Atilla's Musings
Turkey-Iran Rivalry in the Changing Geopolitics of the South Caucasus
Source:SWP Date:24Apr2024
Dated, but a harbinger of things to come. Turkey and Iran will also compete in Iraq, if the Peace Corridor “idea” ever turns into a well-funded project. On the one hand, Iran
The 2024 Turkish Elections Were a Warning for the Global Right
Source:The American Conservative Date:15Apr2024
A rare analysis of Turkey’s conservative political establishment and the meaning of 2024 local elections. The “iron law of oligarchy,” by which decisions by a select party elite
Time for an Armenia-Azerbaijan History Ceasefire
Source:Carnegie Date:28Feb2024
Or why peace is almost impossible in conflicts with starkly opposing narratives of the past. Cyprus is another example of history interfering with the future By recycling conspiracy
As Peace Negotiations Advance, Armenia And Azerbaijan Are Going It Alone
Source:Radio Free Europe Date:09Feb2024
In their efforts to finally resolve their long-running conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, can Armenia and Azerbaijan go it alone? Now, though, with Nagorno-Karabakh back in
The Future of U.S.-Turkish Ties: A New Relationship, Not a Reset
Source:Washington Institute Date:27Jan2024
By Soner Cagaptay. His article heralds some intriguing new developments in the bilateral relationship: To be sure, the new Turkey still sees itself as part of the West. Yet unlike in the
Ragip Soylu: War on Gaza: Why Turkey hasn’t severed all ties with Israel
Source:Middle East Eye Date:16Jan2024
Editor: I try to post articles in this website that are unique or different. That doesn’t mean I always agree with the author’s viewpoint. I’m a card carrying anti-Erdoganist,
Gonul Tol: Turkey’s Erdoğan experience holds lessons for the US on Trump
Source:Financial Times Date:10Jan2024
Turkey and the US are surely different. But similar contexts have given rise to their populists: polarisation and distrust in democratic institutions. Erdoğan exploited these to turn Turkey’s
A Fetih Accompli: How Erdogan Married Religion and Nationalism
Source:New Lines Magazine Date:01Jan2024
by Nicholas Danforth. Kind of dated, because the piece was written before May 2023 elections, but presents an internally consistent and refreshingly unique view of Erdogan’s ideology to
The Economist: In Turkey, Erdogan’s charges of Western hypocrisy stick
Source:The Economist Date:27Dec2023
The article has not covered the recent developments on the Swedish NATO membership front, but otherwise it makes excellent observations: The Gaza War helps Erdogan to solidify his
Cyprus and Israel: A New Geopolitical Equation
Source:Middle East forum Date:20Dec2023
A rare review of how Greek Cypriote Adminstration treats the Gaza conflict and Eastern Med gas fields. A useful compandium for those who seek to better understand the Cyrpus Conflict and its