The fatal shooting of a school principal in Istanbul, attacks on teachers in Şanlıurfa and Kahramanmaraş, and a growing number of incidents involving threats, physical violence and intimidation in educational institutions have reignited a national debate in Türkiye: Why is violence increasingly reaching schools, institutions traditionally regarded as among the safest places in society? The Ministry of National Education has ...
By Kayahan Çetin – Chairman of the Youth Union of Türkiye (TGB) May 19th, 1919 is the date Mustafa Kemal Atatürk arrived in the northern Turkish city of Samsun to start the armed struggle against the imperialist occupation of Türkiye and its collaborators. The date is considered as the beginning of the war of liberation. It is today celebrated as ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer Türkiye’s engagement with ASEAN is too often treated as a diplomatic side quest—interesting, occasionally useful, but ultimately peripheral to the “real” arenas of power politics. That framing is outdated. In a world where tariff wars, industrial policy, sanctions, and geopolitical rivalry are reshaping markets faster than ministries can rewrite talking points, Türkiye cannot afford to treat ...
The open letter sent by Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Russian President Vladimir Putin, along with Putin’s response, has drawn international attention. In an interview with Sputnik Türkiye, Associate Professor Mehmet Perinçek discussed the obstacles standing in the way of the peace process, Türkiye’s potential role, and the ongoing debate over Zelenskyy’s legitimacy. Zelenskyy’s letter came shortly after Putin’s remarks at the ...
By Selçuk Erenerol – Spokesperson of the Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate For a long time, the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch has been continuously supported from home and abroad to fuel its betrayal, completely disregarding the laws of the Republic of Türkiye. These unlawful steps have accelerated so much that the situation has escalated to a point where it is now preparing ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The conflict between the U.S. and Iran—which remains far from resolution and is rapidly generating global repercussions—has sparked profound debates not only about the balance of power in the Middle East but also about NATO’s future and Europe’s security architecture. The U.S. decision in recent days to withdraw a portion of its troops stationed in ...
By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida The recent prospect of a military alliance between Greece, Israel and Cyprus introduces a new variable into the Eastern Mediterranean security equation. Such an arrangement, even if initially limited, will inevitably be perceived by Türkiye as an attempt at strategic encirclement. The consequences of this perception may extend well beyond the immediate theater. A plausible ...
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered one of the biggest shocks in global energy markets in decades. Nearly one-fifth of the world’s oil trade and a substantial share of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments normally pass through the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman. As tensions in the Gulf escalated and shipping traffic was disrupted, countries across ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The Ukraine War, the genocidal war in Gaza, the subsequent 12-day wars, and the U.S.-Iran war have ushered the global system into a period of restructuring, particularly in terms of energy supply security and logistical realities. This global rupture, deepened by the intensifying U.S.-China competition triggered by the effects of these wars, has ceased to ...
By Feyyaz Erkin Eşli On April 15, 2026, Russia’s Ministry of Defense released a significant statement regarding the continuation of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. It was reported that on March 26, 2026, a number of European countries decided to increase the supply of military drones to the AFU (Armed Forces of Ukraine), indicating that European states have ...
A few years ago, even the most optimistic observers would not have dared to imagine the Middle East, or the Islamic world at large, witnessing an alliance between its traditional or central powers. This was simply because those powers were embroiled in varying degrees of dispute and rivalry. The rivalry between Egypt and Türkiye was stark and overt following the ...
The Security Conference on the South Caucasus, organized by the National Strategy Center (USMER), has concluded. The international conference—which addressed topics such as the historical role of the Türkiye, Russia, and Iran trio alongside Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia, as well as regional developments, historical processes, and the energy crisis—was successfully completed with the participation of numerous ambassadors, economic, and political ...