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İmamoğlu’s Arrest: A Political Takedown or a Prelude to Change?

Developments in Turkey raise the question of whether President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will finally be forced to exit the stage—or whether the country is on the brink of a full-fledged one-man authoritarian era

30/03/2025

Turkey’s Vision Transforms Post-Assad Syria

Ankara aims to establish lasting influence through military expansion, strategic infrastructure projects, and economic agreements, including maritime treaties. Through its assertive Neo-Ottomanist policies Ankara aims become the primary architect of Syria’s future while countering rival powers like Iran and Russia.

14/01/2025

From Cold Shoulders to Unpredictability: U.S.-Turkey Relations from Biden to Trump

Given the fraught nature of U.S.-Turkish bilateral relations over the last decade, spanning both the current Biden administration and the first Trump administration, the outcome

01/12/2024

Erdoğan’s New Front: Exploiting Israel for Regional and Domestic Leverage

By framing Israel as a national security threat, the Turkish President deflects attention from the country’s internal challenges while addressing evolving regional power dynamics, including concerns about Iran, Hezbollah, and the Kurdish presence in northern Syria.

15/10/2024

ANKARA, July 6, 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L, Front) welcomes President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (R, Front) in Ankara, Turkey, on July 6, 2022.

Turkey’s Deepening Inroads in Africa

Standing with his Somalian and Ethiopian counterparts Ahmed Moalim Fiqi and Taye Atske Selassie, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a press conference at his

13/08/2024

"Africa and Israel: Building Strategic and Economic Bridges"

Turkey’s Policy in Africa and its Implications for Israel – Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak

The lecture was part of the session on the Middle East Regional Powers’ Struggle in Africa at the “Africa and Israel: Building Strategic and Economic Bridges” conference held on July 2, 2024, at Tel-Aviv University. The conference is a collaboration between the S. Daniel Abraham Center for International and Regional Studies at Tel-Aviv University, the Israel-Africa Relations Institute (IAI), and the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS).

11/07/2024

Towards the end of AKP’s Hegemony in Turkey?

The Turkish opposition’s landslide victory in recent municipal elections indicate that with continued tacit Kurdish collaboration with the opposition and given the deteriorating economy and growing desire for change, the next general snap-elections may be far more challenging for President Erdoğan.

04/04/2024

October 7 and the Collapse of Israeli-Turkish Normalization

The loss of Israel’s strong-state image in Ankara, together with Erdogan’s short-term need to deflect the opposition’s appropriation of the Palestinian cause have led the Turkish president to abandon his balanced realpolitik approach. For ties to return to normal, Israel will need to restore the perception of it as a strong nation and Turkey should distance itself from Hamas.

21/11/2023