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From Jakarta to all of Southeast Asia: How to read Kizilelma export to Indonesia Image

From Jakarta to all of Southeast Asia: How to read Kizilelma export to Indonesia

Opinion

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Beyond Indonesia, Turkish defense firms are making significant inroads across Southeast Asia, preparing to compete with South Korea and France

A relevant NATO is a win for Türkiye

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As Ankara prepares for a landmark NATO Summit, Türkiye pushes to reshape the alliance amid rising regional tensions and global uncertainty

A relevant NATO is a win for Türkiye Image

When oversight becomes uncertainty: Bosnia after Schmidt

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The debate is no longer only about who succeeds Schmidt

When oversight becomes uncertainty: Bosnia after Schmidt Image

Taliban’s Afghanistan is becoming a totalitarian police state

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Taliban are transforming Afghanistan into ideological police state built on strict surveillance and systemic exclusion of women

Taliban’s Afghanistan is becoming a totalitarian police state Image

Israel–UAE axis plots to rule a post-American Middle East Image

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Israel–UAE axis plots to rule a post-American Middle East

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Five forces that will define NATO's Ankara summit Image

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Five forces that will define NATO's Ankara summit

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Could a 'privileged status' finally solve Türkiye's EU accession deadlock? Image

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Could a 'privileged status' finally solve Türkiye's EU accession deadlock?

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How Türkiye is turning Blue Homeland concept into law Image

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How Türkiye is turning Blue Homeland concept into law

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Syria and Europe clash over 'realistic' expectations for migrant returns Image

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Syria and Europe clash over 'realistic' expectations for migrant returns

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Xi's true victory: Getting Trump to the table in Beijing Image

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Xi's true victory: Getting Trump to the table in Beijing

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A looming divorce: Putin-Pashinyan meeting highlights deepening rift Image

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A looming divorce: Putin-Pashinyan meeting highlights deepening rift

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Why Ahmad al-Sharaa dismissed his brothers to please Sunni base Image

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Why Ahmad al-Sharaa dismissed his brothers to please Sunni base

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At zero point of Türkiye and Armenia's closed frontier: 'Ready, but not yet open' Image

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At zero point of Türkiye and Armenia's closed frontier: 'Ready, but not yet open'

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Bosnia, Europe face a dangerous vacuum after Christian Schmidt Image

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Bosnia, Europe face a dangerous vacuum after Christian Schmidt

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Will France's Charles de Gaulle still sail as US mission fails near Hormuz? Image

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Will France's Charles de Gaulle still sail as US mission fails near Hormuz?

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Turkish central bank holds firm even as prices rise Image

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Turkish central bank holds firm even as prices rise

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GCC states’ 5 fatal mistakes in US-Israel–Iran war Image

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GCC states’ 5 fatal mistakes in US-Israel–Iran war

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Could UAE move to depeg early? Image

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Could UAE move to depeg early?

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Bahceli’s bold gambit for a 'terror-free' Türkiye Image

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Bahceli’s bold gambit for a 'terror-free' Türkiye

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Türkiye’s defense rise: From dependent consumer to global powerhouse Image

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Türkiye’s defense rise: From dependent consumer to global powerhouse

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Is May 8 election the beginning of the end for Keir Starmer? Image

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Is May 8 election the beginning of the end for Keir Starmer?

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Closer to the flame: Washington’s new doctrine of shifting risk Image

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Closer to the flame: Washington’s new doctrine of shifting risk

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What a single Uzbek fighter reveals about Syria’s foreign militia crisis Image

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What a single Uzbek fighter reveals about Syria’s foreign militia crisis

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'On the way back from Iran': The end of the runway for Cuba Image

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'On the way back from Iran': The end of the runway for Cuba

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How Israel-led military architecture aims at encircling Türkiye in Mediterranean Image

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How Israel-led military architecture aims at encircling Türkiye in Mediterranean

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Not just a dog: Bosch ad backlash in Türkiye tests limits of Mother’s Day language Image

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Not just a dog: Bosch ad backlash in Türkiye tests limits of Mother’s Day language

