How Does China View the Muslim World?
When China’s rulers feel that control is slipping through their fingers, they focus on two nemeses that seem to generate the deepest troubles: the United States and the Islamic world.
Opinion
The Nightmare in Idlib is Real: A Firsthand Account of the Horrors Being Perpetrated Today
Eight months later, the Assad regime, backed by Russian air power, has conducted a ruthless aerial campaign which has forced…
Will Russia Back Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean?
Russia and Turkey demonstrate a readiness, in spite of all differences, to hear and respect each other’s interests. This can…
Will the Far-Right Lead Europe?
Insufficient knowledge and self-perception on Islamophobia and xenophobia by EU states is a further obstacle in the fight against these…
US-Turkey Relations in the Trump Era: A Turkish Perspective
Many of the problems in U.S.-Turkey relations are structural. Had Erdogan never come to power, there would still be a…
Will Eastern Mediterranean Gas Bring Prosperity or Disorder?
The most important subject for the Eastern Mediterranean today is the derivation of economic benefit from the resources of the…
Military Escalation in North Hama: A Deal or a Dilemma?
A weak cease-fire is likely but also open to the possibility of further escalation in the field. Each party will…
War Drums Beat Louder in the Middle East
Trump’s warmongers are pressing harder for a military conflict between the U.S. and Iran. U.S. officials have increasingly articulated the…
Intra-Party Opposition in the AK Party
As journalists who closely follow Turkish politics, we are used to the inner debates and quests for new leaders within…
Turkey’s Legal Position in the Eastern Mediterranean
Egypt, Israel and Greece are meeting frequently to focus on partitioning the Eastern Mediterranean without Turkey. But Turkey is increasing…
The Libya Crisis and the Future of Khalifa Haftar
Haftar’s entry to Tripoli and seizure of the administration via weapons will create an environment where extremist and radical groups…
Istanbul Mayoral Elections (I): What Really Happened
For what or in spite of what did the AK Party and its ally MHP claim that the election was…
Istanbul Mayoral Elections (II): CHP for Democracy or Democracy for CHP?
The CHP is the only unrivaled political party in Turkey in objecting to the election results. Since 1946, when the…
Will Populism or Public Service Prevail in Istanbul?
Winning Istanbul’s mayoral elections is almost equal to winning Turkey’s elections. Therefore, political discourses to be deployed during Istanbul’s re-run…
An Iron Curtain on the Eastern Mediterranean: Will the US Isolate Turkey?
A new cold war was not a development Ankara wished for, nor did Ankara wish for one to begin in…
Change of Game in Turkish Politics: The New Political Blocs
Centralizing and de-centralizing dynamics existing side-by-side create a complex situation for the present and future of Turkish politics.
The Syrian Regime’s Strategy of Forced Migration
Forced migration and displacement are among the unlawful and most effective measures that the Assad regime has been using. However,…
Turkey’s Energy Fight in the Eastern Mediterranean
Since the early 2000s, Turkey has experienced many ups and downs in its energy fight in the Eastern Mediterranean. Despite…
How CHP’s Discourse Changed After the Decision to Re-run Elections in Istanbul
The objection and criticism to YSK’s decision should not reach to the dimensions that would harm the corporate identity of…
