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[ANALYSIS] Who benefits from the MOU signed by Turkey, Sweden and Finland?

Fatih Yurtsever* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson met in Madrid on June 28 under the...

[OPINION] NATO deal unlikely to make extradition of Turkish political dissidents possible

Ali Yıldız* Since 2016, seeking the extradition of its foes living abroad has been a permanent item on the Turkish government’s foreign policy agenda. In...

[OPINION] Brazil’s Supreme Court debunks the Turkish judiciary’s political postulate

Ali Yıldız* As Turkey declines more precipitously in terms of rule of law, its interpretation of facts and accusations against dissidents have become further estranged...

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s political posturing unlikely to benefit Bosnians

Türkmen Terzi Bosnia and Herzegovina is facing its worst political crisis since the end of the civil war in 1995. Milorad Dodik, the Serbian member...

[OPINION] Devastating result of Blue Homeland: Egypt becomes an energy hub

Fatih Yurtsever* Israel, Egypt and the European Union signed a trilateral natural gas agreement in Cairo on Wednesday as Europe struggles to find an energy...

[OPINION] Legal profession under attack worldwide, with lawyers in Turkey suffering the brunt of it

Ali Yıldız* The legal profession plays a central role in the administration of justice and the defense of human rights, democracy and the rule of...

[ANALYSIS] Would Erdoğan really veto Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership?

Fatih Yurtsever* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says that Turkey will veto both countries' membership in NATO as long as Sweden and Finland do not...

[OPINION] PKK fight is a smokescreen for establishing an Erdoğan caliphate

Türkmen Terzi Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shocked the world recently by describing Sweden and Finland as “incubators” for terrorist groups. Erdoğan has opposed the...

[OPINION] Russia and the West stand by Kurds in the face of Turkish incursion into Syria

Türkmen Terzi  The United States and major European countries have imposed harsh economic sanctions on Russia over its Ukraine invasion, and they are continuing to...

[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan, Putin using food crisis as both carrot and stick with the West

Fatih Yurtsever* Since Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea could not be used because of a Russian naval blockade, grain exports from these ports were...

[OPINION] The capture of the civil space by Turkey’s AKP government

Ali Yıldız* Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu claimed that 1 billion lira ($60.5 million) was funneled to the US-based Turken Foundation through donations by two...

[OPINION] Erdoğan accuses Nordic states of hosting terrorists while Turkey tolerates jihadists in its midst

Türkmen Terzi  Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is angrily opposing Sweden and Finland's bid for NATO membership, claiming that the countries are a "hotbed of...

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