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Sweden, Finland, NATO | Erdogan’s transactional foreign policy explained

Turkey approves Sweden’s NATO accession. Why now? What changed? The Russo-Ukrainian War has been raging since 2014, initially triggered by Russian-speaking minority oblasts in Eastern Ukraine declaring independence and Russia subsequently annexing Crimea. Nine years later, following a full-blown invasion, Ukraine is painstakingly attempting to reclaim its territory from Russia. The war has imposed heavy […]

2021’s unresolved foreign policy challenges continue to dog Ankara heading into 2022

by Leo Kendrick 2021 saw an active year of Turkish foreign policy, defined by events such as withdrawal from Afghanistan, a diplomatic thaw with the United Arab Emirates, talks with Egypt, a visit by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to New York, a much discussed meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a major diplomatic crisis with the West, a face-to-face meeting with US President Joe Biden in Italy, and infringement proceedings at […]

This Week in Turkey (217): with Selim Kuneralp on Turkey’s foreign policy

This Week in Turkey‘s guest was retired ambassador Selim Kuneralp. Ambassador Kuneralp evaluated the efforts to normalize ties with Egypt and Turkey’s recent developments in foreign policy. Ambassador Kuneralp underlined the main areas of conflict between the countries and what concrete steps needed to be taken to mend the relationship. Ambassador Kuneralp also assessed Turkey’s […]

Interview with Prof. Ersin Kalaycıoğlu on TR-US relations

In this special broadcast, Professor Ersin Kalaycıoğlu (Sabancı University) evaluated US President Biden’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide, Turkey’s response to this recognition and how the relation between the two countries will be impacted in light of this development. Professor Kalaycıoğlu also provided a historical perspective on Turkey-US relations, as well as the happenings of […]

This Week in Turkey (216): with Prof. Ersin Kalaycıoğlu on TR-US relations

This Week in Turkey‘s guest was Prof. Ersin Kalaycıoğlu. Professor Kalaycıoğlu is a political scientist who teaches at Sabancı University. Professor Kalaycıoğlu evaluated US President Biden’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide, Turkey’s response to this recognition and how the relation between the two countries will be impacted in light of this development. Professor Kalaycıoğlu also […]

This Week in Turkey (203): with Faruk Loğoğlu on US-Turkey Relations under Biden

This Week in Turkey‘s guest was Turkey’s former ambassador to Washington D.C. Faruk Loğoğlu. Ambassador Loğoğlu spoke about the future of Turkey-US relations under the Biden administration in light of the recent comments coming from Biden’s team. Ambassador Loğoğlu evaluated the pressing matters that need to be addressed immediately, as well as how the Biden […]

This Week in Turkey (180): with Cenk Sidar on Biden’s comments on Turkey

This Week in Turkey‘s guest was Cenk Sidar, co-founder and CEO of GlobankWonks. He joined us to speak about the recently resurfaced comments by Joe Biden to the NY Times regarding Turkey. Mr. Sidar assessed the reactions coming from Turkey, and how Turkey-US relations will shift if Biden is elected.

Türkiye’nin Batı Balkanlar’daki dış politikasını yeniden düşünmek / Re-thinking Turkish foreign policy in the Western Balkans

TR / EN Bu haber videosu, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Derneği “Genç Profesyoneller” programı kapsamında, Almanya, Fransa, Sırbistan, Bosna-Hersek ve Türkiye’den 10 akademisyen, gazeteci ve bölge uzmanı tarafından hazırlandı. Video haberin amacı, Türkiye’nin Batı Balkanlar’daki dış politikasına ışık tutmak. Heinrich Böll Stiftung’un Belgrad, Saraybosna ve İstanbul ofislerinin, Institut Français des Relations Internationals (IFRI), Al Sharq Forum […]

This Week in Turkey (139): with Merve Tahiroğlu on Trump-Erdoğan meeting in Washington

This Week in Turkey’s guest was Merve Tahiroğlu, who is a research associate focusing on Turkey at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Ms. Tahiroğlu evaluated the upcoming Trump-Erdoğan meeting, which will take place on November 13 in Washington. She contextualized the meeting in terms of the current tense relationship between the US and Turkey and […]