Erdoğan's diplomacy makes a difference in Ukraine crisis
Since the first instances of the eruption of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, President Erdoğan has sought common ground and balance for both sides, which only aims to further peace
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Why is the Turkish opposition against Ankara's normalization?
The Turkish government's new diplomatic initiative with its regional and global partners is based on logic, while the opposition still has no idea why it rejects the process
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As a provider of security and stability, Turkey has the potential to become the balancing power in the Gulf region
Yavuz Selim Kiran made comments at Ankara-based policy think-tank conference
The argument that Israel does not need to normalize its relations with Turkey, too, is quite weak. The Abraham Accords may have strengthened Tel Aviv’s hand, but a fresh nuclear deal between the United States and Iran stands to change the regional balance of power anew. In this sense, Israel would not want to be the last country to pursue normalization with Turkey.
What's Turkey’s political agenda in 2022?
The opposition will not stop demanding an early election in 2022, while the current government will want to wait until the country's new economic model starts yielding results.
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From initiative to partnership: Turkey-Africa ties
Through cooperation based on mutual trust and shared strategies, Turkey and Africa are taking firm steps forward in bilateral relations
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While it may be too early to make a precise prediction for the future, the prospect of normalization is promising and vital for the region. Eyes are now on the Armenian prime minister
The new diplomatic momentum in the trilateral relations is potential enough to bring peace to the entire region
This issue of Insight Turkey, through off-topic pieces, covers very significant issues related to the changes in the international system, Karabakh War, Gulf rivalry, and developments in the Balkans.
President Erdoğan's recent visit to Turkmenistan provides significant clues about the Turkic world's goals and perspectives
With a mutual-interest-based approach, the two countries can further improve their ties at the political, economic and social levels
With different actors but the same agenda, there have always been figures in U.S. politics that aim to damage relations with Turkey. Robert Dole and Robert 'Bob' Menendez are two of them
In today's global and regional developments, the Western world's otherizing and alienating of Turkey is nothing but an ideological blindness
On October 31, 2021, during the G20 Summit in Rome, President Erdoğan is going to meet with U.S. President Biden. This will be their second meeting in a couple of months after Biden came to the White House.
With its regional mindset and strategy, there is now a way for Tehran to be productive in the South Caucasus
It is time to look at Turkey-Russia relations from the perspective of an 'early response to great power competition' rather than the classical balance-of-power approach.
Washington’s perspective on Ankara is no longer plagued by excessive tensions either. It would seem that the Afghanistan talks and Turkey’s efforts to normalize ties with Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) made a positive impact on the atmosphere. Yet the state of idleness and deadlock, which Erdoğan mentioned, won’t change in the absence of fresh attempts to foster bilateral cooperation.
Turkey’s role as the 'guarantor of peace and stability' – a role that Erdoğan is prepared to play – highlights the country’s success.
Turkey is determined to intervene to prevent civil war in Afghanistan as the Taliban fills the void left by the U.S. troop withdrawal
