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[OPINION] Erdoğan’s ‘masterpiece’: demolition of the rule of law

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Mimar Sinan, the Ottoman Empire’s legendary architect, is remembered for three defining works: the Şehzade Mosque, his apprenticeship; the Süleymaniye Mosque, his...
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[OPINION] Erdoğan’s gamble to hollow out the main opposition party

Ömer Murat* The appointment of a court-ordered trustee to the Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) İstanbul provincial headquarters has shaken Turkey’s political landscape. Widely condemned as a...
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[OPINION] Erdoğan’s cruelty: the death of a 73-year-old prisoner

Yasemin Aydın* When a 73-year-old man with Alzheimer’s no longer recognizes his own daughter across the glass partition of a prison visitation room, what remains...
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[OPINION] Arrest of alleged crime boss exposes rifts in Turkey’s ruling alliance

Ömer Murat* The recent arrest of Selahattin Yılmaz, an alleged organized crime leader with ties to Devlet Bahçeli, head of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party...
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[ANALYSIS] The Washington summit and Turkey’s strategic dilemma

Adem Yavuz Arslan* The Washington summit that included Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and senior European Union leaders marked a significant moment in transatlantic...
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[OPINION] Turkey and the SDF: enemies today, partners tomorrow?

Ömer Murat* A recent report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has sparked debate over a possible shift in regional dynamics, suggesting that...
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[ANALYSIS] Israel’s calculated role in Syria’s Druze crisis: protection or pretext?

Cumali Önal* As Syria reels from renewed violence, questions are mounting over Israel’s deepening involvement in the country’s south, particularly in the majority-Druze province of...
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[OPINION] Why Turkey can’t confront its own Epstein files

Adem Yavuz Arslan* In the United States the Epstein scandal remains a symbol of how power and privilege can shield the darkest crimes. Yet despite...
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[OPINION] Another ticking time bomb in Syria: The SDF’s uncertain future

Ömer Murat* The fragile peace in Syria nearly collapsed last week when violent clashes erupted in Suwayda in the south of the country. The escalation...
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[ANALYSIS] Turkey ends 52-year oil pipeline agreement with Iraq: Strategic reset or emerging risks?

Fatih Yurtsever* Turkey’s decision, announced on July 20, 2025, to terminate its longstanding Turkey-Iraq Crude Oil Pipeline Agreement effective July 27, 2026, has drawn increased...
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[OPINION] From coup to crackdown: How Erdoğan used July 15 to dismantle Turkey’s democracy

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Nine years after a failed coup on July 15, 2016, Turkey remains a democracy in name only. Once hailed as a promising...
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[OPINION] Poverty has no name, but the debate over it speaks volumes about society

Yasemin Aydın* Names carry meaning. They tell stories of origin, belonging, history. And in times of political polarization, they are often turned into tools, symbols...
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