Turkey

Turkey’s Intervention: Modernising International Conflict Resolution.

On October 9, 2019, Turkey started its third military operation in northern Syria within three years. After Operations Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch, Turkey once again enters Syrian soil in the course of Operation Peace Spring. Unlike the former two operations, Peace Spring is under heavy criticism. In this article, I explain the motives behind...

Turkey: The Country of the Cardinal Sins

If, by now, you do not acknowledge that Turkey is experiencing a massive economic crisis, then you probably never will. Probably, the country will soon go bankrupt, if no comprehensive reforms are adopted, but Turkey has other deep wounds, too. Arguably, the Turkish society might be experiencing its most tragic era in its long and...

The Elephant in the Room

It has happened; and we all knew it was coming. Arsenal Superstar Mesut Özil left the German football national team, after being heavily criticised for… for what?! His performance in the national team, including the world cup, was outstanding, creating most of his team’s chances. The developments off the pitch are what led the 29-years...

EU, SCO and Turkey’s Foreign Policy

This work is the a research paper by our founder Emre Şentürk, submitted in May 2015 at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen. The paper was submitted within the course “International Organisation” as part of the “International Relations/International Organisation” Bachelor programme. Its original title was “European Union or Shanghai Cooperation Organisation? Which...