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İrfan Kovankaya

Turkey navigates regional tensions as Yemen conflict tests Mecca defense pact

Turkey navigates regional tensions as Yemen conflict tests Mecca defense pact

Ankara faces a delicate balancing act as it seeks to curb Iranian influence in Yemen while avoiding offensive military operations under the Mecca pact amid escalating conflict.

19 October 2026 Irfan Kovankaya

Turkey's axis is shifting in foreign policy, human rights, says former ambassador

TEN AMBASSADORS SUMMONED

Turkey's axis is shifting in foreign policy, human rights, says former ambassador

We have interviewed retired Ambassador Yalım Eralp about the Osman Kavala case and Turkey-US relations.

20 October 2021 Pınar Tarcan

Turkey’s ‘test’ with foreign affairs in 2021

Turkey’s ‘test’ with foreign affairs in 2021

2020 has been a turbulent year for Turkey in terms of foreign affairs. The problems of the past year will persist in 2021 as well. Tensions in Eastern Mediterranean and Libya as well as the continued arrest of Kavala and Demirtaş will also be on the agenda.

31 December 2020

Survey: Support increases for cooperation with US although it is seen as the biggest threat

Survey: Support increases for cooperation with US although it is seen as the biggest threat

Those who find Turkey's Middle East policies successful has increased while the US and Israel remained the "biggest threats."