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East Mediterranean Gas Forum and Turkish expansion
The East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) is a unique regional organization in the eastern Mediterranean region. The establishment of the organization was announced when...
The analysis of developments in relations between Turkey and Israel
The fear of Biden’s Administration, the concern over the Abraham Accords (see below), the positioning of the geopolitical status in the Middle East, and...
US Sanctions And EU Reproaches: What Does Turkey Further Receive For Its Willful Behavior?
The cold snap in the relations between Turkey, the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization becomes currently obvious. This is due to...
Turkish Expansion of Libya Threatens Wreck NATO
Despite the fact that the parties to the Libyan crisis are gradually coming to a political solution, the situation continues to become heated both...
Will 2021 be the year of thaw in international relations for Turkey?
In recent years, after the clumsy and misguided coup that attempted to overthrow him in 2016, Turkey's President Erdogan has adopted increasingly extremist attitudes...
Tales vs. the Truth: Was the United States Really Behind Turkey’s July 15 Coup Attempt?
Authors: Kutluer Karademir, PhD and Mahmut Cengiz, PhD*
The notion that the United States (U.S.) was behind some of the coups carried out in the...
How Arab Autocrats Can Counter Biden’s Democracy Agenda
Whether it is politically motivated or genuinely driven, President Joe Biden’s attempt to promote the spread of democracy in the Middle East should not...
Turkey’s Foreign Policy Balancing Act
It is often claimed that Turkey made a definitive break with the West in 2003 when the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to...
Erdogan pulls the wool over the eyes of Europeans
Turkey has put its mind to improving the damaged relations with the European Union and introducing a positive agenda to the negotiations with the...
Women’s Rights as Human Rights
Turkey’s human rights record has been on decline in recent years. Women’s rights issue is at the heart of this debate. President Recep Tayyip...