Saudi Arabia’s Stance on Israel-Iran Escalation: War or Diplomacy?
Saudi Arabia, caught in uncertainty, views an Israeli Iranian war as ill-timed, neutrality as uncomfortable, and descent into the fray as inevitable.
Politics
PKK Setback in Nusaybin
The PKK terrorists chose to surrender on mass to Turkish Security Forces following the long-running urban lawlessness in Nusaybin/Mardin. This…
The EU and Turkey: From the Migrant Crisis to the Visa Crisis
Turks do have the will to have a more profound relationship with Europe, but Europeans keep asking the Turks to…
How Can Turkish-Iranian Commonalities Outweigh the Areas of Disagreement?
Turkey and Iran should increase the level of bilateral direct investment to soften the impact of possible tensions emanating from…
The Rise of Secular Radicalization and the PKK
The claim that radicalization is a religion-based phenomenon is not only incomplete but also it hinders recognizing the dangerous face…
The Troubling Legacy of the Sykes-Picot: A Century-Old Chaos in the Arab Middle East
If the Sykes-Picot arrangement is to be overwhelmed by new territorial reshuffle, this should not come in the form of…
Sykes-Picot: The Symbol of Western Imperialism in the Middle East
Dividing the region into smaller political units will not bring political stability to the Middle East. The smaller the political…
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
The conditions of the Sykes-Picot agreement are no longer valid, but the spirit of the agreement is still alive. The…
Is Normalization Possible in Turkish-Egyptian Relations?
It is in both countries interests to overcome the crisis, both governments might need to reassess their positions in the…
Turkey and Egypt: Towards a Normalization?
Turkish-Egyptian relations have been in crisis since the military coup that toppled the first democratically-elected president and government to come…
The 2016 Elections in Iran
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a clear message to friends and foes alike that Turkey is strictly against sectarian policies and denounced any…
What is Sectarian Politics?
Pro-sectarian politics is one of the most important obstacles to the development of a politics of cooperation in the Middle…
Reforming the UN Security Council: A Global Necessity
As one of the founding members of the UN, Turkey will continue to keep the UN at the center of…
Turkey Debates Presidentialism: Lost in Translation?
Today, the AK Party strives to finalize this rationalization process by legalizing the de facto situation with a new constitution…
Between the Privilege of Committing Crime and Political Freedoms: Parliamentary Immunities in Turkey
The AK Party has opted for a collective regulation to remove the immunities of not just the above HDP members…
PKK’s Syria Branch PYD: A Violent Non-State Actor and its Controversial Legitimacy
Founded by the PKK terrorist organization in 2003, PYD developed into a critical actor in Syria after 2011. Currently led…
Increasing Cooperation Between Ankara and Washington on the Syrian Issue: How About Revisiting the Safe Zone Idea?
Last week, just before President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to the United States, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
The Geneva Talks and Syria in its Aftermath
The Geneva Talks held in order to find a diplomatic solution to the Syria problem failed as expected and attention…
1982 Constitution and the Politics in the Grip of Bureaucratic Tutelage
These being the basic functions of a constitution, the Turkish Constitution of 1982 brought forth, since it came into force,…
