Four Phases of Turkish Foreign Policy Under Erdoğan
‘Serious Turkey watchers understood that there would be a lot of Turkey-related drama going into the NATO summit. That’s because the...
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Turkey Becomes a Major Hub for Drug Trafficking to Europe
‘The figures quoted by the U.N. are all backed up by drug seizures in Latin America, which go uninvestigated by Turkish authorities and...
Post-Vilnius: A Change of Policy on Ankara is Underway
“Thanks to Congressional insistence – especially that of Senator Menendez – the administration is going to have to demonstrate that...
Erdoğan’s Foreign Policy Moves Are For Domestic Policy Engineering
‘Erdoğan’s foreign policy moves almost always have a domestic angle. His pivot back to the West and return to orthodox economic...
Turkish TV Adds Nationalism to its Popular Exports
“By blending military prowess and television exploits, Turkey wants two of its biggest exports to go global, with a sizable side...
Black Sea Grain Deal Is Dead, Highlighting Turkey’s Strategic Relevance
‘Whether the deal is reinstated or not, will not reduce Turkey’s strategic importance. This is not something to celebrate. Erdoğan...
How Erdoğan Nimbly Maneuvers Turkey’s Foreign Policy
‘A wounded and weakened Putin could sure use a stalwart friend. Today, that is not Recep Erdoğan.’ Turkey and Russia make for an odd...
The Cyprus Coup that Provided Pretext for Turkey to Invade
On July 15, 1974, a military coup took place in Cyprus instigated by the junta in Athens, giving Turkey a pretext to invade five days...
Erdoğan’s Self-serving Brinkmanship
‘To avoid calamity, Turkey will need vast amounts of financial help, aid with its current-account deficit, direct foreign investment, and...
Parents Encourage Children to Leave Turkey—For Good
‘Using official data from TurkStat, Turkey recap calculated nearly 500,000 Turkish citizens left the country between 2016 to 2020. About...