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Erdoğan’s Look at Putin and Putin’s Look at Erdoğan

The photos taken during Erdoğan's meeting with Putin at the Shanghai Summit reveal a lot about Turkey-Russia relations and, beyond…

3 months ago

Ukraine Summit in Washington: A Dark Day for European Diplomacy

August 18, 2025, may go down in history as a dark day for European diplomacy. Three days after meeting Russian…

4 months ago

The Alaska Summit, winners, losers, and the end of the Yalta system

The three-hour meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 at the Elmendorf–Richardson Air…

4 months ago

Trump’s deal or Europe’s disaster?

Donald Trump’s warm and friendly phone call with Vladimir Putin and his subsequent approach to determining Ukraine’s fate resembles a…

9 months ago

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.…

1 year ago

Turkish-Syrian reproachment: This is Putin’s Business

Last week there were news reports about a possible meeting between President Tayyip Erdoğan and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at…

1 year ago

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…

2 years ago

Erdoğan failed to persuade Putin, but his economy team convinced TurkStat

Let's be clear. It was already clear from Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's contacts with Ukraine and Russia that President Tayyip…

2 years ago

Turkish FM Fidan will visit Tehran after Kiev and Moscow

Turkish Foreign Ministry on September 1 announced that Minister Hakan Fidan will pay a visit to the Islamic Republic of…

2 years ago

At a crossroad on Russia: Erdoğan, Putin and Kılıçdaroğlu

Following a two-day contraversy over his health condition after falling ill during a live television broadcast, Turkish President Recep Tayyip…

3 years ago