Oct 19, 2020 | Politics & Society
On September 27, fighting along the so-called line of control between Azerbaijan and the region of Nagorno-Karabakh erupted. This area of Azerbaijan is majority Armenian and has been de facto-controlled by the local Armenian population since the end of the war between...
Oct 13, 2020 | Politics & Society
By Maria Armoudian & Serj Tankian The ongoing war between Armenia and Azerbaijan is part of Turkey’s neo-imperial ambitions in the region and it must be stopped. The indigenous population of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) is being besieged by cluster bombs as they...
Sep 14, 2020 | Politics & Society
In the Eastern Mediterranean, recent confrontations over the rights to drill natural gas have threatened to reignite conflict between Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus. This conflict emerged after Cyprus’s independence in 1960 and was complicated by international...
May 26, 2020 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society
By Ayca Arkilic Looming economic problems have not prevented Ankara from showcasing its soft power and engaging in “corona diplomacy.” Turkey announced its first case of coronavirus on 11 March 2020. According to the Turkish Ministry of Health, as of 25 May 2020,...
Oct 21, 2019 | Politics & Society
By Dr. Jiyar Aghapouri Dr. Jiyar Aghapouri explores Turkey’s moves into Northern Syria. On 17 October 2019 in a joint agreement, Turkey and the United States agreed on a five-day ceasefire following the Turkish offensive in the Northern Syria – a heavily Kurdish...
Jan 22, 2019 | Politics & Society
By Egemen Bezci Egemen Bezci looks at the current predicament facing the Kurdish population in Syria. United States President Donald Trump’s recent decision to withdraw American military forces from Syria caught senior American administration officials by surprise,...
Aug 16, 2018 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society
By Emre Tarim Emre Tarim investigates what is behind Turkey’s tumbling economy. Global markets are on edge once again, this time thanks to the Turkish lira. It crashed more than 15% against the US dollar, euro and pound sterling on August 10 and continued to...
Aug 13, 2018 | Arts & Culture, Politics & Society
A unique feature of the Armenian Genocide has been the long-standing efforts of successive Turkish governments to deny its historicity and to hide its documentary evidence surrounding it. Denialists claimed that there was no central decision taken by Ottoman...
Jul 4, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Erdi Öztürk & Faith Ceran Ahmet Erdi Öztürk & Fatih Ceran recap the Turkish election and discuss whether change has really come to Turkey. On June 24, Turkish citizens voted in presidential and parliamentary snap elections, with a huge turnout. As...