Large convoys dispatched near Afrin with operation imminent
Ankara is getting ready for a military operation against the threat of a terror corridor on the Syrian border, dispatching military convoys to southern cities, hitting PKK/PYD targets in Afrin
More
Rethinking 'humane development'
The rise of institutional economics brought the quality of participatory social and economic institutions to the fore as a crucial prerequisite for sustainable development, as well as an alleviation of income disparities.
More
Rebels counter-attack in fight for Syrian air base
The Turkish leadership is not alone in their pursuit of normalization.
Turkey's opposition to Iran's expansionist policies does not preclude its objection to outside intervention and instability
The same methods that were used during the Gezi Park protests in Turkey are now being applied in Iran
Time to drop regime change from int'l agenda
The long-term U.S. strategy for redesigning the Middle East with the creation of more compatible regimes continued with a series of attempts to trigger domestic tensions, civil strife and instability.
More
Which road should Turkey take in 2019 elections?
Political parties' debates over their campaigns for the 2019 elections have already started, signaling that 2018 will be very challenging
More
President Erdoğan pushes for a better and more just world whilst pledging to pay the price of challenging oppression. This is why the Sudanese people welcomed him with open arms
Due to its unilateral and irresponsible foreign policy and conflicting political discourse, Trump's America instigated the rise of anti-Americanism even in friendly countries
It's important to focus on the reasons for the failure of Sissi's government's strategy toward northern Sinai.
Western political elites have developed three opinions about Islam and Muslims, which I will try to describe briefly here. The first and the most popular Western perception is anti-Islamism.
The ongoing rift between Turkey and NATO is resulting from the U.S.-led organization ignoring Ankara's concerns on its national security
As a result of the U.S.'s reluctant policy on Syria, other countries are obliged to bypass it and take the lead for the sake of their national interests
In addition to the Syrian crisis, Ankara and Washington have not been able to come to an agreement on Turkey's possible purchase of Russian-made defense systems.
The U.S. providing shelter to FETÖ members and weapons to the PKK-affiliated terrorist group in Syria remain two main factors behind its frozen ties with Turkey
FETÖ is a new generation terrorist group with giant parallel organizations, strict believers, subcontracting in intelligence operations and acceptance of all kinds of efforts, regardless of how malicious they are, to achieve its goals.
NATO ignoring Turkey's security concerns is the main factor that prompted the recent crisis between the two
