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A warning, not a threat: Understanding Erdogan’s speech on Israel Image

A warning, not a threat: Understanding Erdogan’s speech on Israel

Opinion

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Tel Aviv has been exerting intense effort to vilify Türkiye on the international stage amid the conflict in Gaza and escalating tensions with Iran

Real threat to Putin may be Russia’s war fatigue

Opinion

9 min read

Russia’s greatest challenge may no longer be Ukraine’s resistance alone, but the war's growing political, economic and military costs

Real threat to Putin may be Russia’s war fatigue Image

Signatures in Riyadh tell more than Hejaz railway's ghost

Opinion

Recent Saudi-Turkish railway agreement aims to revive historic route and reshape regional trade flows against alternative corridors

Signatures in Riyadh tell more than Hejaz railway's ghost Image

The city brand paradox: More visitors or better lives?

Opinion

As overtourism reshapes global cities, the next challenge for city brands is not attracting more visitors, but staying livable

War whoops and broken arrows: Iran swats down Trump’s $65 million Apache Image

Opinion

War whoops and broken arrows: Iran swats down Trump’s $65 million Apache

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$Ankara's anchoring moment: Can Türkiye save a fractured NATO? Image$

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Ankara's anchoring moment: Can Türkiye save a fractured NATO?

2 min read

Diplomatic pragmatism or moral failure? Navigating gender apartheid in Afghanistan Image

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Diplomatic pragmatism or moral failure? Navigating gender apartheid in Afghanistan

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Why can't France and Germany agree on joint fighter jet project? Image

Opinion

Why can't France and Germany agree on joint fighter jet project?

2 min read

Albania’s Flamingo Revolution is not only about Sazan Project but something bigger Image

Opinion

Albania’s Flamingo Revolution is not only about Sazan Project but something bigger

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How Syrian model for rehabilitating extremists actually works Image

Opinion

How Syrian model for rehabilitating extremists actually works

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America shrugs as Trump's lawyers argue president can raze Statue of Liberty Image

Opinion

America shrugs as Trump's lawyers argue president can raze Statue of Liberty

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India's Pakistan isolation strategy reaches its limits Image

Opinion

India's Pakistan isolation strategy reaches its limits

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May inflation eases, but relief for Turkish central bank remains limited Image

Opinion

May inflation eases, but relief for Turkish central bank remains limited

2 min read

Russia ramps up pressure on Armenia amid rapprochement with Türkiye, EU Image

Opinion

Russia ramps up pressure on Armenia amid rapprochement with Türkiye, EU

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Why Belgrade's ties with Israel matter beyond Serbia Image

Opinion

Why Belgrade's ties with Israel matter beyond Serbia

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Tom Barrack’s new struggle just begins Image

Opinion

Tom Barrack’s new struggle just begins

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Ambassador Tom Barrack gets Iraq brief, but what's next for Türkiye-US ties? Image

Opinion

Ambassador Tom Barrack gets Iraq brief, but what's next for Türkiye-US ties?

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South Asia's new water conflict is over data, not dams Image

Opinion

South Asia's new water conflict is over data, not dams

2 min read

NATO braces for America’s intel embarrassment in Ankara Image

Opinion

NATO braces for America’s intel embarrassment in Ankara

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Tel Aviv’s long game, Ankara’s quiet win Image

Opinion

Tel Aviv’s long game, Ankara’s quiet win

2 min read

'For now': Rubio's Greenland remark is two words too many for US allies Image

Opinion

'For now': Rubio's Greenland remark is two words too many for US allies

2 min read

What does St. Petersburg say about new globalization? Image

Opinion

What does St. Petersburg say about new globalization?

