By Hilal Demir Aksoy In 2026, Türkiye marks the 74th anniversary of its accession to NATO. Initially, joining NATO appeared to be an obvious decision. However, looking back at history, we understand that Western countries merely sought to use Türkiye for their own purposes. Today, the organization itself is in crisis, while BRICS and the SCO are coming to the ...
As always, Türkiye had a busy agenda last week. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit held in Bishkek. Following the detention of the opposition mayor of Üsküdar, a centrally located district of Istanbul, the municipality passed into the hands of the ruling party after a controversial election. Another important development of the week was the reopening ...
Interview with Dr. Barış Adıbelli, faculty member in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Kütahya Dumlupınar University in Türkiye. Routes and corridors are taking up more and more space on the global agenda, shaping countries’ foreign policies and even their domestic politics. The war that began with the US and Israeli attack on Iran, and Iran’s subsequent ...
The public agenda in Türkiye was busy with three main topics last week. First was the attendance of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Second were the reactions to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ statements against Türkiye at the UN General Assembly. The third topic was the Türkiye’s resentment over ...