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How soft power can boost Turkish-Gulf relations

  • The regional order in the Middle East is undergoing a serious shift due to the normalization of relations among many regional states, domestic transformations within the Gulf nations, and seismic crises among international actors that are affecting the policies of the regional actors. Turkish...
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Will economy-driven Turkiye-Gulf relations yield political gains?

  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s intense three-day Gulf tour was remarkable both symbolically and strategically, reflecting Ankara’s projection of its relations with the states of the region in the coming years. Erdogan’s visits to both Saudi Arabia and the UAE were aimed at cementing t...
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Russia-Turkiye ties to the fore as Moscow vetoes Syria aid renewal

  • Russia on Tuesday once again used its veto power at the UN Security Council to block the proposed authorization renewal of a cross-border operation that delivers aid from Turkiye to millions of people in northwest Syria. The aid is not only the last lifeline for Syrians; for Ankara, it is hig...
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What Erdogan’s re-election means for the Gulf

  • Turkish elections were held at a time when the region had already entered into an era of de-escalation and normalization. Within that context, the outcome of the elections in Turkiye was particularly important for the Gulf states that look for predictable Turkish foreign policy in the post-elec...
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Why Turkiye and Greece must continue on the friendship path

  • Voters in both Turkiye and Greece went to the polls this month, and those in Turkiye will do so again on Sunday in a presidential election runoff between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. In Greece, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s center-right New D...
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New free trade deals could connect Turkiye, Iran and the Gulf states

  • Iran has revealed plans for a free trade zone with Turkiye, with an agreement expected to be signed in the next couple of months. Turkiye has also reached a free trade agreement with the UAE, one of Iran’s leading trade partners in the region. The agreement aims to increase trade volume betwe...
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Women still take a back seat in Turkish politics

  • The presidential and parliamentary elections to be held in Turkiye on May 14 are among the most crucial and competitive in the country’s history. Two political blocs, the People’s Alliance and the National Alliance, have named their female candidates and revealed their agendas for women’s empow...
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Reset climate opens door for stronger Turkiye-Gulf ties

  • The Middle East is going through a recalibration process, with many regional countries resetting their diplomatic relations by signing accords and exchanging unprecedented visits. Turkiye is trying to seize the benefits of this climate of rapprochement by looking for a more institutionalized to...
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Syria’s stakeholders divided over Turkiye rapprochement

  • Throughout the past decade, Turkish foreign policy has gone through crucial predicaments. The crisis at its doorstep, in Syria, has been the main reason for this. The Syrian crisis has had several implications for Turkiye on different levels: Worsening the Kurdish issue, exacerbating the refuge...
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Defense, trade interests drive Turkiye closer to Southeast Asia

  • In the past few months, several developments have taken place between Turkiye and Southeast Asian nations that are worth exploring, especially at a time when regional and global powers are seeking to enhance their relations with countries in that part of the world. Ahead of the G20 Summit on ...
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