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The Trump family's Balkan problem Image

Opinion

The Trump family's Balkan problem

2 min read

Barrack’s appointment offers strategic reprieve for Sharaa Image

Opinion

Barrack’s appointment offers strategic reprieve for Sharaa

2 min read

The 1% foothold: A tale of AI destinies from Washington to Ankara Image

Opinion

The 1% foothold: A tale of AI destinies from Washington to Ankara

2 min read

How Putin, Trump, Netanyahu and mullahs echo ancient evil's rot Image

Opinion

How Putin, Trump, Netanyahu and mullahs echo ancient evil's rot

2 min read

What Ankara can do as fire grows in Mali Image

Opinion

What Ankara can do as fire grows in Mali

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In Athens, power can only change its face Image

Opinion

In Athens, power can only change its face

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Moscow's Taliban bet tests its Eurasian ambitions Image

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Moscow's Taliban bet tests its Eurasian ambitions

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Dead on arrival: Trump’s Abraham Accords push falls flat in Türkiye Image

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Dead on arrival: Trump’s Abraham Accords push falls flat in Türkiye

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How dam releases on Euphrates led to flooding in eastern Syria Image

Opinion

How dam releases on Euphrates led to flooding in eastern Syria

2 min read

Relief in food and energy prices boosts optimism over Türkiye’s May inflation Image

Opinion

Relief in food and energy prices boosts optimism over Türkiye’s May inflation

2 min read

Bulgaria's man in the middle Image

Opinion

Bulgaria's man in the middle

2 min read

Made in Europe: Alarm bells ring for Türkiye’s industrial sector Image

Opinion

Made in Europe: Alarm bells ring for Türkiye’s industrial sector

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Europe's fault lines reach the Balkans: Between protest and power Image

Opinion

Europe's fault lines reach the Balkans: Between protest and power

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Ukraine holds right to self-defense if Russia involves Belarus in its war Image

Opinion

Ukraine holds right to self-defense if Russia involves Belarus in its war

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Are Russian drone strikes in the Black Sea retaliation for the ghost fleet crackdown? Image

Opinion

Are Russian drone strikes in the Black Sea retaliation for the ghost fleet crackdown?

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Rise of Global South and end of Western certainty Image

Opinion

Rise of Global South and end of Western certainty

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Can Trump balance US-China dialogue and cross-strait stability? Image

Opinion

Can Trump balance US-China dialogue and cross-strait stability?

2 min read

'Ottoman Slap' is the only counterpunch to Putin’s bamboozling belligerence Image

Opinion

'Ottoman Slap' is the only counterpunch to Putin’s bamboozling belligerence

2 min read

How Middle Corridor is strengthening Türkiye-Armenia-Azerbaijan cooperation Image

Opinion

How Middle Corridor is strengthening Türkiye-Armenia-Azerbaijan cooperation

2 min read

$Cost of a fractured order: America’s deadlock, Türkiye’s opportunity Image$

Opinion

Cost of a fractured order: America’s deadlock, Türkiye’s opportunity

2 min read

No bomb, just an engine: South Korea enters nuclear gray zone Image

Opinion

No bomb, just an engine: South Korea enters nuclear gray zone

2 min read

Türkiye: NATO’s unlikely savior? Image

Opinion

Türkiye: NATO’s unlikely savior?

2 min read

Trump turns 80, America nears 250, and 175 million can’t read the label Image

Opinion

Trump turns 80, America nears 250, and 175 million can’t read the label

2 min read

Sovereign Turkish base in Cyprus could break decadeslong deadlock Image

Opinion

Sovereign Turkish base in Cyprus could break decadeslong deadlock

2 min read

The Ahilkelek-Kars railway line moves normalization forward Image

Opinion

The Ahilkelek-Kars railway line moves normalization forward

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Age of decisive military victories is officially over Image

Opinion

Age of decisive military victories is officially over

2 min read

What did Vatican apologize for? History of slavery behind Pope Leo XIV’s statement Image

Opinion

What did Vatican apologize for? History of slavery behind Pope Leo XIV’s statement

2 min read

Elections expose SDF’s limited political weight in Syria Image

Opinion

Elections expose SDF’s limited political weight in Syria

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How Turkish lira stays resilient against shocks Image

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How Turkish lira stays resilient against shocks

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A new American doctrine for Bosnia? Image

Opinion

A new American doctrine for Bosnia?

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China’s dual-track strategy to navigate superpower triangle Image

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China’s dual-track strategy to navigate superpower triangle

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Kemal Kilicdaroglu is back, now what? Image

Opinion

Kemal Kilicdaroglu is back, now what?

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