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Analysis
The Fetullah Terrorist Organisation is not a religious or Sufi organisation in the classical and traditional sense. The Fetullah Terrorist Organisation (FETÖ) is not merely an espionage organisation or one with the appearance of a religious community; it is a cult structure shaped around a charismatic leader and based on mental submission. The leader…
Halit Çokan
Analysis
Iran, which for various reasons has always been one of the important items on the agenda of international politics, has in recent years frequently come to the fore with debates about the regime and, most recently, with street demonstrations. In fact, these debates are not new; they have a history going back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution…
Kürşat Güneş
Analysis
The first half of the 2020s witnessed two hot conflicts that profoundly shook world politics: the war launched by Russia against Ukraine and the Israel–Iran conflict that recently broke out. Although these two fronts lie in geographically different regions, in terms of international balances and economic interests…
Hasan Hüseyin Güneş
Analysis
Over the past few decades, Iran was at the centre of Israel’s regional policies; Tel Aviv made intensive efforts to break Iran’s influence and to limit the axis of resistance it supports. With the shift in the regional balance of power and the emergence of new challenges, however, Israel has moved beyond a strategy focused solely on Iran…
Dr Gülşen Y. Sağlam
Analysis
Trade wars existed long before the emergence of modern societies. One of them is the Opium Wars waged with China in the 19th century. The British dispatch of opium produced in India to China over many years, and the Chinese emperor’s refusal to accept it any longer, led to a development that culminated in war…
Assoc. Prof. Müslüm Basılgan
Analysis
After the ceasefire agreement adopted in January 2025, Muslims and the international community took action to halt Israeli attacks and to open the door to humanitarian aid for Gaza. As humanitarian aid convoys moved from Egypt towards Gaza, Israeli forces began a limited withdrawal from residential areas…
Samir Altunkaynak
Analysis
In a significant development in the context of the Israeli attacks on Gaza, the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. This decision, issued at a time when humanitarian violations against Palestinians are continuing…
Dr Gülşen Y. Sağlam
Analysis
With Donald Trump’s return to the presidency of the United States for a second time, questions have begun to mount about how this new era will affect the international stage, and the Middle East in particular. With the slogan “We will fix America”, Trump appears to be promising sweeping reforms in domestic and foreign policy…
Dr Gülşen Y. Sağlam
Analysis
From Türkiye’s perspective, it can be said that Israel’s potential to pose a direct military threat to Türkiye on its own is weak. Türkiye’s geographical size, its population and the military technology it possesses, as well as its military alliances and geopolitical depth, cause Israel to refrain from…
Samir Altunkaynak
Analysis
On 1 October 2024 Iran retaliated against Israel for the 2nd time with ballistic and hypersonic missiles. A statement issued by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that the attack had been carried out in response to the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Revolutionary Guards Major General Abbas Nilforoushan…
Prof. Veysel Ayhan
Analysis
In a statement during a visit to the northern settlement of Kiryat Shmona on 5 June 2024, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that they were prepared for “extremely powerful action against Lebanon”. In September 2024 Israeli forces carried out a large-scale cyber attack against Lebanon for the first time…
Prof. Veysel Ayhan
Analysis
Since 7 October, President Erdoğan had repeatedly drawn attention to Israeli expansionism and the threat of a regional war. Israel’s cyber attack on Lebanese Hezbollah on 17-18 September is being read as an open declaration of war. The President’s warning that Israel wanted to spread the war across the region…
Samir Altunkaynak
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