Turkey’s New Economic Team: Success or Failure?
‘Populist economic promises, continuous support for business owners, inefficient and wasteful mega-projects, and foreign...
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How Accurate is the News Media on U.S. Bases on Greek Islands?
‘In 2021, Greece and the US initiated negotiations to renew their mutual defense cooperation agreement. Athens had two main objectives:...
What Pakistan and China Gain if Turkey Joins CPEC
From Islamabad’s point of view, the addition of its “brotherly country” — which is how Pakistan has described Turkey in...
Turkey’s Youth Anxious Over Islamization of Education System
‘A 2021 poll of Turkey’s youth showed that 62.5% would like to leave the country. Among the supporters of the ruling Justice and...
Will Erdoğan Ever Ditch His Offensive Foreign Policy?
‘We should abandon the notion that Erdoğan’s Turkey will anchor itself with the West. Leaders like Erdoğan — and perhaps Viktor...
Turkey’s Education System Diverted to Raise ‘Pious Generations’
‘According to a 2018 Reuters investigation, spending on imam-hatip schools doubled by 2018, and the number of enrolled pupils rose...
What does Erdoğan’s re-election mean for Turkey’s Syria policy?
‘It was Erdoğan and his intelligence chief Hakan Fidan, foreign minister in the new cabinet, who first sat down with the PKK in late...
Is Turkey Beyond the Opposition’s Grasp?
“Erdoğan does not make ‘foreign policy’ and (if you want the truth) we do not like foreign policy either. Erdoğan is...
‘Prodigal Son’ Fallacy: How Erdoğan is misread by the West
‘In terms of his worldview, Erdoğan is existentially and ferociously opposed to Western geopolitical dominance. He has been since his...
Search and Rescue: The Erdoğan Pivot
‘To strengthen the lira, the central bank would likely need to drive Turkey into a recession and raise the overnight rate above the rate...