Opinion and Analysis

Yasemin Aydın*After two devastating earthquakes in southern Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “Words are not enough to express our grief." In that, he...

Ali Dinçer* The keyword is “efficiency.” Whether we are talking about a highly individualized one-man rule or a relatively institutional one-party state, the strongest selling...

Fatih Yurtsever* A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey on Monday and was one of the strongest in a century has caused unprecedented damage in...

Fatih Yurtsever* Turkey test-fired a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), newly developed by Roketsan and named Tayfun (typhoon), over the Black Sea on Oct. 18, 2022....

Fatih Yurtsever* Before every election, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan tries to benefit from people's nationalist sentiments to increase his political support while portraying countries...

Fatih Yurtsever* In the last decade Turkey has made tremendous strides in developing indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) and smart munitions. The Bayraktar TB2...

Türkmen Terzi Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu paid a visit to South Africa last week, unusual timing since the country does not typically receive high-profile...

Fatih Yurtsever* Russia’s war on Ukraine has changed the geopolitical landscape and is likely to change the Euro-Atlantic security environment significantly. Facing security risks posed...

Ahmet Yılmaz*Russia has announced that it will postpone the payment of $20 billion owed by Turkish state-owned gas importer and distributor BOTAS until 2024....

Fatih Yurtsever* In recent years the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used foreign policy to manipulate and shape public opinion in the...

Fatih Yurtsever* Before Turkey was removed by the United States from the Joint Strike Fighter program, the F-35 fifth-generation fighter jets and F-16s were planned...

Ahmet Yılmaz*There is uncertainty about Turkey's true position on the Syrian civil war and its relationship with Iran due to recent US sanctions imposed...