Current Affairs of Turkey

Qatar has been in talks with the US since the beginning of 2022 about the possibility of increasing liquefied gas shipments to the European market in the event that Russia limits gas supply to Europe.

In the course of ten years of Syria’s war, hundreds of thousands of young people were drawn into the militarization of the country.

Tension elevates every time there is a drought.

Turning the Caryatids into a harem fits into the negative western sentiment about the Turks.

Turkey was the sixth highest jailer of journalists in 2021.

The American invasion of Iraq created a new reality in Turkey’s relationship with the Iraqi Kurds.

Russia is betting on seeing the West’s options in Syria weakened, which would push them to adopt Moscow’s vision of a solution in Syria.

Turkey's historical crisis with debt, interest and the exchange rate, like many developing countries, is due to several developments related to global financial markets that took place since 2009 on multiple stages.

Arresting Souleyman was ironic, given that the singer has nothing to do with politics.

Erdogan does not seem to be backing off from his decision to arrest Kavala.

Ankara and Tehran have big geopolitical, diplomatic and economic fish to fry.

Syrians are the essence of Turkey’s economic and social troubles, according to some Turkish politicians.

China works on building long-standing political and military relationships in the Middle East.

For four centuries, the "Circle of Justice" had been the pivot of the entire philosophy of the Ottomans.

Turkey is trying to break out of its regional isolation by rehabilitating ties with Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Nothing demonstrates Putin and Erdogan’s race to the bottom better than the Democracy Index.

Turkey is likely to diversify between the soft and hard power to achieve its regional aspirations. The role of the Turkish army is therefore vital for Ankara.

Turkey has prerequisites to win its gamble against China. To know more about the issue, read the following article.

The EU searches for a solid strategy for dealing with Turkey. The new U.S. administration may induce it to toughen its course.

Turkey’s approach in southern Caucasus escalates rivalry with Iran. To know more about this rivalry, read the following article written by the prominent journalist James Dorsey.