Last week, the Turkish public agenda has been busy with three main topics. The first was the second phase of the counter-terror Operation Claw-Eagle by the Turkish Armed Forces and the execution of 13 civilians by the PKK terrorist organization. The second topic was the ongoing negotiations and arguments about a resolution, whether the island of Cyprus should be governed ...
Israel says it would only be pleased to have Turkey participate in the upcoming Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (East-Med Gas Forum). However, Energy Expert Sohbet Karbuz argues that in doing so, Turkey would be “knowingly outmaneuvering itself,” as participation would imply official level interaction with the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GCASC). The East-Med Gas Forum was established last ...
The Eastern Mediterranean has become one of the frontlines in the ongoing geopolitical polarization. This polarization in the region is not only between Turkey and Greece: the conflict is mainly taking place between the Eurasian and the Atlantic camps. Greece is little more than a pawn of that camp. On the anti-Turkish front, the major powers of the Atlantic camp ...
The Turkish army began the first phase of the operation on Cyprus this week in 1974, an event that was celebrated both by Turkish Cypriots and mainlanders. 46 years ago today, this event began when, on July 15th, a Greek Nationalist junta government took control of the island with a coup d’etat. What happened on July 20th, 1974? The prelude ...
The longer Turkey remains tied up in Syria (or rather, in Idlib), according to Rear Admiral in retirement Mustafa Özbey, the more serious problems it will face in the near future. Presidential elections will be held in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on April 26. The position of Ankara in the Eastern Mediterranean will depend on who wins. “At ...