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Turkish Investor & Crypto: From Instable Currency to a Volatile Market
Turkish Investor & Crypto: From Instable Currency to a Volatile Market
There are many ills that stem from a rapidly dwindling currency for a country. Not too long ago, one of the main symptoms was the…
Sarp Duyar
May 17, 2021
Thodex: The Anatomy of a Cryptocurrency Exchange Fraud
Thodex: The Anatomy of a Cryptocurrency Exchange Fraud
On April 21st, the 27-year-old CEO Faruk Fatih Özer of Thodex, a crypto exchange platform, fled Turkey leaving thousands of investors…
Melisa Erol
May 15, 2021
Turkey’s Geopolitical Gamble: Diving Deep Into The Black Sea
Turkey’s Geopolitical Gamble: Diving Deep Into The Black Sea
Ankara’s long pursued policy of balancing between NATO and Russia in the Black Sea region seems to be undergoing a radical change. Turkey’s…
Bahadir Sirin
Apr 27, 2021
European Union, Divided, Exploited: The Turkish Case
European Union, Divided, Exploited: The Turkish Case
Turkey-EU relations have always been quite precarious, to say the least. Even in the last twenty years when Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
Sarp Duyar
Apr 23, 2021
Understanding Erdogan’s Recent Policy Shifts: Paragon of Veranda Politics
Understanding Erdogan’s Recent Policy Shifts: Paragon of Veranda Politics
I thus drew steadily nearer to that truth, by whose
Ömer Özgen
Apr 5, 2021
Turkey-China Series Vol.2: From a Troubled Past to a Bright Future?
Turkey-China Series Vol.2: From a Troubled Past to a Bright Future?
To grasp the present-day relations between China and Turkey, we need to have a quick dive into history. The relations between China and…
Bahadir Sirin
Apr 1, 2021
Politics of Turkish Space Program
Politics of Turkish Space Program
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled the bespoke National Space Programme (MUP) in February 2021. In a well-budgeted and…
Sarp Duyar
Mar 29, 2021
Anti-Democracy or Coronavirus Measures?
Anti-Democracy or Coronavirus Measures?
Since the start of 2020, the waves we experienced worldwide were not only coronavirus waves. About a decade ago, we started to observe new…
Melisa Erol
Mar 29, 2021
Pandemide Alkol Kısıtlamaları: Halk Sağlığı mı, İdeoloji mi?
Pandemide Alkol Kısıtlamaları: Halk Sağlığı mı, İdeoloji mi?
Dünyanın birçok farklı bölgesinde hükümetlerin koronavirüse karşı önlem almak adına bar ve restaurantları kapattığını biliyoruz. Bu…
Melisa Erol
Mar 29, 2021
Sudan: Another Foreign Policy Failure for Turkey?
Sudan: Another Foreign Policy Failure for Turkey?
Turkey has been notably active in multiple sub-Saharan countries with multidimensional policies in recent years. According to the Turkish…
Mustafa Gül
Mar 17, 2021
2021: Critical Year for the Energy Sector in Turkey
2021: Critical Year for the Energy Sector in Turkey
2021 is of great importance for Turkey’s aspirations for energy security and to become an energy hub in the region. 17.2 billion cubic…
Asli Yuruk
Mar 16, 2021
Turkish Parliament by Gender: How Political Parties in Turkey Fare on Equal Representation?
Turkish Parliament by Gender: How Political Parties in Turkey Fare on Equal Representation?
The gender disparities in the Turkish parliament, at macro level, is hardly surprising to anyone familiar with the country. However, there…
Sarp Duyar
Mar 15, 2021
Turkey-China Relations: Hungry Dragon Swallows Crescent?
Turkey-China Relations: Hungry Dragon Swallows Crescent?
Turkish-China series: Hungry Dragon Swallows Crescent?
Bahadir Sirin
Mar 15, 2021
Turkey´s Carbon dependency
Turkey´s Carbon dependency
Related to the ambitions of Turkey to utilise its natural resources and geopolitical position as an emerging renewable energy (RE) hub…
Asli Yuruk
Feb 15, 2021
How Miserable Are the Turks?
How Miserable Are the Turks?
According to the misery index, Turkey ranked as the 4th most miserable country in 2020, leaving the 5th place in 2019. But what is the…
Melisa Erol
Feb 15, 2021
Turkey and Somalia: Soft Touches in an Otherwise Hard Foreign Policy
Turkey and Somalia: Soft Touches in an Otherwise Hard Foreign Policy
Turkey has been cultivating exceptionally deep ties with Somalia, especially since President Erdogan made his high-profile visit to the…
Sarp Duyar
Jan 25, 2021
Turkey As a Model Country for Africa: the Turkish Endeavours in Kenya
Turkey As a Model Country for Africa: the Turkish Endeavours in Kenya
In the last decade Turkey has become more and more invested in being a model country for many developing countries in Latin America, the…
Melisa Erol
Jan 25, 2021
End of Ethiopia’s Non-Alignment Policy: What Should We Expect? (Part 1)
End of Ethiopia’s Non-Alignment Policy: What Should We Expect? (Part 1)
“You can’t be neutral on a moving train”
Ömer Özgen
Jan 25, 2021
The Outlook: Rapproachment in the Air
The Outlook: Rapproachment in the Air
A Blossoming Rapproachment
Erkin Erguney
Jan 13, 2021
Russian Endgame in Nagorno-Karabakh: What Can Georgia and Ukraine Teach Us?
Russian Endgame in Nagorno-Karabakh: What Can Georgia and Ukraine Teach Us?
For to win hundred victories in hundred battles is not acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is acme of skill. — Sun Tzu
Ömer Özgen
Jan 11, 2021
Turkey’s Renewable Energy Aspirations
Turkey’s Renewable Energy Aspirations
Turkey stays impellent in its search for natural oil and gas in the Eastern Mediterranean, upsetting the relations with its European…
Asli Yuruk
Jan 11, 2021
The UK-Turkey Free Trade Deal
The UK-Turkey Free Trade Deal
In the very last week of 2020, the United Kingdom and Turkey announced that they agreed on a free trade deal, which took effect on January…
Melisa Erol
Jan 11, 2021
The Die Has Been Cast: Impact of CAATSA on Turkey
The Die Has Been Cast: Impact of CAATSA on Turkey
Following press statement from US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on December 14, 2020 marked an epoch in the Turkey — US relations:
Ömer Özgen
Dec 29, 2020
Did Turkey Dodge the EU Sanctions?
Did Turkey Dodge the EU Sanctions?
Last week, European leaders gathered to approve sanctions against individuals and companies from Turkey to express EU’s disapproval over…
Melisa Erol
Dec 29, 2020
The Sinews of War (…Machines of Turkey)
The Sinews of War (…Machines of Turkey)
Turkish defense industry has gone through a massive increase in size in the last decade, drastically expanding its production and R&D…
Sarp Duyar
Dec 28, 2020
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