NATO, terrorism, Turkey: Who should persuade whom?
Ankara's only condition is that Sweden, Finland and NATO members do not participate in campaigns that threaten Turkey's security, such as supporting PKK/YPG terrorists
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U.S.’ Military Assistance: The Cases of Afghanistan and Ukraine
The Assistant Editor of Insight Turkey and Researcher of SETA Foundation, Gloria Shkurti Özdemir, attended Strait Talk program which appears in the TRT World screen, to talk about the Pentagon Report’s statement on United States 7 billion dollars’ worth of military equipment left in Afghanistan last year.
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Ankara does not oppose NATO’s expansion or the admission of Sweden and Finland categorically. It is perfectly normal, however, for Turkey to urge its allies to take into consideration its security concerns, which they have ignored countless times to date, at this particular time and to insist that they take action.
Ankara is not against NATO's expansion amid the Russia-Ukraine war but objects to Finland and Sweden's unacceptable policies on terrorist groups
There are five reasons why Turkey opposes the NATO bid of Sweden and Finland, the first of which is naturally both states' support for terrorism
The US decision to grant an exemption to India, which procured three times as many S-400 missile defense systems as Turkey, caused dismay in Ankara.
Interpreting Turkey's decision on Finland and Sweden
Ankara endorses NATO’s key goals and wants the alliance to address its security concerns – that's all
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Is this the Turkish opposition's new foreign policy approach?
The Turkish opposition, particularly the main opposition, has outlined its strange, controversial foreign policy strategy. When it comes to Syria and refugees, it's even worse
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President Erdoğan's agenda reflects a mixture of integration and repatriation of refugees in Turkey against the xenophobic discourse proposed and promoted by opposition voices
Turkish, Pakistani scholars discuss how 2 countries can aid each other and build mechanisms to face common challenges
'The opposition has a democratic right to criticize the Turkish government’s refugee policy. That right, however, should be exercised without poisoning the country’s democratic culture'
Certain actors in the Turkish opposition lacking the courage to defend their past policies is another indicator of how confused the bloc is
