Is the ruling Islamist-rooted AKP party in Turkey intimidating Turkish Christians?
Obama’s Syria Policy: The Illusion of US Power in the Middle East
The cost of letting US policy be determined primarily by the ambitions of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Turkey’s Warming Ties With Iran
The two countries appear to be compartmentalizing their shared and divergent interests in Syria and Iraq.
Turkey and the Kurds: Violence Is Not the Answer
Erdogan never understood the Kurds’ mindset. He needs to revisit history to see the hardships they have experienced.
Escaping the Prison Island: Forgotten Refugees of Chios
The refugees trying to escape Chios shows the world’s failure to protect victims of one of the worst humanitarian disasters.
Is Erdogan a Leninist?
The devious art of categorizing all political enemies as “terrorists”
Turkey’s Totalitarian Democracy
Reflections on the emerging totalitarian form of Islamic democracy.
After the Coup: Backlash Against Turkey’s Minorities
The failed coup has sparked a wave of hatred and violence against religious minorities for their supposed “complicity” in the incident.
Why the United States and the West Can’t Win With Turkey
Examining the perfectly closed loops of circular Islamist thinking.
Will Germans Turn Sour on Turkey-Russia Deal?
Trade flows in agricultural products and the high-stakes games of international sanctions.























