By the time this commentary is out it should be clearer whether Turkish-French relations are going to take a nose dive or if a sense of reality has prevailed in Paris...
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is facing foreign policy dilemmas that were not factored in during the heady days of ...
Turkey clearly has a much more positive image in the Middle East today than it did a decade ago.
Tehran’s threat that in the event of any strike against Iran, NATO’s missile defense assets in Turkey will be the first to be attacked represents nothing but bombast.
Modesty is a virtue. Vainglory on the other hand is not. As for praise, it is better when it comes from others, because self-praise reflects arrogance that is often not justified.
Turkey and Israel should have seen the 'big picture' and acted accordingly, instead of watching their ties plummet at a time of turmoil in the Middle East.
Turkey and Iran are trying not to show it for practical reasons, but cracks have emerged in their ties due to regional developments.
Syria and Israel today rely on the superpowers they have always leaned on. For Israel this is the United States while, for Syria, it is Russia. The powerful Israeli lobby has always seen that there is no U.S...
Turkey is indeed a land of contradictions and surprises. Prime Minister Erdoğan’s apology for the atrocities committed in Dersim, today’s Tunceli, in the 1930s against Kurds of mostly Alevi origin by the Turkish Armed Forces is a case in point.
