The Case of İmamoğlu: Justice as an Instrument of Power in Turkey

• German

The trial against Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, is about more than a criminal prosecution. It reflects an escalating power struggle between the government and the opposition, with consequences for the judiciary, politics, and the coming elections, argues Yaşar Aydın.

Ankara’s Critical View of the EU–India Free Trade Agreement

• German

Turkey Is Emphatically Calling for the Modernisation of the Customs Union with the EU

doi:10.18449/2026C12

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Turkey’s Turns to Central Asia: Learning by Doing

doi:10.18449/2025C49

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Geopolitics on Wheels: The Repositioning of the Turkish Automotive Industry

• German

doi:10.18449/2025C45

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• Sinem Adar
• Yaşar Aydın

Turkey: Strategic Ambiguity and Transactional Diplomacy in the Rebuilding of European Security

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A New Chapter in German-Turkish Relations: From Distance to Critical Pragmatism

Security challenges are drawing Germany closer to Turkey. Although no breakthrough was achieved during the Chancellor’s inaugural visit to the country, Friedrich Merz’s critical pragmatism lays the groundwork for deeper security cooperation, argues Yaşar Aydın.

Erdogan-Rivale: Hat Imamoglu die Chance auf einen fairen Prozess?

Turkey’s Emerging Role in Trump’s Gaza Plan

• Nebahat Tanrıverdi Yaşar
• Emadeddin Badi

Turkey's evolving role in Libya

Beyond Gaza: The Strategic Fault Lines in Turkey–Israel Relations

The Riparian Logic of the Montreux Convention in Turkey’s Black Sea Policy

Libya’s Crisis Persists Amid Tripoli Tensions and Renewed International Role