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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

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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

Snail’s pace of justice: A new era for Syria begins Image

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Snail’s pace of justice: A new era for Syria begins

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Gyumri, cheap gas and banned cognac: Will Armenia seek a new partner in Türkiye? Image

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Gyumri, cheap gas and banned cognac: Will Armenia seek a new partner in Türkiye?

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Why EU needs Türkiye's influence in Western Balkans Image

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Why EU needs Türkiye's influence in Western Balkans

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Türkiye challenges Dubai as new safe haven: How will it work? Image

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Türkiye challenges Dubai as new safe haven: How will it work?

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Trump pushes NATO partners into Türkiye’s space Image

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Trump pushes NATO partners into Türkiye’s space

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The painful truth behind Ursula’s slip-up Image

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The painful truth behind Ursula’s slip-up

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UK-Türkiye pact proves European security bigger than EU Image

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UK-Türkiye pact proves European security bigger than EU

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Why Hormuz crisis won’t derail Beijing’s energy security Image

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Why Hormuz crisis won’t derail Beijing’s energy security

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From Budapest to Antalya: Europe shifts as Balkans recalibrate Image

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From Budapest to Antalya: Europe shifts as Balkans recalibrate

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Calculated courtesy: Why China’s latest diplomacy is no peace offering Image

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Calculated courtesy: Why China’s latest diplomacy is no peace offering

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‘Shaquille O’Neal effect’: How Türkiye turned 5G into a global signal Image

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‘Shaquille O’Neal effect’: How Türkiye turned 5G into a global signal

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Ursula’s Freudian slip and EU’s failure to read world affairs Image

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Ursula’s Freudian slip and EU’s failure to read world affairs

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American Evangelicals must confront Israel’s war on Christianity Image

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American Evangelicals must confront Israel’s war on Christianity

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Trump, Kennedy early favorites to win gold turnip in battle of World’s Biggest Liars Image

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Trump, Kennedy early favorites to win gold turnip in battle of World’s Biggest Liars

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Why current ceasefire is just a time-buying tactic for US-Iran war Image

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Why current ceasefire is just a time-buying tactic for US-Iran war

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Between pragmatism and exclusion: EU’s Türkiye dilemma under von der Leyen Image

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Between pragmatism and exclusion: EU’s Türkiye dilemma under von der Leyen

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It’s time for new rules on US-Israel policy Image

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It’s time for new rules on US-Israel policy

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Simsek is a keeper, von der Leyen needs to read the memo Image

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Simsek is a keeper, von der Leyen needs to read the memo

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Welcome to DC banquet where Trump upsets stomachs and Oz reads minds Image

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Welcome to DC banquet where Trump upsets stomachs and Oz reads minds

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Strait of Hormuz in crisis? Welcome to Türkiye’s energy corridor Image

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Strait of Hormuz in crisis? Welcome to Türkiye’s energy corridor

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'Jitterbugging with the Stars': Musk’s defiance in Paris and DC Image

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'Jitterbugging with the Stars': Musk’s defiance in Paris and DC

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The invisible front in Crimea: Propaganda, cultural warfare and Red Army Choir Image

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The invisible front in Crimea: Propaganda, cultural warfare and Red Army Choir

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War, displacement and Hezbollah–Israel crossfire Image

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War, displacement and Hezbollah–Israel crossfire

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Why Syria-Israel deal fell through Image

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Why Syria-Israel deal fell through

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The naked and the dead, from diplomacy to detonation Image

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The naked and the dead, from diplomacy to detonation

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Is Turkish economy emerging as a winner on the Middle East chessboard? Image

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Is Turkish economy emerging as a winner on the Middle East chessboard?

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Antalya Diplomacy Forum: Tan suits, peacemakers and a world bigger than 5 Image

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Antalya Diplomacy Forum: Tan suits, peacemakers and a world bigger than 5

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Iran came in black and left with the argument Image

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Iran came in black and left with the argument

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Greek Watergate: Shh… the state is listening Image

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Greek Watergate: Shh… the state is listening

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From defense to development: How Türkiye is building its Africa strategy Image

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From defense to development: How Türkiye is building its Africa strategy

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DoorDash war: Welcome to global gig-economy summit of the damned Image

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DoorDash war: Welcome to global gig-economy summit of the damned

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The Columbine effect: Behavioral contagion and school attacks in Türkiye Image

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The Columbine effect: Behavioral contagion and school attacks in Türkiye

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Is this a Byzantine pattern? Trump, Pope Leo and politics of sacred authority Image

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Is this a Byzantine pattern? Trump, Pope Leo and politics of sacred authority

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The fall of Viktor Orban: A bitter defeat for Trump and global right Image

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The fall of Viktor Orban: A bitter defeat for Trump and global right

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Syria’s cultural heritage enters recovery phase after years of war Image

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Syria’s cultural heritage enters recovery phase after years of war

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Is SDF integrating into Syrian state? Image

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Is SDF integrating into Syrian state?

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At home and abroad, instant karma begins to corrode Trump’s American scheme Image

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At home and abroad, instant karma begins to corrode Trump’s American scheme

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Why Islamabad talks were and are bound to stall Image

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Why Islamabad talks were and are bound to stall

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Orban’s loss deals painful blow to Putin and global far right Image

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Orban’s loss deals painful blow to Putin and global far right

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Why Ukraine’s resistance matters to Kosovo and Bosnia Image

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Why Ukraine’s resistance matters to Kosovo and Bosnia

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'We didn’t really use diplomacy': Alan Eyre on hollow talks before Iran war Image

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'We didn’t really use diplomacy': Alan Eyre on hollow talks before Iran war

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'All-or-nothing' trap: Why US and Iran need interim deal Image

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'All-or-nothing' trap: Why US and Iran need interim deal

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Will Türkiye replace Gulf as the region’s investment hub? Image

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Will Türkiye replace Gulf as the region’s investment hub?

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After 16 years of Orban: Decoding Peter Magyar’s historic victory in Hungary Image

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After 16 years of Orban: Decoding Peter Magyar’s historic victory in Hungary

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Will US buy Netanyahu's Türkiye narrative? Image

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Will US buy Netanyahu's Türkiye narrative?

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Strategic logic of Türkiye’s missile transformation Image

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Strategic logic of Türkiye’s missile transformation

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The UN shortlist: 4 candidates, 5 vetoes, 1 existential crisis Image

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The UN shortlist: 4 candidates, 5 vetoes, 1 existential crisis

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'Cry Conscription' and let slip the dogs of war Image

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'Cry Conscription' and let slip the dogs of war

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Istanbul's sidewalk residents face sudden eviction Image

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Istanbul's sidewalk residents face sudden eviction

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Ukraine rejects TurkStream bomb link, accuses Russia of pre-election false flag Image

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Ukraine rejects TurkStream bomb link, accuses Russia of pre-election false flag

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