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Jan 6, 2025 | 
dailysabah.com | Sibel Duz
In 2024, Türkiye faced various security threats and regional changes, highlighting the challenges of counterterrorism and geopolitical turbulence. The year revealed both vulnerabilities in Türkiye’s defenses and new opportunities to consolidate influence in a shifting Middle East.
Türkiye's longstanding battle against the PKK/YPG continued to dominate its security landscape. The January infiltration of a Turkish outpost in northern Iraq underscored the PKK's operational resilience.
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Oct 12, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Sibel DüzGökhan Çınkara |Sibel Duz |Ali Burak Daricili |Yousef M. Aljamal
Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, as the name suggests, was motivated by a central focus on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Israeli aggression against the holy sites. The aim of the operation is to put an end to the 15-year blockade of Gaza and the related status quo in the Palestinian arena. It can be said that Hamas has achieved this goal at a tactical level in a short period of time. This operation has shaken global public opinion and forced it to take a position.
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Sibel Duz |Shahd Qaid |Bilgehan Öztürk |Felix Shihundu
On the morning of Sunday, October 1, around 9.30 a.m., during the opening day of the new legislative session of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), two PKK terrorists arrived in a light commercial vehicle at the entrance to the complex housing the Turkish Ministry of Interior and the General Directorate of Security. Using long-barreled firearms, they carried out a suicide attack.
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Jul 18, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Sibel Duz |Mehmet Ugur Ekinci |Dilara Aslan Özer |İbrahim Karataş
On April 4, 2022, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held an official meeting. In accordance with the official statement, the two leaders discussed the intricacies of Turkish-Finnish relations, the defense industry, military exports, and the pressing matter of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which had begun a month prior.
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Jul 13, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Bilal Bagis |İbrahim Karataş |Marwen Ben Jannena |Sibel Duz
At the end of June, the World Bank Group approved a $1 billion financing package for the earthquake-hit region of Turkey as part of the total $1.8 billion in financial assistance agreed upon earlier. This part of the financing will focus on public services and rural housing.
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Jul 12, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Marwen Ben Jannena |Sibel Duz |Bilal Bagis |Mehmet Salah Devrim
Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, NATO and its close partners have increasingly provided military support to Ukraine. The nature of the support has changed over time and some policies that were previously avoided in order not to cross Russia’s “red lines” have been chosen. For instance, after much controversy, Germany authorized the delivery of Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Britain provided Challenger tanks. Poland and Slovakia gave Ukraine MiG-29 aircraft.
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Jul 12, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Murat Yesiltas |Marwen Ben Jannena |Sibel Duz |Bilal Bagis
Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, the scope of support for Ukraine has been diverse and constantly expanding. Supporting Ukraine has now become a trend with weapons and platforms of strategic value being provided to the country. The support has been effective, especially in Ukraine’s newly launched operation. Yet, this effect is only visible in certain areas and the military support is not enough to ensure Russia’s withdrawal from all regions it occupied.
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Jul 12, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Kemal Inat |Marwen Ben Jannena |Sibel Duz |Bilal Bagis
Military assistance to Ukraine and its NATO membership are two separate matters. In fact, there is almost complete consensus among Alliance members to provide military assistance to Ukraine. Although some NATO members, such as Germany, were initially reluctant, they have come around to Washington’s line under pressure from their domestic public opinion, Europe, and the United States.
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Jul 11, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Burak Elmalı |Sibel Duz |Bilal Bagis |NATO Summit
Denialism and revisionismDenialism and revisionism persistently infiltrate the political landscape, morphing into new guises over time. The rise of far-right sentiments, combining a mixture of Islamophobia and blatant Serbian nationalism, added further vitriol to the mix. But collective memory is now more than ever in need of revival. It all begins in the pulsating heart of public spaces: the streets, squares, statues, and buildings, an “organized remembrance”, as Hannah Arendt once termed it.
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May 10, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Belkıs Kılıçkaya |Sibel Duz |Nebi Miş
According to his own account, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, born in Dersim, which was later renamed Tunceli, is a 74-year-old leader from Turkey’s “`68 generation,” who worked at the Scientific Board of the Federation of Social Democracy Associations, participated in almost all student protests, and served as president of the Social and Cultural Actions Association.
