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[OPINION] A historical perspective on Turkish politics: from institutional oppression to individual obedience

Ali Soylu, Ph.D.* The mesmerizing power of traditional state structures has always attracted individuals. People have been willing to fight not only with their rivals...

[OPINION] Erdoğan relies on the big lie of crushing a coup in July 2016

Türkmen Terzi President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) no longer enthusiastically celebrates the national day of the Republic of Turkey, founded...

Yalçınkaya v Türkiye: The implications and potential consequences of continuing non-compliance

Dr Suzanne Egan In light of the recent judgment of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Yalçınkaya v Türkiye,...

[ANALYSIS] What is President Erdoğan’s roadmap?

Fatih Yurtsever* For the first time in its political life, the Justice and Development Party (AKP), led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, came in second...

[ANALYSIS] Strategic calculations or moral duty? Turkey’s dual-faced response to the Gaza crisis

Fatih Yurtsever* On May 1, during a press conference with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced Turkey's decision to join...

[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan’s two-faced Palestine policy and the looming danger for Turkey

Fatih Yurtsever* On December 29, 2023, South Africa initiated proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). It alleged that Israel had violated...

[ANALYSIS] Strategic alliance in the Black Sea: Unpacking the Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania Naval Task Force

Fatih Yurtsever* Bulgarian Defense Minister Todor Tagarev has announced that an agreement with Turkey and Romania on mine clearance in the Black Sea will be...

[ANALYSIS] Why did President Erdoğan make a U-turn in Turkish-Greek relations?

Fatih Yurtsever* In 2020 Turkey and Greece were indeed on the brink of armed conflict in the eastern Mediterranean, largely due to disagreements over the...

[OPINION] How the Israel-Hamas war threatens world peace

Türkmen Terzi The deadly operation by the Islamist militant group Hamas in southern Israel on Oct. 7, in which 1,200 Israelis, including civilians, were killed...

[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan’s political ambitions pose a threat to the republic as it turns 100

Fatih Yurtsever* The Hamas attack on Israeli territory on Oct. 7, which tragically claimed the lives of many innocent civilians, and the subsequent Israeli airstrikes...

[OPINION] Gaza: Turkey’s new tightrope

Ali Dinçer * Home of the world’s finest conflicts, the Middle East has in the last couple of weeks had no difficulty overshadowing the war in...

[OPINION] Erdoğan will continue to host Hamas leadership in İstanbul

Türkmen Terzi The attack on Israel by the militant Islamist group Hamas on Oct. 7. shocked the world as armed Hamas members killed more than...

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