. In response to Trump’s statement “we have nothing to do (in Syria)” Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder revealed that U.S. troop numbers in
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Mehmet Öğütçü
20 December 2024, Friday / Published in Politics

New Syria: Unified army, reconstruction, constitution, and Türkiye’s role

Assad is gone, but I believe toughest challenge for Syria is just beginning. Israel has virtually obliterated the country’s military capabilities and occupied the Golan Heights and surrounding water and agricultural resources. The civil war has crippled infrastructure and production facilities. The Sunni majority, fractured into dozens of factions, has claimed power and prayed in
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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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