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[OPINION] The Zarrab case is over. But was justice ever served?

Adem Yavuz Arslan*  I was in the courtroom Tuesday as one of the most consequential legal sagas in modern US-Turkey relations came to an end. In...
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[OPINION] The coup failed. The state changed.

Tarık Toros* Modern states are often transformed by major crises. The United States changed after the 9/11 attacks. France expanded its security apparatus in the wake...
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[OPINION] July 15 coup attempt: A bloody ‘project,’ a ‘successful operation’

Abdülhamit Bilici* What would have happened if the July 15, 2016, coup attempt in Turkey had succeeded? The constitution would have been suspended, a state...
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[OPINION] What is driving the Trump–Erdoğan rapprochement?

Ömer Murat* The relationship between US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has shifted markedly since Trump returned to the White House....
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[OPINION] The question no one asked at the NATO summit

Abdülhamit Bilici* Throughout my journalism career, I have covered NATO summits in several capitals. As foreign news editor of the Zaman daily, I covered the 2004...
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[OPINION] Erdoğan won the optics. Washington holds the cards.

Adem Yavuz Arslan* In Turkey, this week’s NATO summit in Ankara is being portrayed as a diplomatic triumph for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a...
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[OPINION] NATO’s silence is helping Turkey’s democratic collapse

Ömer Murat* When NATO leaders gather in Ankara next month, they will spend hours discussing democracy, collective security and the values that bind the alliance...
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[OPINION] Can Kılıçdaroğlu help clear Erdoğan’s path to another term?

Ömer Murat* President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signaled through a spokesperson from his Justice and Development Party (AKP) that he intends to seek another term...
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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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