Will Turkey and the US overcome their Disagreements over Syria?
urkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said earlier in September that he would discuss the problems between Turkey and the United States when he met with the U.
Turkey and Iran’s Approach to the YPG: A New Overlap of Interests?
ince groups such as the YPG and the SDF, extensions of the PKK terrorist organization, have started to gain international legitimacy and dominance politically and militarily, the Syrian crisis has become not only a regional problem for Turkey, but also an internal security threat.
YPG’s Retaliation Against the Press: Kurdistan 24 Case
Furthermore, most of the SDF officials answered to orders from Oran in northern Iraq and Turkey, before they went to Syria to operate as partners of the US.
S-400 Sanctions: What Will Be the Price Paid by Turkey?
However, despite Turkey being key to the defense of NATO’s southeastern flank, the same kind of fear and concerns have long existed in Ankara subjected to many negative experiences from its NATO allies.
How the PKK Declined Peace Opportunities since Abdallah Ocalan’s 2013 Call
he PKK leader calling his terrorist organization twice to leave Turkey or leave armed engagement did not find a response by the KCK and Turkey witnessed thousands of terrorists attacks during the cease-fire period that began in 2013.
An Alternative Vendor for Turkey’s Missile Defense: Eurosam’s SAMP/T
hen Turkey decided to call for a tender in 2006 and issued the Request for Proposal (RfP) entitled Turkish-Long Range Air and Missile Defense System (T-LORAMIDS) in 2010, four bidders/suppliers from different countries entered the bidding and submitted their offers.
Call For an Uprising Against German Defense Minister?
Interestingly, last week, I addressed in this column whether another military coup could occur in Turkey while analyzing the recently July 15, 2016, coup attempt.
Operation Claw: Strategy, Scope and Goals
Operation Claw serves as a bridge in Turkey's fight against terror in two ways: Firstly, it combines the structural, methodological and technological changes in the fight against terrorism.
Turkey’s Drilling Ships to Respond to Injustice in the Eastern Mediterranean
ollowing its launching ceremony in the Dilovası district of Kocaeli province on June 20, Turkey’s second drilling ship Yavuz set off to the Eastern Mediterranean, near the other Turkish-flagged drilling ship Fatih.
Turkey’s Intelligence Security
Turkey's intelligence institutions
The president of the National Intelligence Agency (MIT) is responsible for intelligence activities in Turkey and is responsible for the coordination of all intelligence activities among different institutions.
Ekrem Imamoglu Is Not the Political Rockstar Turkey’s Opposition Is Expecting
he real cause of the excitement in both Turkey and the West over the Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Istanbul mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoğlu has been the thought that he might manifest himself as a new leader and be an alternative to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Turkey’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Operation Claw
urkey has been actively fighting PKK terrorism since 1984.
Will the US Congress Sway the Trump Administration Against Turkey?
he year of 2019, and especially its first half, will go into the history of Turkey-U.
Turkey and Russia Partners by Fate?
The fact that Turkey is both a NATO member and a U.
We Live in a Chaotic Matrix of Perceptions: An Interview with Ali Saydam
Saydam is the author of Perception Management: How to Manage Communication in Turkey along many of his publications and has devoted forty years of his professional career to the field of communication.
How Israel Dominates the Political Landscape in the Middle East
Apart from post-Arab revolutions instability in the Middle East, there are two other motivations for Gulf countries to develop alliances with Israel: the increasing threat perception of Iran and the rising influence of Turkey in the region.
The Nightmare in Idlib is Real: A Firsthand Account of the Horrors Being Perpetrated Today
In fact, it sounds a lot like the rhetoric pushed in September of 2018 – when the United States and its EU partners collectively cut funding to civil society groups in Idlib, at the same time as the international community pushed Turkey and Russia to reach a deal in Sochi that would create “demilitarized zones” on the provincial borders of Idlib, Hama, and Aleppo, which would ostensibly prevent a possible humanitarian crisis.
Military Escalation in North Hama: A Deal or a Dilemma?
The military escalation in the northern Hama countryside is part of the pressure on Turkey to resolve its options and make concessions.
The Libya Crisis and the Future of Khalifa Haftar
-Israel-UAE axis, Turkey and some other global actors have sided with the Presidential Council of Libya and the Government of National Accord by staying true to the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) and the Rome Conference against the attack of warlord Khalifa Haftar on Tripoli.
Why the Eastern Mediterranean is of Strategic Importance for Turkey
egional and international actors have anxiously and cautiously followed Turkey’s increasing activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.
