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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Aleppo Is Obama's Darkest Legacy
At the end of the day, Obama did not act and the people of Syria suffered. This will continue to haunt his foreign policy legacy
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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.
The world witnessed a major humanitarian crisis last week, as regime forces and its allies committed atrocities in Aleppo, along with the inaction of the U.S. and EU and the rhetorical actions of the U.N. Security Council
Iran is trying to establish its own area of influence before Trump is sworn in and points to Iran as the main other in the Middle East
Istanbul Attacks and Failure of the International Community
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
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Resisting Speculative Attacks
Turkey will continue to resist speculative attacks orchestrated by domestic and international investors with an optimal mixture of prudent governance and counter-speculative moves made by key market players
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Analysts that haven't seen such Trump's suprising diplomatic style in international relations, cannot comment on the future of the frozen US-China relations
The latest political news show that the biggest problem in the West is the increasing trend of populism rather than racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia
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
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
Despite strong volatilies in the exchange rate due to global factors, Turkey's economic risk levels are not objectively assessed
Globetrotting may make Japan more visible up to a certain point. More important is discussing and debating the potential options in foreign policy.
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
The EU countries failed to deal with domestic challenges, and the rise of cultural and moral crises
The belief that DAESH will face major transformations and will begin its downward spiral is very optimistic. To talk about post-Mosul DAESH scenarios, one must wait for a complete loss of the group’s territories.
Turkey needs to prepare a road map for the education of refugee children. This is necessary to prevent the emergence of a ghost generation that has no identity, no home and no future.
