What Turkey-German Relations Needs is More Realpolitik and Less Ideology
Turkey can rightly expect for the EU, and in particular for Germany, to leave its ideological foreign policy and to…
Turkey may consult with its 81 million citizens for EU accession process
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke at the TRT World Forum, touching upon issues such as reforming the UN, the…
New Academic Year starts with a head start in educational reform
Cambodia to support Turkey against FETO
During a joint press conference with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu stated,…
Towards a Limited but Robust Rapprochement Between Turkey and Germany
While on the one hand it can be stated that a new era is launched with Germany, on the other,…
Candidate or Political Party? Who will the Turkish Public Choose in Local Elections?
It is important to understand the transformation of the “urban” in the last decade in order to understand the boundaries…
A Textbook Example: How the Gulenist Cult Became a Terrorist Organization
If terror is the use of violence by non-state actors targeting civilians in order to achieve their political objectives, Gulenists…
Ingrained bias remains intact as UEFA announces the expected
The False Promise of the United Nations
In order to start a new initiative for UN reform, the UNGA should question President Trump’s speech as it reveals…
Turkey Seeks a New Status in International Politics
The question of whether Turkey will live up to its claim of being a great power in coming years is…
What do People Expect From a Mayor?
Nowadays, the questions of “what is the true character of a successful mayor” and “what do people expect from mayors”…
Turkey Buys Time (and Hope) for Idlib
Turkey’s Idlib deal gave the rebels one more month to consider their options. It gave Turkey another month to make…
Can the Turkish-Russian Deal Save Idlib?
Turkey’s diplomatic success may have just saved thousands of innocent lives as well as yet another unnecessary humanitarian crisis. However,…
As Diplomacy Moves on in Idlib, so does Turkey’s Deterrence Strategy
Turkey’s primary strategy in this game is to deter the Syrian regime from a brutal offensive while trying to find…
Does Turkey’s Idlib Resolution Work?
This is the right time for the international society to take real responsibility in order to overcome the already deepening…
Idlib: Russia Should Compromise and the US Should Help
Defending civilians against the brutality of the Assad regime and his allies should not only be Turkey’s responsibility. The international…
Are Pre-Electoral Alliances during Turkey’s Local Elections Possible?
Nowadays, Turkey has been discussing the possibility of pre-electoral alliances in local elections. Last week, chairman of the MHP –…
Turkey’s take on the Tehran Summit on Idlib
Yes, the joint statement did not guarantee a fully peaceful solution over Idlib but this diplomatic traffic is still better…
Idlib Conundrum Continues After Tehran Summit
The final meeting of the summit was interestingly broadcasted live so that the participating nations could raise their position publicly…