Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Marc Pierini: Turkey’s Dwindling International Role Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 May, 2024 This month marks the first year of Turkey’s current five-year legislature. When Recep Tayyip Erdoğan … Continue ReadingMarc Pierini: Turkey’s Dwindling International Role
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Mitsotakis – Erdogan summit aims to build confidence, no more Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 May, 2024 Greece and Turkey are stepping up rapprochement efforts, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visiting Turkey … Continue ReadingMitsotakis – Erdogan summit aims to build confidence, no more
Categories General HYPED Ian Lesser: What Next for Türkiye and the United States? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 February, 2024 Ankara’s approval of Sweden’s NATO accession and Washington’s green light for Türkiye’s F-16 package have … Continue ReadingIan Lesser: What Next for Türkiye and the United States?
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics COLUMN: Opportunities for Turkish foreign policy in 2024 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 January, 2024 The world entered 2024 with blood and tears. The Ukraine-Russia war and Israel’s inhuman assault … Continue ReadingCOLUMN: Opportunities for Turkish foreign policy in 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Georgetown Security Studies: Turkey’s Pursuit of Regional Economic Power Upon its 100th Anniversary Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 December, 2023 Under Erdogan, Turkey has reoriented her diplomatic focus to becoming a regional power. This is … Continue ReadingGeorgetown Security Studies: Turkey’s Pursuit of Regional Economic Power Upon its 100th Anniversary
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Good news for NATO: Swedish accession bill to be send up to general floor Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 November, 202314 November, 2023 The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission will debate a bill approving Sweden’s NATO membership on … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Good news for NATO: Swedish accession bill to be send up to general floor
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Pro-AKP journalist: No change in Turkey’s Middle East policy. The first target is ‘immediate ceasefire’ Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 October, 2023 Erdoğan’s statement “We will continue to implement military measures if necessary” brings with it comments … Continue ReadingPro-AKP journalist: No change in Turkey’s Middle East policy. The first target is ‘immediate ceasefire’
Categories General HYPED Academic: Turkey facing pressure from Russia and West to pick sides on the war in Ukraine Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 October, 2023 Turkey’s neutrality in the Ukraine conflict is seemingly meeting with growing impatience in Washington and … Continue ReadingAcademic: Turkey facing pressure from Russia and West to pick sides on the war in Ukraine
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Murat Yetkin: Erdoğan’s Sweden surprize: PKK’s attack postponed the decision Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 October, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan surprized Turkish public with his decision to sign the NATO … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: Erdoğan’s Sweden surprize: PKK’s attack postponed the decision
Categories General HYPED Marc Pierini: Can Erdogan and EU see eye to eye? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 September, 2023 Turkey’s approach to EU The Turkish president’s narrative in Vilnius, where he linked Sweden’s … Continue ReadingMarc Pierini: Can Erdogan and EU see eye to eye?
Categories General HYPED FDD/Sinan Ciddi: Erdoğan’s Transactional Foreign Policy Should be Repaid in Kind Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 September, 2023 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in New York this week for the UN General … Continue ReadingFDD/Sinan Ciddi: Erdoğan’s Transactional Foreign Policy Should be Repaid in Kind
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Atilla Yesilada interview with Dr Miad Nakhavali: What Erdoğan’s victory means for the USA, EU, NATO and Russia Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 September, 2023 Middle East Analitika | by Dr. Miad Nakhavali Season 2 – Episode 9: special guest: Dr. Atilla … Continue ReadingAtilla Yesilada interview with Dr Miad Nakhavali: What Erdoğan’s victory means for the USA, EU, NATO and Russia
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Joschka Fischer: EU must do business with Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 July, 2023 Joschka Fischer, Germany’s foreign minister and vice chancellor from 1998 to 2005, (also a leader … Continue ReadingJoschka Fischer: EU must do business with Erdogan
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 Politics Tim Ash: Turkey’s New Dawn. Possibly. Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 June, 2023 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had confounded opinion pollsters and inflicted a terminal blow to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Turkey’s New Dawn. Possibly.
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics West, Russia take opposing sides in Turkey’s elections Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 April, 2023 Turkish elections on May 14 is closely monitored in Western capitals – and in Moscow. … Continue ReadingWest, Russia take opposing sides in Turkey’s elections
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Carnegie Europe: The Strategic Consequences of a Kılıçdaroğlu Victory Over Erdoğan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 April, 2023 For the first time in twenty years, a change of leadership in Turkey is possible. … Continue ReadingCarnegie Europe: The Strategic Consequences of a Kılıçdaroğlu Victory Over Erdoğan
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Zeynep Gurcanlı: DIFFICULT CONDITIONS FOR THE AK PARTY GOVERNMENT FOR FULL NORMALIZATION Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 March, 2023 The content of the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Turkey and Egypt, Messrs. Çavuşoğlu-Şükri meeting is … Continue ReadingZeynep Gurcanlı: DIFFICULT CONDITIONS FOR THE AK PARTY GOVERNMENT FOR FULL NORMALIZATION
Categories HYPED Politics Marc Pierini: Understanding Turkey’s Geostrategic Posture Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 November, 2022 Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine looms large on Turkey’s foreign policy. Ankara’s balancing act between … Continue ReadingMarc Pierini: Understanding Turkey’s Geostrategic Posture
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Is Turkey facing sanctions from EU? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 October, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday held talks by phone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir … Continue ReadingIs Turkey facing sanctions from EU?