Ankara deepens partnership with Moscow as White House confused on Syria
The Pentagon continued to arm, equip and train the People's Protection Units (YPG) despite Ankara's concerns and criticism.
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Repeating the same mistakes of Iraq invasion in Syria
The U.S. to continue the militarization of the YPG without using terms such as army or border force..
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France, one of the two founding partners of the EU, lagged behind Germany in the past several years due to problems in its economy, but domestic politics is trying to strengthen its diplomatic posture with its young and visionary president.
The Turkish leadership is not alone in their pursuit of normalization.
We need to see that a big, malevolent game is being played. Of course, regional countries' faulty strategies, steps to save the day and especially elites' efforts to gain ground in domestic politics catalyze foreign powers' manipulations and interventions. However, it is indisputable that the region is currently facing a new policy of disintegration plotted by foreign powers.
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
How will the Turkish-US Visa Crisis End?
Washington has no way to come to a mutual understanding with Ankara without changing its current policies that pose a threat to Turkey's national security.
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Turkey-U.S. Visa Crisis Deeper than It Seems
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.
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Turkey's stabilizing role as a functioning democracy and strong market economy will be in higher demand in the coming months
The mistreatment of Kaya and peaceful Turkish protesters by the Dutch police cannot be reduced to a pragmatic polarization between the two countries.
Having lost its prestige in Syria with the repeated failed policies of the Obama administration, the U.S. is now about to lose all presence in the Middle East unless Trump immediately becomes involved in the Syrian equation
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
