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Is there an Emirati agenda for Turkey?
OPİNİON
Espionage Case On 19th April, two intelligence operatives -who claimed to be working for the UAE- have been detained in Istanbul. The Turkish National Intelligence and the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office conducted the operation. The...
Qatar Crisis Enters Third Year: Dim Prospects for Dispute Resolution
POLİCY BRİEF
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) crisis that erupted in May/June 2017 is about to enter its third year. Realistically, an end to this emotional dispute appears nowhere in sight. There are no signs that the parties are anywhere closer to resolving...
A Difficult Test for The Iraqi Government: Discussions Over Federal Region in Basra
OPİNİON
Basra, which is one of the most controversial cities in Iraq lately, once again became the main topic of conversation with the Basra Provincial Council voting on April 2nd 2019 to demand the creation of a federal district and fuelling heated...
The State of the Gulf Cooperatıon Council: From Loose Integration to Deep Fragmentation
ANALYSİS
In the wake of the Arab Spring, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has shown certain signs of “loosening integration and deep fragmentation”. Analyzing a number of developments related to these signs through “alliance...
Options for Turkey in Manbij and the east of the Euphrates River
OPİNİON
One of the most important messages given by President Erdoğan in his speech after the 31 March local elections was about foreign policy. Erdoğan stated that there will be no elections in the following 4,5 years in Turkey and the priority in foreign p...
The New Name of The Crisis in Iraq: Mosul
OPİNİON
A major ferry accident has taken place in Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city after the capital Baghdad, on 21 March 2019. More than 100 people lost their lives and dozens of people were injured. This grim accident put Mosul on the...
Christchurch Terror Attack, Brenton Tarrant’s Manifesto and the New Face of Terrorism
POLİCY BRİEF
The terror attack carried out by Brenton Tarrant in New Zealand on March 15 has claimed the lives of 49 Muslims as of the time of writing at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Avenue Mosque in Christchurch. Following the attack, New Zealand police also...
A New Phase in the USA–Iran Conflict in Iraq
OPİNİON
Developments in both domestic and international policies in Iraq, which seeks stability, order and security after four years of conflict with ISIS, keep tensions in the country constantly high. After the elections on 12 May 2018, the result of which...
Khashoggi 's Death and its Repercussions on the Saudi Position With Turkey
ANALYSİS
The Saudi-Turkish relations have fluctuated between durability and deterioration, partnership and competition. As there are good relations in economic and strategic partnerships and agreements on political issues, such as the common positions of the...

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Is there an Emirati agenda for Turkey?

Gökhan Ereli

Espionage Case On 19th April, two intelligence operatives -who claimed to be working for the UAE- have been detained in Istanbul. The Turkish...

A Difficult Test for The Iraqi Government: Discussions Over Federal Region in Basra

Bilgay Duman

Basra, which is one of the most controversial cities in Iraq lately, once again became the main topic of conversation with the Basra Provincial...

Options for Turkey in Manbij and the east of the Euphrates River

Oytun Orhan

One of the most important messages given by President Erdoğan in his speech after the 31 March local elections was about foreign policy. Erdoğan s...

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Qatar Crisis Enters Third Year: Dim Prospects for Dispute Resolution

Giorgio Cafiero

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) crisis that erupted in May/June 2017 is about to enter its third year. Realistically, an end to this emotional...

Christchurch Terror Attack, Brenton Tarrant’s Manifesto and the New Face of Terrorism

Göktuğ Sönmez

The terror attack carried out by Brenton Tarrant in New Zealand on March 15 has claimed the lives of 49 Muslims as of the time of writing at Al...

2018 Parliamentary Elections and The Future of the KRG

Bilgay Duman

Following long-lasting debates and a oneyear delay in the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), regional parliamentary elections were held on...

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The State of the Gulf Cooperatıon Council: From Loose Integration to Deep Fragmentation

Gökhan Ereli

In the wake of the Arab Spring, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has shown certain signs of “loosening integration and deep...

Khashoggi 's Death and its Repercussions on the Saudi Position With Turkey

Ihab Omar

The Saudi-Turkish relations have fluctuated between durability and deterioration, partnership and competition. As there are good relations in...

Trump-European Union and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Taylan Özgür Kaya

The division of opinion between the US and the EU (European Union) on issues such as commercial relations and nuclear settlement with Iran as a...

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