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” While she also stressed that it is in everyone’s interest that Turkey remains economically stable and that currency turbulence is curtailed, it is also crucial for her to keep up dialogue on all levels with Turkey, which is a member of NATO and part of Europe.

Turkey’s quest for a new geopolitical portfolio

in the trade war and can especially contribute to European powers in reshaping NATO’s strategic mission while Trump holds a different view of NATO.

A chance to deepen Turkey-Germany relations

ColumnBy Hüseyin Alptekin

Turkey is also a NATO member and an EU candidate state of strategic importance.

Turkey-US relations as the latest victim of Trumpian foreign policymaking

ColumnBy Kadir Üstün

It was less than a month ago that President Trump snubbed most European leaders in a NATO summit in Brussels and seemed to have a warm relationship with President Erdogan, symbolized by the now famous fist bump.

How to save a sinking pseudo-alliance: Turkey-US relations

It would host NATO military bases.

Dangerous Aspirations: Germany as a New Nuclear Power?

ColumnBy Hüseyin Alptekin

The main argument in those circles, which are in favor of a rather independent foreign and security policy from its long-lasting transatlantic ally, the United States, addresses President Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric regarding Berlin’s foreign policy establishment and NATO in general.

Iran Sanctions Promise More Trouble for Turkey-US Relations

ColumnBy Kadir Üstün

The Trump administration’s unprecedented sanctions on a NATO ally have already severely strained the Turkey-U.

When a Super Power goes Rogue, Everything goes Wrong

Trump was quite frank in his criticisms, and at times, threats toward Europe ranged from NATO member states to German carmakers.

The Unnamed War in Turkey-US Relations

As a result of the 1952 NATO membership, Turkey became part of a relation that was going through an institutionalization process on military and political levels.

Brunson case fails to malign Turkey’s religious tolerance as religious leaders convene

The signatories of the joint declaration include many key religious leaders in Turkey such as: the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I, Deputy Armenian Patriarch Aram Atesyan and Chief Rabbi Rav Isak Halevait, Patriarchal Vicar of the Syriac Orthodox Church Mor Filiksinos Yusuf among many other important religious leaders and representatives.

Bulent Ortacgil: “Whether we support the ruling party or the opposition, we need to reconcile”

Renown for strong opposition to stereotyping and discriminatory categorization of people, Ortacgil notes that for a long time, Turkey’s social segments have contended against each other.

Erdogan’s visit to Africa promises future collaboration

" Africa was President Erdogan's first visit abroad (if visits to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the NATO summit are excluded) after his victory in the July 24 presidential and parliamentary elections.

US-Turkey Ties on the Brink of Collapse?

ColumnBy Kadir Üstün

Crises are increasingly becoming the rule rather than the exception largely because of the underlying strategic dissonance between the two NATO allies.

Dispute on Twitter over Pastor’s detention: Brunson put under house arrest

The two NATO Allies are already at loggerheads for some time.

Can the Mesut Ozil Affair Trigger a New Sensitivity Regarding Racism?

Racist circles and parties have instrumentalized the refugee crisis since 2015 in order to legitimize their racist and discriminatory discourses.

Will the EU Keep the JCPOA Alive?

FinanceBy Hasan Yücel

While the EU’s grand effort to keep the JCPOA alive seems to fail in the future, unlike the U.S., the…

Turkey’s Post-election Foreign Policy Agenda

and NATO.

Taking Stock of Turkey’s Historic Elections

FinanceBy Sadık Ünay

Yet Ince as a pragmatic figure who could address the radical secular groups that characterize the backbone of the CHP as well as relatively conservative voters in central Anatolia displayed a surprising performance and personally received eight points higher than his party.

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