Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Can Trump prevent a train wreck in S-400 rift?
| OpinionPesident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Osaka, Japan marked …
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OpinionErdoğan-Trump meeting stops S-400 dispute
By Burhanettin DuranThe leader-to-leader diplomacy between the U.S. and Turkey at the G20 summit was crucial in defusing the S-400 dispute and turned it into a potential communication tool for bilateral ties
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OpinionTurkey-US partnership after Osaka Summit
By Kılıç Buğra KanatSince the beginning of Trump's presidency, the two leaders have pretty regularly communicated with each other in face-to-face meetings or through phone calls. This has been an important factor in determining bilateral ties in the last two-and-a-half years.
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OpinionNATO in crisis
By Burhanettin DuranThe NATO Council and Mediterranean Dialogue Partners Meeting took place in Ankara earlier this week, at a time when Turkey and the United States are experiencing tensions over the former's plan to purchase the S-400 missile defense system from Russia and disagreements on Turkish drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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The new form of politics in Turkey
By Burhanettin DuranLeadership requires managing multiple interacting layers at the same time. It also entails meeting conflicting needs and demands simultaneously without allowing them to collide with each other. Precise, effective timing and ordering is a sine qua non. It is crucial to keep the balance of what needs to be done. In reviewing, you should not lose control or reproduce disputes. This can be achieved not by succumbing to the clichés, but breaking them.
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Opposition must stop targeting Syrian refugees
By Burhanettin DuranVerbal attacks by Kılıçdaroğlu and Good Party (İP) Chairwoman Meral Akşener against Syrian refugees on the campaign trail demonstrated their lack of interest in governing. At the time, their remarks were dismissed as a case of election-season populism.
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The ‘Turkey Alliance’ debate
By Burhanettin DuranThere are few democracies around the world with a domestic political debate as lively as the national conversation in Turkey...
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The idea of a ‘Turkey Alliance’
By Talha KöseTurkey experienced a polarizing election period during the March 31 municipal elections. Controversies related to the polls and the consequences of the elections are not yet settled.
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Moving forward together
By Burhanettin DuranThe period for challenging the Istanbul election is over. The provincial electoral authority has certified Ekrem Imamoglu, who ran on the Republican People's Party (CHP) ticket, as mayor of Turkey's largest city.
