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[OPINION] Another operation in Ramadan and the cycle of lawlessness

Nurullah Albayrak* Early in the morning today, those checking social media learned that 106 people, including İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu along with two district...

[OPINION] The US would be punishing Turkey, not just Erdoğan

Adem Yavuz Arslan* US-Turkey relations have always been turbulent. At times, they have improved significantly — rising from an alliance to a "strategic partnership" under...

[ANALYSIS] Turkey offers defense lifeline as Europe seeks security independence

Fatih Yurtsever* Recent US-Russia negotiations in Saudi Arabia, conducted without Ukrainian or European Union representatives, have intensified European security anxieties following Donald Trump's return to...

[OPINION] Will the PKK really disband if Turkey does not recognize the SDF?

Ömer Murat* Without putting recent developments in Syria at the center, it may be challenging to fully comprehend the process that began with the unexpected...

[OPINION] The old world is crumbling: What comes next?

Tarık Toros* The world is on the brink of a profound transformation. The postwar order that shaped our lives for decades is disintegrating. Familiar institutions,...

[OPINION] The White House showdown: Trump’s gambit leaves Ukraine in the cold

Adem Yavuz Arslan* History often hinges on moments of spectacle, but rarely does it unfold in such raw and unfiltered fashion as it did yesterday...

[OPINION] Erdoğan is upset at loss of relevance in Ukraine negotiations

Ömer Murat* It is no secret that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and former US President Joe Biden were not on the best of terms, so...

[OPINION] Is democracy destroying itself?

Tarık Toros* It sounds like the premise of a dystopian novel, but it is the political reality unfolding before us. Across the West, traditional parties...

[OPINION] Erdoğan mobilizes courts to determine opposition’s presidential candidate himself

Ömer Murat* In the old Turkey, the secular army used to issue memorandums to governments to keep political parties in line. The primary message conveyed...

[OPINION] Trump paralyzed the US system: Can the world recover from the shock?

Tarık Toros* To make sense of the world today, we need to go beyond headlines and examine the deeper forces driving events. The role of...

[OPINION] How corruption became a national security threat for Turkey

Adem Yavuz Arslan* On February 2 The Wall Street Journal published a bombshell report detailing how billions of dollars flowed among Turkey, Russia and the...

[OPINION] Mastermind of modern tyranny: Spy chief is exporting Turkey’s authoritarian blueprint

Yasemin Aydın* When a head of intelligence kneels to pray in a historic mosque, it’s rarely just about faith. İbrahim Kalın, Turkey's intelligence chief, used...

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