Has Turkey Shifted Away from Right-Wing Politics?
It is early to say that Turkey’s 2024 local elections marked the end of European-style far-right politics, but it left…
Turkey
From Margins to Mainstream: The Rise of Turkish TV Series Hides a Turbulent Journey
The increase in the number of religious characters in Turkish TV series should be noted as a positive development as…
Turkey Refutes Claims of Military Collaboration with Israel Amid Gaza Genocide
Turkey’s Defense Ministry dismissed allegations of any cooperation with Israel, particularly in the defense sector, emphasizing the nation’s unwavering support…
A New Balance in Central Asia?
Since 2023, China, the EU, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Germany, the US, and the UK have convened key summits and bilateral…
Turkish FM Fidan warns Talabani’s PUK in Iraq to distance itself from PKK
Hakan Fidan’s visit coincided with news that Iraq’s National Security Council had officially designated the PKK as an outlawed group.
Turkey-Egypt Axis Has the Potential to Influence Global Geopolitics
The Turkish-Egyptian rapprochement presents Western powers with challenges and opportunities in migration management, energy distribution, EU positioning in the Eastern…
Turkey Debates Presidentialism: Lost in Translation?
Today, the AK Party strives to finalize this rationalization process by legalizing the de facto situation with a new constitution…
OIC Economy: In Search of a Concrete Solidarity
OIC countries like Turkey, which have diversified industries, have the potential to perform a critical role in leading investment and…
In Search of a New Central Banking Framework for Turkey
A monetary policy will be helpful in smoothing out fluctuations in prices and economic activity, but it cannot bring about…
Increasing Cooperation Between Ankara and Washington on the Syrian Issue: How About Revisiting the Safe Zone Idea?
Last week, just before President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to the United States, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
On Nationalism, Ethnicity and Ethnicity Regimes
What is ethnicity? And what is a nation? How do states’ ethnicity policies are constructed? Why and how do they…
The Geneva Talks and Syria in its Aftermath
The Geneva Talks held in order to find a diplomatic solution to the Syria problem failed as expected and attention…
The Syrian Crisis and Turkey-EU Relations
Refugee crisis is putting the EU into a difficult position for two main reasons: the number of the refugees keeps…
VIDEOS
Nakba Survivors Speak: “The sky was our blanket and the ground was our mattress”
Politics Today
May 17, 2021
Palestinian refugees still long for returning to their towns and villages from which they were expelled in 1948. As Israeli bombs fall non-stop on Gaza, Politics Today spoke to four Nakba survivors. Nakba has started in 1948 but it has not stopped since then.
Exploiting the Female Body: The YPG Case
Politics Today
February 2, 2021
Women in the YPG are represented in the Western media with happy and pretty faces who fight for freedom, equality and democracy. However, this is a marketing strategy that conceals the fact that these women also suffer from depression, harassment, and exploitation. In this video, two experts, Huseyin Alptekin and Zeliha Eliacik, explain how the female body is exploited by the YPG.
Political Blocks in the Middle East
Politics Today
January 7, 2021
Major political shifts and divides are occurring today in the Middle East. There are alliances and blocks that emerged. This geopolitical restructuring is taking place in a multipolar world, where regional actors will depend more on their hard-power to secure their interest. Andreas Krieg, Ali Bakeer, and Giorgio Cafiero comment on the political blocks in the contemporary Middle East.
How Political Borders Are Redrawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle East
Politics Today
December 7, 2020
Political borders are changing and re-drawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle East. A revisionist paradigm predominates over the global politics and the status-quo of earlier decades is left behind. Sami al-Arian, Heba Raouf Ezzat and Adam McConnel comment on the changing political borders in contemporary international politics.
Kingdoms of Fire: The Political Backstage (Part I)
Politics Today
October 26, 2020
Kingdoms of Fire is funded by the UAE, directed by a British, and the satellite channel is owned by Saudi Arabia. It is more than just an art that has attracted so much attention due to its funders, timing, and giving a completely different narrative of history. In this video, three experts Dr. Heba Raouf Ezzat, Dr. Vehbi Baysan and Dr. Yenal Göksun explain the political background of this TV drama.
