During the parliamentary group meeting held on October 19, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced plans to increase the country's defense budget by 100 billion Turkish liras (approximately €26 billion) for 2023.
Turkey’s International Graduates Greatly Contribute to the Turkish Economy
Today, the number of international students in Turkey has exceeded 200,000.
Turkish-Ukrainian Defense Cooperation: Drones, Engines, and More
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Turkish-Ukrainian Defense Cooperation
On February 3, 2022, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an agreement on Turkish-Ukrainian cooperation in high technologies, aviation, and space.
How Realistic Is It to Go Retro in Turkey-Syria Relations?
fter normalizing relations with the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Egypt, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has overtly stated that he can meet Syria’s Bashar Assad “when the time is right.
Why the TOGG Means More Than a Simple Car Production for Turkey
After nearly 50 years, then Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan brought this issue to the agenda again in 2011 and made a call to investors to produce a Turkish automobile brand at the annual meeting of the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD).
Turkish Thrace vs. Alexandroupolis: A New Page in the Turkey-Greece Energy Competition
The mechanisms of relationship-building are not the same as in the past and are highly influenced by Erdoğan and Putin’s exclusive mutual relationship; however, this doesn’t change the fact that NATO is indispensable for Ankara, as well as the other way around.
The Supremacy of Power Politics Continues Amid Russia-Ukraine War
In particular, the Security Council has taken such a form, only serving the interests of its five permanent members holding veto rights, but standing idle to the oppressions in other parts of the world,” President Erdoğan underlined, as he has repeatedly emphasized the utmost necessity of reforming the UNSC.
China and the Middle East: Is Turkey a Gateway for a New Political Alliance?
" This argument almost identically twins Turkish President Erdoğan's central critique of the Bretton Woods system that has been governing financial and commercial relations for the last three decades.
Karabakh: Azerbaijani-Armenian Borders Witness Serious Clashes
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Turkey and the escalation
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated Ankara’s support for Baku, noting that “the world should know that Türkiye stands by its Azerbaijani brothers and sisters,” during a speech he gave in Ankara on September 14.
Why Is Turkey Received So Well in the Balkans?
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Turkey is a balancing actor in the Balkans
During President Erdoğan’s visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro in September 2021, Milorad Dodik, an Orthodox Serbian nationalist and Serbian member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidential Council, said that the countries of the European Union did nothing for Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Erdoğan did, and, for this, he should be accepted as a reliable person for the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey’s Joining BRICS Can Be a Game Changer
Along these lines, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's attendance of the 2018 BRICS meeting in South Africa’s capital had furthered discussion over the country’s membership—a discussion that occasionally pops up on the Turkish foreign policy agenda.
The Tehran Summit: What Is Next for Turkey, Russia, and Iran?
urkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan officially visited Tehran on July 19, after a 4-year hiatus.
How Turkey’s Opposition Demonizes Refugees
The state tradition that has turned Anatolia into a home for asylum seekers throughout history continues under the leadership of President Erdoğan.
A New Cold War Erupts in the Shadow of Food Crises
President Putin reiterated to President Erdoğan that the Kremlin would support "unhindered" exports of Ukrainian grain from ports, but demanded the lifting of the Western embargo on Moscow in return.
Why Is the German Government Cooperating with the Turkish Opposition?
However, since the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan does not pursue the same interests as the German political foundations, the latter cooperate with the opposition parties.
Negotiating a New Chapter in Saudi-Turkish Relations
Although Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had announced a potential appointment with King Salman bin Abdulaziz in February 2022, the meeting was canceled.
Turkey’s Likely New Syria Operation: Why Now?
urkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently disclosed Turkey’s intention to launch a new military operation along the country’s southern border to eliminate terrorist elements and strongholds of the YPG, the PKK’s Syrian offshoot.
Russia’s War in Ukraine Gives Iran the Upper Hand in Syria
Russia’s losses on the Ukrainian front have encouraged Iran to advance further in Syria.
Sweden and Finland NATO Membership: The Calculus of Alliance Politics
As President Erdoğan and Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu articulated in media statements, there are two issues that are pushing Turkey to consider the veto option against the countries joining NATO.
Education in the Shadow of Civil War: Observations from the Ground in Syria
Ahmad is only one of more than half a million Syrians who, as President Erdoğan said a few days ago, could return to Syria’s liberated areas to work and live.