Türkiye

Türkiye diplomacy: Fidan, NATO and new alliances

Türkiye diplomacy entered an intensive phase in the second week of June 2026, with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan conducting a bilateral visit to Bulgaria, receiving United States of America (hereinafter: USA) special envoy Tom Barrack in Ankara, coordinating on the Washington-Tehran nuclear negotiations with Qatari and American officials, and overseeing parallel advances in defence and...

Whose Seat Is It? Party Switching, Elected Office and Democratic Legitimacy in Türkiye

When a member of parliament or a mayor switches parties after being elected, the act may seem like an ordinary exercise of political freedom. Yet it raises a deeper democratic question: whose seat is it? Does the elected office belong to the individual officeholder, to the party that nominated them or to the voters who...

What Can Türkiye Do?

Continuing with the last work in our five-article series on the current war on Iran, we are adopting the strategic lens of Türkiye. In this article, we put ourselves in the position of the Turkish state to understand what it can do within this war. As Türkiye is multidimensionally affected by this war, we will...

Türkiye Expands Artificial Intelligence And Drone Technologies

Türkiye is expanding the development and application of artificial intelligence (hereinafter: AI) technologies across multiple sectors, including defence systems, startup ecosystems and national digital infrastructure. Recent announcements include the introduction of an artificial intelligence-enabled unmanned aerial vehicle by the defence company Baykar and initiatives to establish sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure aimed at supporting domestic companies...

Türkiye’s Military Alignment: NATO, an Islamic Army or the Turan Army?

Türkiye’s debate on military alignment is increasingly narrated as a civilisational choice: remaining anchored in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (hereinafter: NATO) or turning towards alternatives often invoked in public discourse as a “Turan Army” or an “Islamic Army”. This framing is politically evocative, but analytically misleading. NATO is an existing alliance with decades of...

Türkiye Marks 74 Years In NATO As Bayraktar TB3 Debuts In Alliance Exercise

Türkiye marked the 74th anniversary of its accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (hereinafter: NATO), reaffirming its participation in the alliance since joining in 1952. Official statements highlighted Türkiye’s role in NATO’s collective defence framework and its participation in alliance missions and operations. As reported by Yeni Şafak, Turkish officials underlined the nation’s military...