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[ANALYSIS] ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin: Implications for Erdoğan?

Fatih Yurtsever* On March 17, 2023, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova,...

[ANALYSIS] Search for drone wreckage may offer a chance to mend US-Turkey ties

Fatih Yurtsever* Two Russian Su-27 fighter jets intercepted a US Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) MQ-9 Reaper UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) operating in...

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s radical Islamist election allies: a reflection of his true colors

Türkmen Terzi Since taking office in 2003, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has publicly declared that he has "taken off the Milli Görüş shirt,"...

[OPINION] The logistics of challenging Erdoğan

Ali Dinçer* General Omar Bradley once said, “Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics.” And he wouldn’t have had the stellar career he had if he...

[ANALYSIS] Politicization of the TSK: Lt. Gen. Kahya and the teacup incident

Fatih Yurtsever* On Thursday Turkey, Sweden and Finland held a second round of trilateral talks at NATO headquarters in Brussels to discuss the potential accession...

[OPINION] Why Bashar al-Assad does not trust Erdoğan

Türkmen Terzi Despite persistent attempts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president has repeatedly ignored invitations...

[OPINION] Erdoğan faces the most significant challenge of his 20-year rule

Vedat Demir* Since the corruption and bribery investigations into members of the ruling party in December 2013, Turkey has been experiencing the biggest “crisis decade”...

[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan fears facing the same fate as Egypt’s Morsi

Fatih Yurtsever* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's handshake with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who was sworn in as Egypt’s president in 2014 after a...

[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan’s fear of a coup delayed search and rescue operations after the quakes

Fatih Yurtsever* New information and explanations have bolstered claims that the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) participated too late in search and rescue operations with all...

[OPINION] Erdoğan is the commander-in-chief of the trolls, not the army

Türkmen Terzi Since Turkey's southern provinces were hit by 7.8 and 7.6-magnitude earthquakes on Feb. 6 and the region continues to be rocked by strong...

[OPINION] Court registrar’s conspiratorial tweets bring impartiality of ECtHR into question

Cengiz Yılmaz* The away match against Adana Demirspor on Feb. 2 was a must-win for the Fenerbahçe football club, which was already four points behind...

[OPINION] How Erdoğan’s one-man rule collapsed with the earthquake

Türkmen Terzi Last week magnitude-7.8 and 7.6 earthquakes and a series of severe aftershocks struck the southern Turkish province of Kahramanmaraş, causing immense destruction in...

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