Türkiye-NATO Relations
New opportunity to revive Türkiye-West relations
| OpinionPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan turned the question of Sweden’s NATO membership into an opportunity to …
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OpinionWhat’s the motive behind Erdoğan’s remarks on EU membership?
By Burhanettin DuranPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan started a new debate ahead of this week’s NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Commenting on Sweden’s bid to join the Alliance, he argued that the relevant countries should “clear Türkiye’s path to European Union (EU) membership.” That statement aligned perfectly well with the readout of Erdoğan’s most recent phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden.
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OpinionTürkiye’s new foreign policy in the post-election era
By Burhanettin DuranTürkiye will preserve its “strategic autonomy” and redouble its efforts to promote normalization and stronger relations based on “mutual interests.”
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Opinion3 Questions: Türkiye’s F-16 request to US
By Rıfat ÖncelWhy does Türkiye want to buy F-16V aircraft and modernization kits? Why are there problems in procuring these aircraft and modernization kits? How would a lack of US sales approval affect Turkish-US relations?
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The reconstruction phase will be a test of international...
By Kadir ÜstünAlthough Türkiye has had significant problems with NATO, the U.S., and the Western alliance in general in recent years, receiving serious humanitarian aid support during the 6 February earthquakes can be seen as a strong first step. However, the continuation of this and providing comprehensive and permanent support to Türkiye's rebuilding process, which may take at least a few years, will also be critical for the internal solidarity of the Western alliance. If Türkiye feels left alone in this matter in the medium and long term, it will be difficult to solve the priority problems in Turkish-American and Türkiye-Western relations. This will be a handicap in ensuring regional stability.
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Q&A: Turkish Foreign Minister’s Visit to Washington
By Kadir ÜstünWhat is the background and significance of the Turkish foreign minister’s visit to Washington? What are the differences and similarities between the two countries’ Ukraine policies? Will the U.S. sell F-16s to Türkiye? What is Türkiye’s position on Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership? What is Washington’s view on Türkiye’s engagement with the Syrian regime?
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AK Party foreign policy: The global context
By Muhittin AtamanAs Türkiye started to attract attention with its international relations and foreign policy, it also expanded its military presence to different states and redefined its relations with the West
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Crisis within the Western security structure
By Muhittin AtamanThe Western world is in a deep political and social crisis due to the Western people losing faith in liberal institutions and values, obscurity around NATO's future and NATO losing its credibility
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Madrid summit: Acquirement and its aftermath
By Burhanettin DuranTürkiye has done is stop blocking NATO's extension of an invitation to the countries. In other words, their accession process has just started, not ended.