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[ANALYSIS] Turkey eyes role in EU’s €150 billion SAFE defense plan

Fatih Yurtsever* The European Council on Tuesday approved a €150 billion initiative known as the Security Action for Europe (SAFE), a strategic plan designed to support...

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s new constitution isn’t about reform, it’s about re-election

Adem Yavuz Arslan* From the presidential palace in Ankara to diplomatic corridors in Brussels, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has a new refrain: Turkey...

[OPINION] How sincere is Erdoğan in his renewed peace bid with the Kurds?

Ömer Murat* There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the Turkish government has made certain commitments to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the...

[OPINION] Are you sure Erdoğan is at the peak of his power?

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Do you remember the "magic mirrors" in amusement parks? They used to distort your reflection, making you look taller, slimmer or stronger....

[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan’s paradox: the mediator abroad, the strongman at home

Fatih Yurtsever* In the spring of 2025 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reasserted his role on the global stage as a mediator in international conflicts,...

[OPINION] Turkey at a crossroads: Can Erdoğan loosen his grip as the PKK lays down arms?

Adem Yavuz Arslan* With the Kurdish insurgency declaring an end to its 41-year-long armed conflict, Turkey faces its greatest test yet: whether President Recep Tayyip...

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s Turkey is too lawless to get even a mafia boss extradited

Adem Yavuz Arslan* As a result of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decades-long dominance over the media and use of aggressive propaganda strategies, both traditional and...

[OPINION] Despite his harsh rhetoric, Erdoğan’s Syria policy takes conciliatory line toward Israel

Ömer Murat* An examination of the speeches delivered by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the president of Turkey,...

[ANALYSIS] A new scandal: In Erdoğan’s Turkey, corruption breeds autocracy and instability

Ömer Murat* Reports of new corruption scandals continue to surface in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Turkey. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) has increasingly...

[OPINION] Europe’s strategic alliance with Erdoğan would come at a high price

Ömer Murat* Undeniably, the primary catalyst that prompted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to arrest his strongest political rival, İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, was the...

[OPINION] İmamoğlu’s arrest signals Turkey’s metamorphosis into a Russian-style autocracy

Ömer Murat* The grounds for the arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, as stated by numerous local and international experts, bear no relation to the...

[OPINION] Another operation in Ramadan and the cycle of lawlessness

Nurullah Albayrak* Early in the morning today, those checking social media learned that 106 people, including İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu along with two district...

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