After eight long years without a single formal leader-level meeting, Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos…
Author: Yusuf Kanli
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, marking the 23rd anniversary of the AK Party’s 2002 victory, once again declared that his governments…
The European Commission’s 2025 Enlargement Package arrived this week with the predictability of an unchanging calendar — polite encouragement…
When Türkiye was expelled from the U.S.-led F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in 2019, it was more than a procurement…
CTP leader’s election victory could give new momentum to the stalled peace process in Cyprus. However, this time the equation…
The presidential election of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has never been merely about personalities. It is a…
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has positioned himself as one of the most visible leaders on the international stage. In recent…
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus will go to the polls on October 19. These elections will determine not only…
The Republican People’s Party (CHP), Türkiye’s oldest political party and the country’s main opposition, is once again trapped in a…
A courtroom drama over the annulment of the CHP’s landmark 38th Congress has left Türkiye’s oldest political party in suspense.…
As the UN turns 80, it looks silent in Gaza, selective in Ukraine, fractured under Trump, and sidelined in the…
Israel is not only killing journalists in Gaza—it is targeting them wherever it can reach. From the deadly August…
While Türkiye resists ethnic fragmentation across its borders, a subtle shift in rhetoric and policy at home suggests a quiet…
Türkiye is positioning itself as an indispensable actor within the shifting pragmatism of the new global order. Yet the…
The world is undergoing a major redistribution of power, reminiscent of the 1945 Yalta Conference. At that time, Europe was…
As Trump’s second term reshapes global security, can Europe and NATO stand on their own? NATO has been…
Abdullah Öcalan’s call for the dissolution of the PKK and an end to armed struggle presents significant legal, security,…
The upcoming presidential vote in North Cyprus will be some sort of a referendum on what kind of a settlement Turkish Cypriots…
In Northern Cyprus, a person could answer the question in the headline by saying that “Turkish Cypriot” does not only…
There were of course people who might have used some nasty words about Shimon Peres, who passed away at the…
It was no joke for millions of Turks who queued in front of ballot boxes at early hours of the…