13 April 2025 
When I say hypocrisy of the European Union’s suggestion to Türkiye, I am not referring to...
Ankara’s conditional support for US-bound SDF deal in Syria
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Future of NATO: with or without the US?
12 March 2025 NATO has been the cornerstone of Western security for over seven decades, preventing another world war...
“The genie is out of the bottle”. Ankara discusses a Europe without NATO
7 March 2025 This sentence, uttered by the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to the Financial Times, summarizes the...
The future of the EU security without the US: A strategic reckoning
7 March 2025 The return of Donald Trump to the White House has reshaped global geopolitics overnight. His administration’s...
Will Erdoğan untie or cut the PKK’s knot in Syria?
5 March 2025 When I was writing my book “Kürt Kapanı (The Kurdish Trap)” about the full story of...
The hardest hurdle cleared: Öcalan tells PKK, “disarm and disband”
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Öcalan’s call: Peace or a new tactic?
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Erdoğan threatens opposition leader: “Watch your step”
26 February 2025 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a stark warning to main opposition Republican People's Party...
Erdoğan: Liberal democracy in crisis, Türkiye can rescue EU from deadlock
26 February 2025 Following a cabinet meeting on February 24, President Tayyip Erdoğan made provocative statements likely to irritate...
Trump’s deal or Europe’s disaster?
26 February 2025 Donald Trump’s warm and friendly phone call with Vladimir Putin and his subsequent approach to determining...
“No bread for İmamoğlu”: An unprecedented political siege to Erdoğan’s top contender
26 February 2025 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is seeking to run for office once again by securing a parliamentary...
Can the five-party conference open the door to a new process?
24 February 2025 Under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Türkiye, Greece, the United Kingdom, the Turkish...
Can Russia survive under Putin?
21 February 2025 As of 2025, Russia under President Vladimir Putin presents a complex interplay of political stability, economic...
When Erdoğan says “know your place”: TÜSİAD fallout and Minister Şimşek’s dilemma
21 February 2025 Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) Chairman Orhan Turan and High Advisory Council Chairman Ömer Aras...
Ukraine Crisis: Putin’s victory, Europe’s defeat, and Türkiye’s struggle to remain relevant
21 February 2025 Let's summarize the current situation: On February 18, while US and Russian Foreign Ministers were discussing...
- 16/08/2019in Politics
Turkish Defence Minister at Syria border to urge U.S. for prompt joint action
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar has paid an unscheduled visit to the built-up Turkish troops in Şanlıurfa at Syria border on August 16 with Chief of Joint Staff General Yaşar Güler and force commanders. The obvious aim of the visit is to supervise the process of establishing a Joint Operation Centre with the U.S. forces... - 23/07/2019in Politics
More U.S. sanctions might further push Turkey toward Russia
The Turkish service of the Russian Sputnik channel ended the political show of three Turkish journalists on July 19, a day after they interviewed Ahmet Davutoğlu, the former prime minister of President Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) but now one of the in-house dissidents in preparations of a new party. Ironically, when asked... - 03/03/2019in Politics
Russian missiles separate NATO allies U.S. and Turkey
What would President Trump ask from Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan if he were allowed to ask for one thing only? An American official talking to a group of Turks on condition of anonymity recently asked that rhetorical question and continued without waiting for the Turks to answer: it would be to cancel the Russian S-400... - 18/07/2019in Politics
Turkey asks U.S. to revoke its F-35 removal decision to avoid “irreparable damage” in ties.
A Pentagon announcement was made on July 17 about removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program because of Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 missiles. The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a strong statement in response, in the later hours, asking the U.S. to revoke the decision “which will ... - 03/12/2018in Turkish Foreign Relations Analysis Forecast
Erdoğan couldn’t say “One minute!” to the Saudi Crown Prince
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said he regret that he missed the opportunity to “complete” what the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had started by opening up the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during the leaders’ conference of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires on Nov 30-Dec 1. In a press conference after the...