Turkey

Opinion – How the West Can Prepare for a Post-Erdogan Era in Turkey

Charles Hailer • May 14 2023 • Articles

Many would love to be rid of Erdoğan – but regardless of the election results, Turkey will need strong and steady leadership and patience from Western leaders abroad.

The Critical Role of Turkey in the Management of the Syrian Refugee Crisis

Dimitris Tsarouhas • May 6 2023 • Articles

Turkey has sought to cope with the crisis in two distinct ways and over two identifiable phases.

Opinion – Turkey’s May Elections Are about Regime Change

Toni Alaranta • May 4 2023 • Articles

The determining factor of this historic election, ultimately, is the acceptance or rejection of Erdoğan.

Opinion – NATO’s Expansion in Northern Europe Rests on Türkiye

Alexander Brotman • Jan 19 2023 • Articles

Erdogan craves relevance and abhors isolation on the global stage. This will be what continues to bind NATO and Türkiye together.

Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean: A Chance for Cooperation or a Warning of Conflict?

Filip Ivanovic • Apr 16 2022 • Articles

Ongoing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean represents an opportunity for the European Union to rethink its enlargement and cooperation policies.

Exploring the Normalization of Relations Between Armenia and Turkey

Vahagn Avedian • Feb 8 2022 • Articles

Normalization is a sound policy, but it remains unclear how the question of genocide will fit into the idea of ‘relations without preconditions’.

Turkey: Unopposed in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Mark Bhaskar • Oct 16 2021 • Articles

The gap in military power between Turkey and its adversaries is growing with few demonstrable measures taken by Mediterranean powers to compensate and rebalance the region.

Turkey’s Role in Syria: A Prototype of its Regional Policy in the Middle East

Shaimaa Magued • Sep 21 2021 • Articles

The Arab uprisings have interrupted the conciliatory course of bilateral relations and disturbed the normative framework of Turkish diplomacy in the region.

Interview – Isa Yusibov

E-International Relations • Sep 4 2021 • Features

Isa Yusibov outlines Russia and Turkey’s foreign relations, particularly towards China and the Middle East, as well as how they view each other.

Reshaping the Role of Women in Politics: The Case of Turkey

Paula Lobato Gonzalez • Jun 8 2021 • Articles

With the changes in the current government discourse, seeking gender justice rather than gender equality, there is a new reshaping of the figure of women.

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