Ukraine

“The genie is out of the bottle”. Ankara discusses a Europe without NATO

This sentence, uttered by the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to the Financial Times, summarizes the view of Türkiye regarding…

1 month ago

The future of the EU security without the US: A strategic reckoning

The return of Donald Trump to the White House has reshaped global geopolitics overnight. His administration’s reassertion of the America…

1 month ago

Will Erdoğan untie or cut the PKK’s knot in Syria?

When I was writing my book “Kürt Kapanı (The Kurdish Trap)” about the full story of the capture of Abdullah…

1 month ago

Erdoğan: Liberal democracy in crisis, Türkiye can rescue EU from deadlock

Following a cabinet meeting on February 24, President Tayyip Erdoğan made provocative statements likely to irritate European Union officials already…

1 month 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…

1 month ago

Ukraine’s attempt to attack TurkStream: What should Ankara do?

Ukraine's recent attempt to attack the TurkStream pipeline represents an alarming and perilous escalation. The fact that this initiative failed…

3 months ago

Trump or Harris: What could be the difference for Türkiye?

When asked what would change for Türkiye if Donald Trump or Kamala Harris won the presidential elections in the US…

7 months ago

Behind Turkish LNG deal with Exxon: Washington, Ankara, and Doha ties

Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told the Financial Times on April 28 that negotiations were continuing with the US energy…

11 months ago

Energy wars with Russia are heating up

Very early this morning, I talked to the Dubai-based Gulf Intelligence, one of the world's leading energy think tanks, about…

1 year ago

US Senator Shaheen returns to Ankara: never without purpose

President Tayyip Erdogan's meeting with US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Chris Murphy at the Presidential Palace on February 20 should…

1 year ago