Long live putschists, long live unlawfulness!
While the majority of coup plotters were tried and arrested, some of them fled to Greece and Germany. Germany, the…
Turkey’s strategic interests in Idlib
Turkey will remain a major stakeholder in northern Syria and any political agreement for the future of Syria will have…
The Trump Effect on Turkey-Germany relations
Even though Germany’s recent positive position regarding Turkey is based rather on economic interests and short-term goals, which are also…
What changed in the AK Party after the Sixth Ordinary Congress
President Erdogan’s statement that “We will not surrender to those who act like a strategic partner but make us a…
How Turkey’s war against the PKK is becoming more effective
Over the past week, the Turkish Armed Forces neutralized two senior PKK commanders and took diplomatic steps for a decisive…
Turkey’s quest for a new geopolitical portfolio
The crisis in relations between Turkey and the U.S. is pushing Turkey to rethink its current foreign policy strategy and…
A chance to deepen Turkey-Germany relations
The Turkish President’s planned visit in September might enable the opportunity for both countries to broaden their horizons, to reduce…
Turkey-US relations as the latest victim of Trumpian foreign policymaking
President Trump’s domestic agenda has driven the foreign policy agenda while he makes little effort to synthesize the two. In…
Does the Turkish opposition have any sense?
” The article reads: “Since June 24, when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan celebrated his thirteenth consecutive electoral victory, his opponents have been in a headfirst free fall.
How AK Party transformed Turkey
Instead of making politics for demands of certain sections in society, the AK Party, interested in all problems of Turkish…
Damage Control in Turkey-US Relations
One of the most fundamental things that the Turkish administration should be aware of is the fact that under the…
Can workers of Western media outlets tell their children how and why they appreciate a terrorist organization?
Deliberately chosen images, twisted headlines and the use of passive voice are provided in order to give the impression that…
Dangerous Aspirations: Germany as a New Nuclear Power?
That the debate about Germany’s potential aim to have its own nuclear weapon coincides with the nationalist trend in the…
Iran Sanctions Promise More Trouble for Turkey-US Relations
Finding a comprehensive solution to the standoff with Iran would remove a significant source of tension from the region but…
The Emotional Roller Coaster of Politicians: Aksener, Ince and Trump
According to the sources close to Washington, the tweet posted by Trump in address to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was an emotional reaction as Trump wanted normalization with Turkey as opposed to the Neo-evangelists who favor taking harsh measures.
Dispute on Twitter over Pastor’s detention: Brunson put under house arrest
Turkey’s official Anadolu News Agency reported that Brunson, 50, an evangelical Christian pastor originally from North Carolina, was let out…
“I am a German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose”
Mesut Ozil announced his resignation from the German National Football Team and explained that the discrimination he has experienced was…
Mixed Signals in US-Turkey Relations
The U.S. and Turkey can and most likely will work through specific policy issues but the current uncertainties can certainly…
FETO’s German Wing and the Supreme Court
In an article entitled “Wo Erdoğan Recht Hat?” (The Points Where Erdogan is Right About), which was published by TAZ on September 11, 2017, Jürgen Gottschlich covered the allegations on the criminal records of prominent FETO members and touched upon the possibility that Kahl either is not familiar with the issue at all or does deliberately protect the organization.
