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[ANALYSIS] Europe’s Turkey report points to a rule-of-law crisis beyond justice minister

Adem Yavuz Arslan* The European Parliament’s 2025 report on Turkey has caused an unusually strong reaction in Ankara. At first glance, the reason may appear...
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[OPINION] The World Cup begins: football on the pitch, politics at the border

Adem Yavuz Arslan* As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off across the United States, Canada and Mexico, it is worth remembering a simple truth:...
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[OPINION] Before NATO leaders shake Erdoğan’s hand, they should read this testimony

Abdülhamit Bilici* As Turkey prepares to host next month’s NATO summit and welcome leaders of the alliance’s democracies, they should spend three minutes reading the...
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[OPINION] A new alarm on Turkey in Washington: Why Congress’s latest hearing matters

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Human rights hearings on Capitol Hill do not directly shape US foreign policy. Yet anyone familiar with Washington knows they often help...
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[OPINION] Engineering the opposition: Erdoğan’s legal campaign to handpick his rivals

Ömer Murat* In the 2000 film "Gladiator," starring Russell Crowe, the Roman emperor secretly arranges for his gladiatorial opponent to be stabbed in the back...
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[OPINION] Fear of the ballot box: The deep irony of Turkish politics

Doğan Ertuğrul* President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has now effectively placed his former rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, whom he mocked for years as the “general manager of...
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[OPINION] Erdoğan’s judicial coup against Turkey’s main opposition

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Turkey’s political landscape entered a new and dangerous phase after a court ruling that directly targets the country’s main opposition party, the...
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[OPINION] Mach 25 or political theater? Turkey’s new missile spectacle

Adem Yavuz Arslan* In today’s Turkey, the defense industry is no longer merely about military capability. It has increasingly become one of the government’s most...
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[OPINION] No ‘third way’ in a decoupling world: How defying the ECtHR is pricing Turkey out of Europe

Ömer Murat* The United States’ miscalculated military engagement in Iran has accelerated the erosion of its superpower status, exposing deep vulnerabilities in its conventional military...
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[OPINION] After a school shooting, a funeral exposes deeper divides in Turkey

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Modern history records not only episodes of mass violence but also the more subtle and often more enduring forms of discrimination that...
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[OPINION] Orbán’s defeat: a warning sign for Erdoğan?

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has long been regarded as one of the most successful practitioners of what is often described as...
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[OPINION] The Hungarian blueprint: Can Erdoğan be defeated at the ballot box?

Ömer Murat* The dramatic end to Viktor Orbán’s 16-year hold on power in Hungary has revived a longstanding question in Turkish politics: Can President Recep...
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