Turkish militarization: Pros and cons of the shift to a ‘security state’
‘The AKP leadership’s dismantling of military tutelage does not automatically translate into the AKP’s hostility or objection to...
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What lies beneath Ankara’s tough rhetoric in in Israel-Hamas war?
‘Aside from inflaming tensions with Israel and perhaps sparking a wider regional war, there is also concern that Erdoğan could use the...
Turkey faces an inflection point
‘In the same way Atatürk dragged Turkey struggling and screaming into the Western world, Erdoğan has exerted every effort to drag...
At the centennial, Erdoğan is the master of his revisionism
‘The Turkish president, who celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Republic on October 29, is reviving sultans and strongmen, while...
Explainer: Turkey’s Growing Foreign Policy Ambitions
‘Turkey’s geography and membership in NATO have long given the country an influential voice in foreign policy, but the assertive...
The U.S. or Hamas: Erdoğan Must Choose
Secretary Antony Blinken just completed a tour of countries in the Middle East to drum up support for Israel’s position and freeing the...
How Erdoğan and Orban Maintain the Illusion of ‘Free Press’
Authoritarian leaders might be good at damaging democracy, but unless they are pure dictators they often still need to worry about winning...
‘21st-century Goliath’: Erdoğan on top of the rising Turkish militarism
‘This most recent episode of fighting in the south Caucasus constitutes, for many in Turkey, further proof of Turkey’s newfound status...
Turkey’s Oldest Film Festival in a Censorship (and Existential) Crisis
Turkey’s oldest film festival, the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, has been thrown into turmoil after jury members resigned and...
Hidden Side of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
‘Kremlin believes it can best control the Turkic countries by colluding with post-Soviet type leaders and systems to mutually create...