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[OPINION] Why is Erdoğan bowing before Egypt and Saudi Arabia?

Türkmen Terzi Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has in the last few weeks made several statements regarding the restoration of ties with Saudi Arabia, Egypt...

[Opinion] Malicious intent in Turkey’s omicron stance towards South Africa?

Türkmen Terzi South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in an address to the nation on Sunday evening expressed deep disappointment with the countries that had...

Interpol’s General Assembly in Turkey: Will the new management cause problems?

Ahmet Eren* The 89th General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) was held in Istanbul November 23-25, 2021. Before the meeting, there was...

[OPINION] Turkey’s dollar-rich ruling elites profit as lira plummets

Türkmen Terzi The Turkish lira plummeted to a record low on Tuesday, losing 15 percent of its value and exceeding 13 to the US dollar,...

[Opinion] Europe loves the armed Kurds, not their civilians

Türkmen Terzi During the last four decades, major EU countries have become the main supporters of armed Kurdish groups in Iran, Turkey, Iraq and Syria....

Former Turkish intel executive confirms abduction of operative

Cevheri Güven Ayhan Oran, a member of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), has been missing since November 2016. The agency has kept silent in the...

[Opinion] A battle of pride: Erdoğan and al-Assad in the ring for the final round

Türkmen Terzi Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been involved in backing jihadists in the Syrian civil war since 2011, while the Turkish army has...

[ANALYSIS] Will Erdoğan take a step back on the S-400s?

Fatih Yurtsever* President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had bilateral meetings with the US president as well as the Italian and French leaders while in Rome for...

[Opinion] Can Turkey-Ukraine relations alter the power dynamic in the Black Sea?

Türkmen Terzi The competition between Turkey and Ukraine in the energy and tourism sectors has in no way negatively impacted attempts to strengthen cooperation between...

[OPINION] Why Turkey’s ruling party should worry about INTERPOL

Türkmen Terzi Turkey is set to host INTERPOL’s 89th General Assembly in İstanbul November 20-25, after intense lobbying efforts by the Turkish government, despite it...

[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan’s gambit with the US over F-16 fighter jet request

Fatih Yurtsever* Turkey has requested from the United States the purchase of 40 Lockheed Martin-built F-16 fighter jets and 80 upgrade kits for its aging...

[ANALYSIS] The Blue Homeland doctrine backfired in the Med

Fatih Yurtsever* The Blue Homeland doctrine, developed by former Turkish naval officers Cihat Yaycı and Cem Gürdeniz, includes Turkey's maritime jurisdictions in the surrounding seas...

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