SETA General Coordinator Professor Duran: I don't believe Meral Akşener is the Candidate who could replace Erdoğan
Despite the push to present Meral Akşener, the chairwoman of the newly established İYİ Party, as an alternative candidate against President Erdoğan in the run up to the 2019 presidential elections, Professor Duran thinks this will not translate into results, as a true candidate for the opposition parties is yet to be identified
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Is Turkey's Foreign Policy Axis shifting toward Eurasia?
Should we interpret the recent rapprochement between Ankara and Moscow or Tehran and Baghdad as a sign of Turkey's strategic axis shift toward Eurasia? Certainly not
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The current crisis with the West is structural and genuine. But the talk about Turkey turning its back on the West is used for operational purposes.
This crisis is a major test for the future of the relations. The two, as NATO allies, need to work together in order to stabilize the conflicts in the Middle East and prevent security risks.
Turkey rightly desires to maintain a respectable and equitable relationship with the U.S. and would not accept to be bullied for anything
The idea of "strategic partnership" - let alone what President Obama once hailed as "model partnership"- means little, if anything at all. At this point, Turks of all political backgrounds are convinced that Washington is being hostile toward their country.
What May Come After The Catalan Independence Referendum?
The conflicting interests of all sides in the Catalan referendum could prevent them from reaching a consensus in the near future
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How to Overcome the Turkey-U.S. Visa Crisis
Moving forward, Washington must take the time to understand Turkey's frustration and engage in qualified cooperation with Ankara in certain areas. A review of Washington's policy on FETÖ, for instance, could go a long way.
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The neo-medievalism in regional geo-politics enforces passing alliances and unlikely groupings in several areas in the Middle East
In the face of two nationalist waves reaching its shores, Turkey must now take well-thought-out steps.
In terms of safeguarding regional stability, the key issue is protecting the territorial integrity of even the most fragile states in the Middle East through collaborative efforts
Turkey's S-400 deal with Russia is not being considered at the level of technicality and politics in Western media but through an ideological framework.
In recent years, the main discourse of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has been to be "National and Native."
What kind of a partnership must be built with Turkey? How will the new EU be? These are the actual questions that require further consideration.
A new report by SETA and Theirworld highlights the need to overcome language barriers and urges for more international aid to sustain the education of Syrian refugees, 41 percent of school-aged children are still not in school
We hope that the findings from this report will help inform Turkish policymakers, school leaders, teachers and partners in the international community as they work together to ensure no refugee child is without education.
The events that took place in Charlottesville last week increase the polarization and potential conflicts among society, deeply damaging the global image of the U.S.
China is trying to complete its internal consolidation and regional connectivity through initiatives. However, patient observers will not have to wait long to witness the gradual transformation of China's cautious attitude into one of global, diplomatic proactivity
The recent developments in international politics show us that the U.S. seems to have already lost its superpower statue
The Brussels summit must be a milestone for NATO to determine a road map to truly fight against worldwide terrorism
The new security doctrine of Turkey can be commented as a re-constructed and effective fusion of multidimensional diplomacy and defense policy.
