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Turkish vessels under fire: Why expansion of Ukraine-Russia war to Black Sea is dangerous Image

Turkish vessels under fire: Why expansion of Ukraine-Russia war to Black Sea is dangerous

Black Sea

8 min read

Türkiye's balancing role is being tested as Russian attacks on Turkish vessels in Black Sea increase, argues Türkiye Today columnist Pinar Dost

Türkiye, F-35 and airpower politics

F-35

9 min read

Türkiye's F-35 question has moved beyond force planning into alliance politics. S-400 remains non-negotiable red line for both Ankara and Washington

Türkiye, F-35 and airpower politics Image

Turkish central bank ends 2025 with 38% policy rate: What comes next?

Opinion

After cutting rates by 150 basis points in December, policymakers hinted at maintaining tight policy in 2026 amid lingering inflation

Turkish central bank ends 2025 with 38% policy rate: What comes next? Image

Reading Mazloum Abdi: Delusional regional strategy and overreaching claims

Opinion

Mazloum Abdi is a hybrid PKK-SDF leader who, after Assad, seeks Kurdish legitimacy in Syria through pragmatic balancing amid regional pressures

Reading Mazloum Abdi: Delusional regional strategy and overreaching claims Image

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

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