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[OPINION] This is political, Mr. President!

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...

[OPINION] The unbearable cost of authoritarianism

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...

[ANALYSIS] Major earthquake in Turkey has exposed dysfunction of AFAD and the military

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...

[ANALYSIS] How did Turkey acquire the capability to produce ballistic missiles?

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....

[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan seeks political support from the UK with Type 23 frigates

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...

[ANALYSIS] How effective is the TB2 UCAV in the Ukraine-Russia war?

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...

Secularism in Ankara vs. Ottoman nostalgia in Cape Town: the paradox of Turkey’s foreign policy

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...

[ANALYSIS] NATO-EU ties strengthen as Turkey drifts away from the West

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...

[OPINION] What could Russia have wanted in exchange for its electoral support for Erdoğan?

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....

[ANALYSIS] How did the Erdoğan government abuse the Seville Map?

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...

[ANALYSIS] Could Turkey’s domestically produced UCAVs and UCAS take the place of F-35s?

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...

[OPINION] Was Turkey really against Assad, or did it just pretend to be?

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...

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