Opinion

We Can’t Allow Turkey’s Elections to Smooth Over Erdoğan’s Wrongdoings

We Can’t Allow Turkey’s Elections to Smooth Over Erdoğan’s Wrongdoings

In an interview with CNN journalist Becky Anderson on May 19, 2023, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan fell short…
[OPINION] Erdoğan’s radical Islamist election allies: a reflection of his true colors

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s radical Islamist election allies: a reflection of his true colors

Since taking office in 2003, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has publicly declared that he has “taken off the Milli…
[ANALYSIS] ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin: Implications for Erdoğan?

[ANALYSIS] ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin: Implications for Erdoğan?

On March 17, 2023, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and…
[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan fears facing the same fate as Egypt’s Morsi

[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan fears facing the same fate as Egypt’s Morsi

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s handshake with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who was sworn in as Egypt’s president in…
Fethullah Gülen’s Message for Human Rights Day

Fethullah Gülen’s Message for Human Rights Day

An Islamic scholar, preacher and social advocate Fethullah Gülen released a statement saying: “Today is World Human Rights Day, the…
[Opinion] Europe loves the armed Kurds, not their civilians

[Opinion] Europe loves the armed Kurds, not their civilians

During the last four decades, major EU countries have become the main supporters of armed Kurdish groups in Iran, Turkey,…
[Opinion] Can Turkey-Ukraine relations alter the power dynamic in the Black Sea?

[Opinion] Can Turkey-Ukraine relations alter the power dynamic in the Black Sea?

The competition between Turkey and Ukraine in the energy and tourism sectors has in no way negatively impacted attempts to…
[The Opinions Essay] The long arm of the authoritarian state

[The Opinions Essay] The long arm of the authoritarian state

In October 2019, Iran kidnapped journalist Ruhollah Zam in Iraq. Zam had lived as a recognized refugee in France, but…
VIDEO | Conversation with Tom Gage on Gulen and Hizmet

VIDEO | Conversation with Tom Gage on Gulen and Hizmet

Broken Lives; Dr. Ali Yurtsever’ conversation with Tom Gage, (Professor, Author, Researcher) on Fethullah Gulen and Hizmet Movement. His insights…
Black Sea, Turkey and Ukraine: the compensation factor against Russia

Black Sea, Turkey and Ukraine: the compensation factor against Russia

The intensification of Turkish–Ukrainian relations is one of the main new developments of recent years. It represents an important stability…
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