Ahead of Turkey's 2019 elections, the country will be compelled to deal with domestic and international challenges.

Targeting Erdoğan and Turks may now seem to help German politicians in the upcoming elections, but escalating the current tension will irreparably harm Berlin's already troubled relations with Ankara

The crisis in the Gulf region has been occupying the international agenda while the years-long problems in the Middle East are still waiting to be resolved

Ankara has begun to renew its foreign policy agenda in the post-referendum era in attempt to balance the shaken relations with its alliances

The April 16 constitutional referendum did not lower the tensions in Turkish politics. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will travel to India, Russia, China, Belgium and the U.S. in the coming weeks.

Mr. Erdoğan's reaction to his guest's references to "Islamist terrorism" provided valuable insights into their conversation

After the inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, the most critical issue on the Trump administration's desk will be efforts to put the U.S. back into the game of reshaping the new balance of power

The PKK is an existential threat for both Iraq and Turkey. Baghdad, Irbil and Ankara need to work more closely on counterterrorism to succeed

By attacking a popular nightclub in Istanbul, the terrorists wanted Turkish people to accept defeat but the only way out of the current situation is to keep going forward

Turkey will continue to be in Syria no matter what until Daesh terrorists are completely eliminated from the towns

The international community fails to understand the gravity of the terrorism threat around the world. Turkey was the target today, but no one knows who will be next

A potential disengagement over the fate of the refugee deal could create additional problems for Ankara and Brussels alike. Moving forward, European leaders have to stop bashing Turkey and cease their support for terrorist groups targeting Turkish citizens

Turkey is reinvigorating its quest for a democratic presidential system that can meet its requirements. Political circles will be intensively engaged in presidential system models in the upcoming days

Turkey has no choice but to implement a counterterrorism policy capable of addressing region-wide challenges related to the de facto unification of Syria and Iraq.

Rapprochement between Ankara and Washington might only materialize if there are tangible steps that indicate harmonization of policies on FETÖ, the PKK and the PYD

The cleansing of FETÖ elements from institutions is absolutely essential to guarantee the effective operation of state apparatuses