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'Cartels more organized': Former DEA agent on deadly CIA raid in Mexico Image

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'Cartels more organized': Former DEA agent on deadly CIA raid in Mexico

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Hell-hole hiccup—when Darvaza’s dragon finally ran out of smoke Image

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Hell-hole hiccup—when Darvaza’s dragon finally ran out of smoke

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A swarm of opportunity: Baykar's nationwide drone pivot Image

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A swarm of opportunity: Baykar's nationwide drone pivot

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Can Syria, Egypt overcome legacy of mutual suspicion Image

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Can Syria, Egypt overcome legacy of mutual suspicion

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Why Turkish markets stay buoyant despite rising oil-driven inflation Image

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Why Turkish markets stay buoyant despite rising oil-driven inflation

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End of the American umbrella: From 'ich bin ein Berliner' to 'you’re on your own' Image

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End of the American umbrella: From 'ich bin ein Berliner' to 'you’re on your own'

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Mirror, mirror, on the wall: Is this the pill to end hair loss once and for all? Image

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Mirror, mirror, on the wall: Is this the pill to end hair loss once and for all?

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Stop calling Türkiye a 'bridge' Image

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Stop calling Türkiye a 'bridge'

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UAE didn't just quit OPEC, it chose Washington over Riyadh Image

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UAE didn't just quit OPEC, it chose Washington over Riyadh

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New blocs, desert divorces and the Jeddah jolt Image

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New blocs, desert divorces and the Jeddah jolt

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How Bosnia's gas pipeline became a transatlantic battleground Image

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How Bosnia's gas pipeline became a transatlantic battleground

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Cold calculus of oil money, battery chains and energy transition power Image

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Cold calculus of oil money, battery chains and energy transition power

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Madness in margins: Data charts slow, elegant collapse of American psyche Image

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Madness in margins: Data charts slow, elegant collapse of American psyche

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Is the European project falling apart amid war in Ukraine? Image

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Is the European project falling apart amid war in Ukraine?

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Post-Netanyahu Israel may seek to repair Middle East ties: Analyst Image

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Post-Netanyahu Israel may seek to repair Middle East ties: Analyst

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How King Charles used history at Trump’s White House Image

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How King Charles used history at Trump’s White House

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'UAE no longer wants to act within Saudi-defined framework': Expert Image

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'UAE no longer wants to act within Saudi-defined framework': Expert

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The first audible crack: Germany’s Merz breaks with Trump on Iran Image

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The first audible crack: Germany’s Merz breaks with Trump on Iran

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From stronghold to contest: Britain’s Turks in May’s local elections Image

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From stronghold to contest: Britain’s Turks in May’s local elections

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From high hopes to deep despair in post-Assad Syria Image

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From high hopes to deep despair in post-Assad Syria

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Divorce in the desert after 60 years: UAE walks out on OPEC Image

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Divorce in the desert after 60 years: UAE walks out on OPEC

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Hormuz crisis is diplomatic cover for UAE's exit from OPEC—Here's why Image

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Hormuz crisis is diplomatic cover for UAE's exit from OPEC—Here's why

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Beyond PKK's disarmament: Why terrorist networks don’t simply disappear Image

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Beyond PKK's disarmament: Why terrorist networks don’t simply disappear

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Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan edge toward a new bloc Image

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Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan edge toward a new bloc

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Russia’s transition from outcast to global backup plan amid Hormuz crisis Image

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Russia’s transition from outcast to global backup plan amid Hormuz crisis

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Unmet goals and the great Saudi calibration: What's next for Vision 2030? Image

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Unmet goals and the great Saudi calibration: What's next for Vision 2030?

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Trump, AI and the ghost of Johnny Peanuts: High stakes in America’s new casino age Image

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Trump, AI and the ghost of Johnny Peanuts: High stakes in America’s new casino age

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Adapting to a volatile world: UK and Türkiye redraw NATO's blueprint Image

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Adapting to a volatile world: UK and Türkiye redraw NATO's blueprint

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