Turkey

The Ankara NATO summit: a major showcase and a strategic test for Türkiye

Turkey Emre Alkin - June 13, 2026.

I do not think US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement that President Donald Trump will personally attend the NATO Leaders’ Summit in Ankara on...

Erdoğan seeks to crush opposition before presidential race

Turkey Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - May 25, 2026.

A Turkish court annulled the 2023 congress of the Republican People's Party, suspended the leadership of Özgür Özel, and reinstated Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Erdoğan's opponent in...

Türkiye minister’s disinflation recipe – do not try this at home

Economy Emre Alkin - May 23, 2026.

Explaining Türkiye’s economic policy over the past three years to a foreign reader is not easy. On paper, the story looks familiar: high interest rates,...

For the EU, Erdoğan is no Orbán

Turkey Ferry Biedermann - April 23, 2026.

Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is often mentioned in one breath with that other long-ruling illiberal authoritarian, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán. And so it was once more...

Istanbul does not need to be Dubai; being Istanbul is enough

Turkey Emre Alkin - April 18, 2026.

Last week, we witnessed lively – at times shallow – debates about whether Istanbul and Turkey’s major cities could attract the capital fleeing Middle East...

Turkey – an ally that refuses to commit

Turkey Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - March 18, 2026.

Turkey occupies a specific and difficult-to-sustain position in this war. As a NATO member, it participates in the collective defence system that directly tracks and...

Turkey believes Iran is open to back-channel diplomacy

Turkey TA | AP Insight - March 15, 2026.

Turkey’s powerful foreign minister said Saturday that there is no serious initiative to resume negotiations between the United States and Iran but that he believes...

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