Challenging the Iranian Influence over Iraq

A new balance of power is emerging between Russia and the U.S. as well as among regional powers including Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

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Challenging the Iranian Influence over Iraq
Turkey's Syria Policy after Aleppo

Turkey's Syria Policy after Aleppo

The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army needs to liberate al-Bab and reinforce the safe zone with moderates who left eastern Aleppo under the Turkey-Russia deal

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Turkey is the main humanitarian actor on the ground spearheading intense shuttle diplomacy with Russia for a peaceful resolution of the Aleppo crisis

The main motive of Turkish-Russian relations is the interdependence in the economy, taking into consideration that bilateral trade between the two countries is quite high.

This study proposes an analytical view to better understand the dynamics of bomb-laden vehicle attacks carried out by the terrorist organization PKK.

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

Is It the End of the Attrition War In Syria?

There is a genocide going on in Aleppo in front of the eyes of the entire world; civilians are being killed indiscriminately, without a care for whether man or woman, child or adult, child, young or old

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Is It the End of the Attrition War In Syria
Turkey From Ideological Transformation to Structural Change

Turkey: From Ideological Transformation to Structural Change

The public debate on constitutional reform and presidentialism is symptomatic of broader changes in state-society relations in Turkey

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Despite strong volatilies in the exchange rate due to global factors, Turkey's economic risk levels are not objectively assessed

Turkey is seeking to protect its economic and political interests in northern Iraq while fighting against PKK and ISIL.

A quick look at the West's treatment of Turkey over the past decade reveals that Mr. Erdoğan's disappointment isn't some emotional reaction but a structural transformation already underway

The reason for the current situation between Turkey and the EU is not the personal approaches of Erdoğan or European politicians. It has more structural reasons

If the Trump administration wants to normalize the U.S.'s relations with Turkey, it has to focus on taking steps to end the lack of 'trust' between the two countries

When the larger picture that takes the "Trump factor" and rising global economic tensions into account is analyzed, it is clear that the turbulent period in the global economy might be with the U.S. well into the medium term.

If Washington wants to protect the Turkey-U.S. alliance, it has to re-evaluate what happened on the night of July 15.

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

Turkey was to fall into the hands of the military junta and become one of the unstable countries in the region.

The attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport in June 2016 indicates that the ISIS threat to Turkey is transforming from a sole criminal issue to a long-term strategic concern.

Ongoing practices of radicalization in Turkey, such as the PKK, which promote terror and violent extremism, may set a helpful example to understand the secular trait of radicalization.

Anti-Muslim racism is spreading and becoming a tool of antagonist politics, sensational journalism and religious exclusivism across Europe, shows the latest European Islamophobia Report

Bünyamin Keskin demystifying the group said that the TAK is controlled by the PKK’s high officers and their attacks are very well masterminded by the PKK.