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[OPINION] Could Iran emerge as the beneficiary of ErdoÄŸan’s new cabinet?

Türkmen Terzi Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was sworn in for a third term in office and announced his new cabinet earlier this month, pivoting...

[ANALYSIS] Could Russia say ‘No’ to extending the Black Sea Grain Initiative?

Fatih Yurtsever* On the evening of June 5, 2023, an explosion damaged the Tolyatti-Odesa ammonia pipeline in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. The pipeline runs...

[ANALYSIS] Time to face reality: Turkey urgently needs F-16 Block 70s and Viper modernization kits

Fatih Yurtsever* In the run-up to the presidential election on May 14, incumbent president Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan made Turkey's defense industry a crucial part of...

[OPINION] Turkey’s military establishment might isolate Erdoğan in his palace

Türkmen Terzi The current political climate in Turkey teeters on a precipice, challenged by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Islamist and autocratic regime. Commentators such as CNN's...

[ANALYSIS] Russia is trying to confront Turkey and Ukraine in the Black Sea

Fatih Yurtsever* A video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) on May 24 claims to show the destruction of a Ukrainian unmanned surface...

[ANALYSIS] TCG Anadolu: A propaganda tool, not a naval asset in the eastern Mediterranean

Fatih Yurtsever* As Turkey prepares for a runoff in its presidential election on May 28, unfolding developments in the eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus are becoming...

[ANALYSIS] Why Erdoğan’s re-election is a matter of life and death for Russian interests

Fatih Yurtsever* Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the joint presidential candidate of the Turkish opposition, accused Russia of spreading "deepfakes" ahead of the general election that will be...

[OPINION] Opposition win in Turkey’s elections would lead to realignment of foreign policy with West

Türkmen Terzi According to recent polls, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the presidential candidate of the opposition alliance and leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), seems to...

[OPINION] What Turkey’s elections could mean for Uyghurs

*Kuzzat Altay Turkey is holding presidential and parliamentary elections this Sunday. Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, who has ruled the country as president since 2014, is on...

[OPINION] ErdoÄŸan and the election: trying to fix the race by running 2 Trojan horses

*Yasemin Aydın In Turkey's upcoming presidential election, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces his toughest challenge yet. After more than two decades in power, his model of...

[ANALYSIS] Turkey’s elections: Where do the West’s sympathies lie?

Ali Dinçer * A. Rıza Güzel ** With less than a week before Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, both sides of the race are picking up...

[ANALYSIS] Capitalizing on data superiority: How ErdoÄŸan could influence the upcoming elections

Fatih Yurtsever* According to information revealed by journalist DoÄŸu EroÄŸlu in July 2022, internet service providers (ISPs) in Turkey have reportedly violated people's privacy by...

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