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Yasar Yakis

Yasar Yakis is a former foreign minister of Turkey and founding member of the ruling AK Party.

Twitter: @yakis_yasar

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Turkish opposition eyes local elections after loss to Erdogan

As after almost every failure, the opposition parties in Turkiye have already started to blame each other for the defeat they suffered during last month’s general elections.

June 18, 2023

Is the Middle East on the threshold of restructuring?

The political order that prevailed in the Middle East for centuries came to an end after the First World War. The victors of the war designed the region according to their own priorities.

June 04, 2023

Erdogan scents victory as Turkish presidential election goes to a runoff

The elections that were held in Turkiye on Sunday produced both conclusive and inconclusive results.

May 16, 2023

Turkiye critical to East-West power balance

Despite the efforts of the Euro-Atlantic community, the Ukrainian crisis gives the impression that it is moving toward a standstill. The US and Germany are doing their best to keep the pressure on Russia, but so far there has been no sight of a breakthrough.

April 30, 2023

Turkish, Greek elections may test transatlantic solidarity

Turkiye will hold elections on May 14 and Greece on May 21. Depending on the outcomes, these two dates may signal the beginning of a new era between the neighboring NATO allies.

April 16, 2023

Iraq thwarts oil deal between Turkiye and Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraq has won an arbitration case against Turkiye in the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce and the flow of oil through the pipeline was stopped as of March 25.

April 09, 2023