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Toward COP31: An opportunity for accelerated climate action Image

Toward COP31: An opportunity for accelerated climate action

COP31

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The Conference of the Parties (COP) convenes 196 countries annually to address critical climate issues

Kosovo chooses Kurti and dares the West to deal with it

Kosovo

5 min read

Kurti's back with his strongest mandate yet as Kosovo votes decisively for the rebel who won't back down, even when it costs him friends in the West

Kosovo chooses Kurti and dares the West to deal with it Image

What the new minimum wage says about where Türkiye is headed in 2026

Opinion

2 min read

New minimum wage of ₺28,075 ($655.61) for 2026 falls below hunger threshold, while employers warn of rising labor costs, pressure on inflation

What the new minimum wage says about where Türkiye is headed in 2026 Image

A community in denial: The dangerous path ahead of Syria’s Alawites

Opinion

2 min read

The community's push for federalism instead of reconciliation risks deepening the divide with other Syrians

A community in denial: The dangerous path ahead of Syria’s Alawites Image

Serbia's only oil refinery down: Is NIS shutdown the cost of Russian loyalty? Image

Opinion

Serbia's only oil refinery down: Is NIS shutdown the cost of Russian loyalty?

2 min read

Turkish women celebrate Dec. 5: Road to full voting rights in 1934 Image

Opinion

Turkish women celebrate Dec. 5: Road to full voting rights in 1934

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How Africa’s new resource nationalism opens a strategic window for Türkiye in Sahel Image

Opinion

How Africa’s new resource nationalism opens a strategic window for Türkiye in Sahel

2 min read

US National Security Strategy signals pivot, elevating Türkiye’s importance Image

Opinion

US National Security Strategy signals pivot, elevating Türkiye’s importance

2 min read

Strengthening footprint in South Asia: Türkiye, Pakistan explore new energy ties Image

Opinion

Strengthening footprint in South Asia: Türkiye, Pakistan explore new energy ties

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Syria makes modest return to global economy Image

Opinion

Syria makes modest return to global economy

2 min read

Why Pope Leo’s trip to Türkiye mattered more than a historical anniversary Image

Opinion

Why Pope Leo’s trip to Türkiye mattered more than a historical anniversary

2 min read

Crisis on Tajikistan-Afghanistan border: How safe is Central Asia now? Image

Opinion

Crisis on Tajikistan-Afghanistan border: How safe is Central Asia now?

2 min read

Savvas Kalenteridis: Portrait of decadeslong hate toward Türkiye Image

Opinion

Savvas Kalenteridis: Portrait of decadeslong hate toward Türkiye

2 min read

White House adopts Gulf’s view of Muslim Brotherhood Image

Opinion

White House adopts Gulf’s view of Muslim Brotherhood

2 min read

Greek Cyprus-Lebanon maritime deal causes internal controversy in Beirut: Here’s why Image

Opinion

Greek Cyprus-Lebanon maritime deal causes internal controversy in Beirut: Here’s why

2 min read

Stop restraining Sharaa before foreign fighters in Syria turn against him Image

Opinion

Stop restraining Sharaa before foreign fighters in Syria turn against him

2 min read

No warm welcome from Türkiye for Trump’s 28-point Ukraine peace plan Image

Opinion

No warm welcome from Türkiye for Trump’s 28-point Ukraine peace plan

2 min read

Can Türkiye help Ukraine with a better peace plan than Trump’s? Image

Opinion

Can Türkiye help Ukraine with a better peace plan than Trump’s?

2 min read

Why Trump is eager to designate Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organization Image

Opinion

Why Trump is eager to designate Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organization

2 min read

Lebanon–Greek Cypriot maritime boundary deal: What does it really mean for Türkiye? Image

Opinion

Lebanon–Greek Cypriot maritime boundary deal: What does it really mean for Türkiye?

2 min read

Ukraine-Russia war: Three competing peace plans and risk of rewarding aggression Image

Opinion

Ukraine-Russia war: Three competing peace plans and risk of rewarding aggression

2 min read

Could deepening water crisis in Central Asia trigger instability? Image

Opinion

Could deepening water crisis in Central Asia trigger instability?

2 min read

The West’s Janus face: Türkiye and Russian oil Image

Opinion

The West’s Janus face: Türkiye and Russian oil

2 min read

Will Türkiye increase defense spending to 5%? Image

Opinion

Will Türkiye increase defense spending to 5%?

2 min read

Strategic autonomy or alignment: Mapping Türkiye’s possible role in Europe’s SAFE program Image

Opinion

Strategic autonomy or alignment: Mapping Türkiye’s possible role in Europe’s SAFE program

2 min read

How would a Russia-Ukraine peace reflect on Turkish market? Image

Opinion

How would a Russia-Ukraine peace reflect on Turkish market?

