In Turkish politics, the threat of imprisonment has reached CHP leader Özgür Özel. Presidential decrees have been sent to the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) to lift the parliamentary immunity...
Overcoming semantics in Cyprus, establishing functionality
The Cyprus issue has remained stuck in conceptual traps for decades, unable to move beyond being a diplomatic headline. Concepts...
Can Ankara convince Hamas to a ceasefire and disarmament?
It is understood that the meeting on June 29 between MİT President İbrahim Kalın and Hamas Shura Council President Muhammed...
Erdogan with Trump after five years: why can they get along better now?
After five years, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had the opportunity to meet face-to-face again with U.S. President Donald Trump, whom...
US Ambassador Barrack: Syria will not be divided, no new Sykes-Picot
US Ambassador to Ankara Thomas Barrack made an important statement...
Özel to Erdoğan: “You are a local dictator. You will leave as you came.”
“You are not a global leader, you are a local...
Pro-gov’t paper Yeni Şafak slams Turkish economy: an anti-Şimşek op
Murat Yetkin
27 May 2025 The front page of the Yeni Şafak newspaper on May 26 surprised those who saw it and was widely discussed in political and economic circles. The headline of Yeni Şafak...
UK-Türkiye: More than just a free trade agreement on the horizon
From the dissolution agreement concerning the PKK to shifting dynamics in Syria and ongoing Russia–Ukraine negotiations, Türkiye is currently navigating...
Kirkuk–Baniyas: the oil pipeline project that could sideline Türkiye
The energy map of the Middle East may be redrawn with the revival of the Kirkuk–Baniyas oil pipeline—a move that...
İmamoğlu effect: Turkish Central Bank raised policy rate to 46 pct
With a surprise decision, the Central Bank (CBRT) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the policy rate by 350 basis points...
Erdoğan’s economic gamble: Will tycoons feel the pinch too?
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz unveiled the Medium Term Program...
Why Instagram was blocked and unblocked in Türkiye?
On the morning of August 2, millions of Turkish users...
