Türkiye, US, Israel and YPG. On 24 September 2025, Türkiye and the US concluded a contract for the supply of LNG for a period of 20 years, with a volume of approximately 70 billion cubic meters. The next day, on September 25, a meeting between Erdoğan and Trump took place at the White House. Trump urged Türkiye to abandon purchases ...
Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Last week’s agenda in Türkiye largely revolved around Palestine and Syria. with the disarmament process of PKK was once again under the spotlight. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made remarks about the ongoing ceasefire process in Gaza. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s remarks on developments in Syria stood out as another important event. ...
Main political events in Türkiye during the last week. Last week was a busy one in Türkiye’s political agenda. At the top of the list was the first meeting of the parliamentary commission for the “Terror-Free Türkiye”. The commission was named as “National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission”. Another important development was the decisions taken at the Supreme Military Council ...
Observations at the PKK’s ceremony to burn weapons in Iraq. By Ferdi Tanhan – Deputy Chairman and Diyarbakır Provincial Chairman of the Vatan PartyOn July 11, the PKK held a symbolic disarmament ceremony in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah with a group of 30 members and announced that the organization had been dissolved. The process, officially referred to as a “Terror-Free Türkiye,” is ...
With aspects reaching out to domestic Turkish politics and the Caucasus. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan The US is planning to establish a new order in West Asia by mending ties between Türkiye and Israel through Syria. From Washington’s perspective, Türkiye is a partner it cannot afford to lose entirely in the region. And Israel is the US’s outpost in West ...
With regional repercussions. Ending 40 years of terror versus destroying the foundations of the republic – the opposing arguments in Türkiye’s current debate could not be further away. At their core is a process that became public in October 2024, when the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahçeli proposed a ‘right to hope’ for Abdullah Öcalan, founder ...
Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Despite the arrival of summer, Türkiye’s political agenda remained intense last week. The most prominent topic was the ruling party’s efforts for a new constitution. Process that the government’s started with the banner “terror-free Türkiye”, drawing international attention after PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan called on the organization to lay down arms, ...
Embargoes against Türkiye have motivated the country to develop further its own defense industry, which serves successfully the purpose of fighting terrorism and changes regional dynamics. By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/Author In the defense industry, Türkiye has evolved from a structure that was 80% foreign-dependent just 20 years ago to a point where it has reduced its foreign dependency to ...
Voices from the PKK and the Kurdish community By Deniz Yıldırım How was Abdullah Öcalan’s call to lay down arms and dissolve the PKK received among PKK circles in Europe? What did Kurdish associations, writers, and academics say about this call, which is likely to have significant repercussions in Türkiye, the region, and Europe? Some within PKK-affiliated circles voiced strong ...
Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. As always, Türkiye’s agenda is intense. The massacre of Alawite civilians in Syria topped the headlines. Many political parties and organizations including the main opposition party, Republican People’s Party (CHP), made statements about the incident. Meanwhile, the “democratic initiative” process launched by the coalition partner of the Justice and Development Party ...