Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Sweden’s NATO accession in jeopardy of lengthy delays Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 November, 2023 “Turkish parliament won’t speed up Sweden’s NATO bid” claims a news article in Reuters, quoting … Continue ReadingSweden’s NATO accession in jeopardy of lengthy delays
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Can Erdogan still bless Sweden’s NATO accession? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 June, 2023 When Sweden announced that it was leaving behind more than two centuries of neutrality to … Continue ReadingCan Erdogan still bless Sweden’s NATO accession?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Devin Haas: What Erdoğan’s re-election means for NATO and Ukraine Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 June, 2023 Longtime Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last month won re-election and yet another term in … Continue ReadingDevin Haas: What Erdoğan’s re-election means for NATO and Ukraine
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS A. Erdi Ozturk: Some simple advice to Mr Kilicdaroglu on foreign policy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 2023 As a country that is comfortable in its historical, economic, geographical and military power, Turkey … Continue ReadingA. Erdi Ozturk: Some simple advice to Mr Kilicdaroglu on foreign policy
Categories General HYPED Turkey’s gray zone diplomacy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 August, 2022 Has Turkey invented a novel way to escape the new Cold War? … Read More >Turkey’s gray zone diplomacy
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS NATO enlargement still not a done deal Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 July, 2022 Turkey says it will now be pushing for the extradition of 33 “terror” suspects from … Continue ReadingNATO enlargement still not a done deal
Categories General HYPED Politics Turkey will block NATO enlargement Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 June, 2022 Turkey seems determined to block Sweden and Finland’s NATO memberships in the alliance’s upcoming summit … Continue ReadingTurkey will block NATO enlargement
Categories General HYPED Marc Pierini: Turkey in NATO: Disruption as a Policy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 June, 2022 Turkey has issues with Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to the alliance, due to Stockholm cozying … Continue ReadingMarc Pierini: Turkey in NATO: Disruption as a Policy
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan throws sand in NATO expansion wheels Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 May, 2022 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it was not possible for NATO-member Turkey to … Continue ReadingErdogan throws sand in NATO expansion wheels
Categories General HYPED Brookings: CAN TURKEY HELP UKRAINE? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 February, 2022 Ideally, Turkey would want to continue selling arms to, deepen its defense cooperation with, and … Continue ReadingBrookings: CAN TURKEY HELP UKRAINE?
Categories Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Russia Ukraine Conflict: Turkey Is Collateral Damage Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 January, 2022 Russia Ukraine Conflict: Turkey Is Collateral Damage This broadcast is NOT a commentary … Continue ReadingRussia Ukraine Conflict: Turkey Is Collateral Damage
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Business Insider: How NATO’s most troublesome member became frenemies with Russia, and why it might not last Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 January, 2022 Of the 30 countries in NATO, none have caused the alliance more recent headaches than … Continue ReadingBusiness Insider: How NATO’s most troublesome member became frenemies with Russia, and why it might not last
Categories Politics Erdogan calls on Biden to reverse his declaration of Armenian genocide Cem CetingucPosted on27 April, 202127 April, 2021 (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged U.S. President Joe Biden to swiftly reverse his declaration … Continue ReadingErdogan calls on Biden to reverse his declaration of Armenian genocide
Categories General Emil Avdaliani: Turkey’s Foreign Policy Balancing Act Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 March, 2021 It is often claimed that Turkey made a definitive break with the West in 2003 … Continue ReadingEmil Avdaliani: Turkey’s Foreign Policy Balancing Act
Categories General Politics New conflicts between Turkey and NATO Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 June, 202020 June, 2020 Turkey’s attempts to defend the country’s maritime rights in East Med, the 4-decade old conflict … Continue ReadingNew conflicts between Turkey and NATO