Sweden and Finland NATO Membership: The Calculus of Alliance Politics
A reason for the Turkish reservations about Sweden’s and Finland’s membership is the arms embargo on the Turkish defense industry.
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Will Turkey’s Kemalist Left Break its Silence against the PKK?
Reasonable left-wing supporters should start questioning the current trajectory of Turkey’s traditional nationalist leftist bloc and its political stance which…
How Conflicts between CENTCOM and EUCOM threaten the Turkey-US Safe Zone Deal
The latest action by CENTCOM of conducting joint patrols with a YPG front group immediately after the Turkish-American joint patrol…
Turkey’s Syrian Refugee Question
Turkey has recently increased control over immigration as well as the irregular settlement of Syrians, due to increasing social disturbances,…
‘Give me my son or I will burn this place down!’: A Kurdish Mother’s Fight against the PKK
Now, Kurdish mothers whose children were abducted by the PKK are encouraging each other to take their children back, and…
Germany Elections: The Right-Wing strengthens, but Centrists hold on to Power
A nightmare has not come true – for now. The political elites from Germany’s centrist parties and those from the…
YPG’s Retaliation Against the Press: Kurdistan 24 Case
Since the launch of the Operation Claw by Turkey, the PKK has lost strategic hills in the Hakurk region, and…
Turkey’s Renewed Interest in Asia: A Second Chance at Success?
Political circles in Turkey are once again discussing reengaging with Turkic nations but from a different perspective. It might be…
Şule Yüksel Şenler: A Portrait of Turkey’s First Muslim Women’s Rights Activist
While prominent newspapers were calling the headscarf as “the pain in Turkey’s head”, Şenler was not only criticizing the headscarf…
When Lies Become Truths: How Trump’s Rhetoric is Reshaping America for the Worse
Despite the fact that Trump has taken concrete steps in recent days, he has already built a symbolic wall between Americans and…
Is the UAE Changing its Strategy Toward Iran?
The UAE’s decision to redesign its strategy toward Iran would not be welcomed by Saudi Arabia, the US, and Israel—countries…
Intra-party Conflict among Germany’s Christian Democrats: Foreboding Signs for the Elections in Saxony?
In the aftermath of the upcoming state elections on Sunday, German Christian Democrat politicians will most likely clarify the party’s…
Supervision or Censorship? Turkey’s Regulation on Netflix and Web-Based Broadcasting
Online streaming services are not neutral spaces, they inculcate an ideological position or worldview through “soft” manipulation. They have the…
From the Nixon-Reagan Tapes to Trump’s Tweets: Racism Has a Tradition in US Politics
Something has cracked in America: the ruling elites are clueless and the masses are anxious and politically neurotic. Racism and…
Trustee Appointments in Diyarbakır, Van, and Mardin: A Look at Party Responses
The reflections of Turkey’s opposition parties on the appointment of trustees replacing the HDP mayors of Diyarbakir, Van and Mardin…
What If the Worst-Case Scenario Happens in Idlib?
With the support of the EU states and the US, Turkey could convince Russia to establish a security belt in…
Turkey-Saudi Rivalry: Conflicting Visions for a Future Middle East
Anxieties regarding Turkey’s military presence in the north of Syria, its collaboration with Russia and Iran throughout the Astana process…
S-400 Sanctions: What Will Be the Price Paid by Turkey?
Turkish defense industry might have to bear the burden of losses from being removed from the F-35 program and supply…
Desperate for Leadership: Who will take on the Role of SPD Chairperson?
Germany does not have a political tradition where political figures are in the foreground brings some difficulties when finding a…
