The question of whether the United States and the European Union will apply sanctions against Turkey has finally been resolved. U.S. President Donald Trump signed off on a series of sanctions against Turkey, and over the next few weeks, we […]
Since the U.S. elections, there have been optimistic analyses about the future of trans-Atlantic relations. Leaders of the European Union were among the first to call President-elect Joe Biden to congratulate him on his victory. They expressed hope of reviving […]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan conveyed a powerful message to European leaders, who will meet later this week, in reference to the Eastern Mediterranean. He called on the European Union to save itself from “strategic blindness” and not to let Greece […]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Azerbaijan and the European Union leaders summit will be the top items on Turkey’s foreign policy agenda this week. The Turkish leader’s trip to Baku, shortly after Azerbaijan’s victory over Armenia, has immense symbolic […]
On Wednesday, I joined a distinguished group of speakers to discuss Turkish foreign policy at the TRT World Forum. Once again, on the occasion, I concluded that Ankara’s involvement in global flashpoints is being questioned on two bases: Turkey’s overreach […]
The dangerous escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean has given way to dialogue and negotiations. On Sept. 22, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron following a trilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Council […]
Hagia Sophia’s reinstatement as a mosque resulted in a sudden spike in Western media reports about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Needless to say, almost all of those stories were full of accusations and speculation about Turkey’s agenda. The French weekly […]
Since the beginning of the S-400 crisis between Turkey and the U.S., many have focused on the state of relations between the two countries and the potential impact of this issue on the future of bilateral ties. However, this tension […]
Nowadays, everyone dealing with foreign policy around the world asks similar questions in regards to the future of the international system. Great power behavior that has been considered as one of the most defining characteristics of the existing international order […]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traveled to Rome earlier this week to meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican. In addition to holding a series of meetings at the Holy See, he discussed the future of bilateral relations with Italian President […]
Normalization is in both Turkey and Europe’s favor. But why? For Turkey, Europe is not an actor that can be ignored or with whom tense relations can be maintained. Due to economic, political, cultural, societal and security concerns, Turkey has […]
The analysis outlines the process through which the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan (JAP) on refugees came into being and examines the impact of the agreement, including its challenges and successes.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Turkey in February signaled a sense of German commitment to bolstering its relationship with Turkey. The meeting, one in a series of several Merkel visits to Turkey, resulted in a mutual agreement to pursue […]
The issue of visa liberalization has gained considerable attention in the past month as Turkey approaches the deadline set in the 2015 EU-Turkey Migration Agreement for Turkey to implement 72 legislative benchmarks. The European Commission is scheduled to present its […]