2 min read

China expands influence in Georgia as Moscow’s footprint shrinks Image

Opinion

China expands influence in Georgia as Moscow’s footprint shrinks

2 min read

Sudan’s Janjaweed: Mercenaries or homegrown militias? Image

Opinion

Sudan’s Janjaweed: Mercenaries or homegrown militias?

2 min read

What role will AI play in Gulf's future? Image

Opinion

What role will AI play in Gulf's future?

2 min read

Türkiye firmly rejects any arrangement that legitimizes SDF in Syria Image

Opinion

Türkiye firmly rejects any arrangement that legitimizes SDF in Syria

2 min read

What does the CHP’s new program reveal about its foreign policy vision? Image

Opinion

What does the CHP’s new program reveal about its foreign policy vision?

2 min read

Dayton at 30: ‘Sniper safaris' and era of ‘two Dodiks’ Image

Opinion

Dayton at 30: ‘Sniper safaris' and era of ‘two Dodiks’

2 min read

Is Bahceli pushing Erdogan toward a faster peace process in Türkiye? Image

Opinion

Is Bahceli pushing Erdogan toward a faster peace process in Türkiye?

2 min read

Türkiye’s new climate pledge raises deeper questions about its path to net zero Image

Opinion

Türkiye’s new climate pledge raises deeper questions about its path to net zero

2 min read

Baykar’s Kizilelma: Stopgap measure or another game changer for Türkiye? Image

Opinion

Baykar’s Kizilelma: Stopgap measure or another game changer for Türkiye?

2 min read

America-250 under Trump: National revival or authoritarian revisionism? Image

Opinion

America-250 under Trump: National revival or authoritarian revisionism?

2 min read

Is Central Asia economic exit route for Afghanistan? Image

Opinion

Is Central Asia economic exit route for Afghanistan?

2 min read

Step toward accountability: Syria opens first public trial over 2025 Alawite-coast killings Image

Opinion

Step toward accountability: Syria opens first public trial over 2025 Alawite-coast killings

2 min read

New Syria’s greater challenge: Rebuilding a fragmented security apparatus Image

Opinion

New Syria’s greater challenge: Rebuilding a fragmented security apparatus

2 min read

India in US-China crosswinds: A new balancing act in an uncertain Asia Image

Opinion

India in US-China crosswinds: A new balancing act in an uncertain Asia

2 min read

Shadow of political risk and manipulation over Turkish markets Image

Opinion

Shadow of political risk and manipulation over Turkish markets

2 min read

The woman behind the curtain: Sara Netanyahu and her influence on Israeli politics Image

Opinion

The woman behind the curtain: Sara Netanyahu and her influence on Israeli politics

2 min read

Fog over Sarajevo: Foreigners who reportedly paid to shoot civilians in the besieged city Image

Opinion

Fog over Sarajevo: Foreigners who reportedly paid to shoot civilians in the besieged city

2 min read

Sisi and Erdogan: A rising and promising bromance? Image

Opinion

Sisi and Erdogan: A rising and promising bromance?

2 min read

Türkiye understands what the West forgot: Stability begins with legitimacy Image

Opinion

Türkiye understands what the West forgot: Stability begins with legitimacy

2 min read

Are Eurofighter Typhoons 'cost prohibitive' for Türkiye? Image

Opinion

Are Eurofighter Typhoons 'cost prohibitive' for Türkiye?

2 min read

Beijing’s rare earth power play at Belem COP30 Image

Opinion

Beijing’s rare earth power play at Belem COP30

2 min read

How new Epstein emails reshape Trump's story, shaping future outcomes Image

Opinion

How new Epstein emails reshape Trump's story, shaping future outcomes

2 min read

Would 50-year mortgages fix Türkiye’s housing crisis or just deepen it? Image

Opinion

Would 50-year mortgages fix Türkiye’s housing crisis or just deepen it?

2 min read

Beyond elections—Türkiye’s pivot in Iraq as US pulls back and Iran looms Image

Opinion

Beyond elections—Türkiye’s pivot in Iraq as US pulls back and Iran looms

2 min read

Trans-Afghan Railway: Is Uzbekistan's southern expansion a dangerous game? Image

Opinion

Trans-Afghan Railway: Is Uzbekistan's southern expansion a dangerous game?

2 min read

US dependence on Türkiye for Gaza crisis increases as ceasefire in Gaza remains fragile Image

Opinion

US dependence on Türkiye for Gaza crisis increases as ceasefire in Gaza remains fragile

2 min read

Washington eyes Central Asia: Why US is reengaging heart of Eurasia Image

Opinion

Washington eyes Central Asia: Why US is reengaging heart of Eurasia

2 min read

Why Greece-Cyprus anti-Türkiye alliance with Israel is destined to fail Image

Opinion

Why Greece-Cyprus anti-Türkiye alliance with Israel is destined to fail

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