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Murat Yetkin
09 May 2025, Friday / Published in Politics

Türkiye is at the threshold for a solution to its chronic Kurdish problem

On May 9, Ayşegül Doğan, the spokesperson of the Kurdish-problem-focused DEM Party, was telling reporters that it was only a matter of time before the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) could announce its Congress on laying down arms and dissolving itself. Some half an hour later, the PKK announced that they had convened the Congress
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Mehmet Öğütçü
30 April 2025, Wednesday / Published in Economy

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 could sideline Türkiye. Iraq’s decision to bring back to life the pipeline connecting Kirkuk with Syria’s Mediterranean port city of Baniyas is not merely an infrastructure investment; it’s a strategic maneuver capable of shifting the
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Murat Yetkin
28 April 2025, Monday / Published in Politics

PKK tells Ankara no disarmament congress unless led by Öcalan

  Impatience is growing and nerves are on edge in Ankara because of a recent statement by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) regarding the “laying arms” congress that the President Tayyip Erdoğan administration is waiting for. Following a suggestion by Erdoğan’s ally, the MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli, PKK’s founding leader Abdullah Öcalan called on
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Yusuf Kanlı
30 September 2024, Monday / Published in Politics

Possible effects of an Israeli ground operation in Lebanon

Following the assassination of Hassan Nasrullah and 17 other senior Hezbollah leaders, Israel has launched a limited ground operation targeting the organization’s military infrastructure and leadership in Lebanon, which could significantly alter the geopolitical and security balance in the Middle East. As Iran’s most powerful proxy, Hezbollah plays a critical role in maintaining Tehran’s influence
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Murat Yetkin
18 August 2024, Sunday / Published in Politics

Visa liberalization or strategic concession? Behind Türkiye-Iraq agreement

Türkiye and Iraq signed a “Memorandum of Understanding on Combating Terrorism” on August 15. On the 40th anniversary of PKK militants launching an armed struggle against Türkiye with raids on Eruh and Şemdinli from Iraqi territory, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein signed this symbolically significant agreement. However, this agreement, which
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Murat Yetkin
15 July 2024, Monday / Published in Politics

Erdoğan towards the end of his Syria adventure: who will pay the bill?

“We want peace with Syria,” President Tayyip Erdoğan told journalists on his return from the NATO Summit on July 12. Was Türkiye at war with Syria? Yes and no. No, because the armies of the two neighbors did not fight a war, there was no declaration of it. Yes, because with the outbreak of civil
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Murat Yetkin
15 March 2024, Friday / Published in Politics, Terrorism and counter-terrorism: Turkey and neighbors, The Middle East Political and Economic Affairs, Turkish Foreign Relations Analysis Forecast

Potential Türkiye-Iraq agreement: A game-changer in the Middle East

Top-level Turkish security delegation’s visit to Baghdad on March 14 should be considered as a significant step towards a comprehensive Türkiye Iraq agreement ahead of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s expected visit to Iraq in April after 12 years. The rapprochement and establishment of strategic political and economic relations between Türkiye and Iraq appear to
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Murat Yetkin
08 February 2024, Thursday / Published in Politics

Ankara’s diplomatic surge in Middle East: Beyond the PKK dimension

February 9 might mark a beginning of a new era in relations with the U.S. and Türkiye, depending on the news about the F-16 sales expected from Congress. It would be prudent to be cautious, but the US State Department’s statement on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expected visit to Türkiye can be considered one of
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Murat Yetkin
05 February 2024, Monday / Published in Politics

Diplomats in Ankara wonder about the travels of intel chief Kalın

The meeting between the head of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT), İbrahim Kalın, and Hamas leader İsmail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, on February 3 has increased the curiosity of Ankara diplomatic circles recently. A few hours after Anadolu Agency’s report, citing security sources, Hamas spokesman Osama bin Hamdan announced overnight that no new ceasefire
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Mehmet Öğütçü
20 January 2024, Saturday / Published in Politics

Are we at the table or on the menu?

The energy war, the ethnic war, the religion/sect-based war, the trade war, the technology war, the water war, the war against terrorism, and the war for regional dominance are taking place right next to us. If we cannot read these better in the light of the global struggle and strategic moves and do not take
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  • The PKK’s decision to dissolve and questions to the Turkish government13 May 2025
  • Turkish public awareness of the disbanding of the PKK is low: survey13 May 2025
  • Türkiye is at the threshold for a solution to its chronic Kurdish problem9 May 2025
  • Security is the new dynamic in EU-Turkish relations9 May 2025
  • Kirkuk–Baniyas: the oil pipeline project that could sideline Türkiye30 April 2025
  • PKK tells Ankara no disarmament congress unless led by Öcalan28 April 2025
  • I will not beg Erdoğan for İmamoğlu’s freedom: opposition leader Özel27 April 2025
  • İmamoğlu effect: Turkish Central Bank raised policy rate to 46 pct17 April 2025
  • Erdoğan’s ally Bahçeli wants İmamoğlu case to end urgently15 April 2025
  • The Turkish position as Israel wants the US to dismantle Iran, too13 April 2025
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