Tag: Turkey

Will the Iranian Kurds Enter The Iran War on The Side of The United States and Israel?  

Using The Kurds Again: Will the Iranian Kurds Enter The Iran War on The Side of The United States and Israel?   The United States has a long record of using the Kurds as auxiliaries when fighting against its enemies in the Middle East. The formula is deceptively simple. Promise the Kurds their autonomy or even independence if they will support the U.S. Usually this...
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The Stance of Turkey’s Political Parties in the face of the Israeli and U.S. Attack on Iran

To understand the stance of Turkey’s political class and society regarding the attacks on Iran, two main points must be examined: the fact that Turkey’s secularist circles were raised within an anti-imperialist discourse, and the Palestinian and Islamic sensitivities of the political Islamists. Additionally, both groups share a common sentiment: the belief that the United States and the West are trying to divide Turkey,...
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The Torn Republic

The Torn Republic provides a comprehensive reinterpretation of modern Turkey's political trajectory, connecting history, memory, and identity to explain the country's ongoing turmoil and...
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What does the no-show at Munich say about Turkey’s foreign policy?

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A Pragmatic Reset in EU–Turkey Relations

Turkey and the EU are going through a honeymoon of sorts. Friedrich Merz’s recent trip to Ankara capped a season of renewed engagement between...
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Turkey’s Renewed Balance-of-Power Policy

Turkey’s Renewed Balance-of-Power Policy among the Global Powers Arguably the superpower of the entire world in the sixteenth century under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, the...
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Turkey’s Return to Confiscation

Turkey’s Return to Confiscation: A Historical Perspective on the New Law Granting Expanded Seizure Powers On January 30, 2025, Turkey’s Grand National Assembly (TBMM) passed...
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Europe’s New Geometry in the Age of Trump

A hundred days into Donald Trump’s second presidency, the contours of transatlantic relations have shifted dramatically. US foreign policy, once anchored in multilateralism, now...
Europe

4th Week of May: A Thousand Deaths in One Year Behind Bars

The Weekly Turkey Report: 4th Week of May. President Erdoğan is adopting methods reminiscent of Stalin’s propaganda tactics to erase Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu—the main...
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Constitutions and Their Ailments

One of the most persistent issues in Turkish public discourse is the debate over the constitution. Once again, a new constitutional initiative is on...
Democracy

3rd Week of April: All Eyes on Devlet Bahçeli

The Weekly Turkey Report: 3rd Week of April Turkey is currently focused on deciphering the social media messages of Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist...
Weekly

Recent Relations between Turkey and Armenia

Relations between Turkey and Armenia have been developing positively since the 2020 Karabakh War. As it will be remembered, after the war, the two...
Caucasus

Is War Possible between Turkey & Israel?

Syria’s decade-long-plus civil war has weakened and divided it to the extent that Turkey from the north and Israel from the south have been...
Middle East

The Collapse of Türkiye’s Central Asia Policy

  A critical development revealing the current state of Türkiye’s relations with the Turkic Republics of Central Asia must not go unnoticed. According to a BBC...
Fast Thinking