Turkey’s Defense Is Getting Stronger Even Without the American F16s
Having state-of-the-art fighters is a good advantage for an army but they are not enough to win a war.
Politics
How Gülen adopted the Assassin’s Strategy
Even if Fetullah Gülen did not examine and take after Hassan-i Sabbah and his Hashashin – which is very possible – it’s definite…
Coups of TIME
TIME, praising all the military coups that happened since May 14 1950, Turkey’s transition into multiparty system, seized the opportunity…
How FETO works as an Intelligence Network and Criminal Enterprise
On July 15, 2016, Turkey foiled a military coup attempt orchestrated by the Fetullah Gülen Terror Group (FETO), which has…
The Status of the July 15 Coup Trials
Conducted by the Ankara 17th Heavy Penal Court and known to the public as “the July 15 coup attempt lawsuit”…
Intra-Kurdish Approaches to the Independence Referendum in Northern Iraq
The referendum and possible independence process gets even more complicated when the non-Kurdish actors –both within and out of Iraq-…
Can Turkey benefit from a Strategic Alliance with Russia?
Turkey’s relations with the US are expected to stay fragile due to Washington’s insistence on supporting the PKK in Syria.…
Evidences in FETÖ Indictments
Turkey’s fight against the Gülenist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) continues. Courts are accepting indictments against suspects which participated in the July…
Pakistan and Turkey working in Tandem to deepen Defense Ties
According to the Ministry of Defense Production (MoDP), Islamabad and Ankara have signed three documents recently aimed at bolstering cooperation…
Turkey’s Defense Industry grows steadily
Turkey’s defense industry has been developing rapidly. At the very beginning of the 2000s, the country’s rate of dependency on…
Turkey, the Gulf Crisis and Qatar’s Economy
Although a regional diplomatic crisis has plagued the Gulf in the past, the recent crisis has gone beyond a diplomatic…
Understanding Hamas’ New Political Document
Last month, two developments that are of vital importance for Palestinian politics occurred. First, the Hamas movement released its much-anticipated…
What is behind the Crisis in the Gulf?
Gulf states have been at the center of the world’s attention since the May 20 Riyadh Summit, where President Trump…
The New Silk Route: Turkey’s Pivot to Asia by “One Belt, One Road”
Ankara should use the partnership with Beijing to boost its political, economic and security interests in the greater Eurasia basin.…
Ex-Soviet State Fighters in DAESH
If DAESH continues to increase its capacity within the borders of Russia, there is quite a high possibility that Russia…
For the U.S. and Turkey, NATO Continues to be an Unequal, Unreliable Alliance
Cooperation against terrorism under the umbrella of NATO was particularly highlighted during the Summit in Brussels.
Erdoğan – Trump Meeting Signals a More Constructive Era in US-Turkish Relations
President Erdoğan’s meeting with US President Trump was overshadowed by the Pentagon’s decision to provide heavy weaponry to the YPG.…
The Threat of DAESH Sleeper Cells and How to Contain It
After the recent death of senior Daesh operative Abdurakhmon Uzbeki as a result of a US Special Forces raid in…
Why DAESH is So Pleasant to Israel
Daesh, the world’s most modern and sadistic terrorist organization – known for putting people into cages and burning them, selling…