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[OPINION] The West is giving up on the Turkish opposition suffocating under Erdoğan’s pressure

Ömer Murat* The arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s strongest rival in the next presidential race, signals Turkey’s alarming slide into...
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[OPINION] Crashed ambitions: How Turkey sabotaged its own air power

*Adem Yavuz Arslan, Washington, D.C. Once a trusted partner in NATO’s most ambitious defense initiative, Turkey today finds itself both diplomatically isolated and militarily weakened....
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[ANALYSIS] Turkey’s ballistic missile defense: progress and persistent gaps

Fatih Yurtsever* The outbreak of hostilities between Iran and Israel on June 13 — sparked by Israeli airstrikes involving warplanes, drones and cruise missiles and...
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[OPINION] Are we aware of this joyful trap?

Abdülhamit Bilici* Most of us are unaware of how social media — now a central part of our lives — quietly and subtly distorts our...
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[OPINION] A tech titan’s bid to reshape US politics: Elon Musk’s ‘America Party’

Adem Yavuz Arslan* In the digital age, technology has profoundly shaped electoral politics — through data analytics, social media platforms and, increasingly, artificial intelligence. But...
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[ANALYSIS] Turkey is no longer a democracy or a state governed by law

Ömer Murat* A growing global consensus suggests that Turkey has deviated from democratic principles under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. However, the...
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[OPINION] The cost of looking away: How the CHP and the secular elite empowered Erdoğan’s autocracy

Abdülhamit Bilici* After the 2013 corruption probes shook the foundations of Turkey’s ruling party, the government of then-prime minister and current president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
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[ANALYSIS] Turkey eyes role in EU’s €150 billion SAFE defense plan

Fatih Yurtsever* The European Council on Tuesday approved a €150 billion initiative known as the Security Action for Europe (SAFE), a strategic plan designed to support...
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[OPINION] Erdoğan’s new constitution isn’t about reform, it’s about re-election

Adem Yavuz Arslan* From the presidential palace in Ankara to diplomatic corridors in Brussels, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has a new refrain: Turkey...
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[OPINION] How sincere is Erdoğan in his renewed peace bid with the Kurds?

Ömer Murat* There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the Turkish government has made certain commitments to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the...
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[OPINION] Are you sure Erdoğan is at the peak of his power?

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Do you remember the "magic mirrors" in amusement parks? They used to distort your reflection, making you look taller, slimmer or stronger....
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[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan’s paradox: the mediator abroad, the strongman at home

Fatih Yurtsever* In the spring of 2025 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reasserted his role on the global stage as a mediator in international conflicts,...
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