In 1923, Turkey had won the War of Independence on the military front, but it was vulnerable to new threats from outside as it was not among the economically and militarily powerful actors in the international political system established after World War I.
urkish-Greek relations, which navigated a strained course after 2016 with harsh discourse and even frictions on the ground, have ushered in a new era with the earthquakes disaster that occurred in Turkey on February 6, 2023.
In the past, Turkey was the epicenter of the Ottoman Empire, a powerful state that ruled for more than 600 years, covering vast territories across the Balkans, North Africa, and the Middle East.
Read: How Turkey Neutralizes the PKK and Other Terrorist Targets The MİT and leadership decapitation A general assessment of the operations by Turkey’s National Intelligence Service (MİT) in Iraq and Syria reveals a focus on targeting mid- to high-ranking organizational leaders.
Rekindling Bonds: A Momentous Journey of Diplomacy The recent visit of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to three prominent Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has captivated attention, illuminating the Turkey-Gulf relations and pointing towards a rekindling of the pre-Arab Uprising era in bilateral ties.
ussian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov was assassinated by Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, a police officer from the Ankara Police Department, during the opening of a photography exhibition at the Çağdaş Sanat Merkezi contemporary arts center in Ankara on December 19, 2016.
elations between the republics of Argentina and Turkey date back to the early 20th century when thousands of Ottoman subjects started migrating to Argentine territory.
urkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed his jubilation as he declared the commencement of the "Century of Turkey" during his inauguration speech on April 4.
Read: How the Russia-Ukraine War Will Change Turkey-US Relations The US and political and military planning by Ukraine and Russia Rather than analyzing the source of the documents, it is more helpful to evaluate the content of the leaked documents in relation to the Russia-Ukraine war.
uch has been written about the winners and losers of Turkey's May 14 elections, but there is almost unanimous agreement that nationalism was the overall winner.
Especially in countries like Turkey, where large segments of society have long been kept in the periphery, away from the political and economic centers of power, elections are the only way to give the larger public open access to politics.