Turkey

01

Apr

Drones, Export Military, Strategy, Turkey

Turkey’s Strategy to Export Military Drones

PEJOURNAL - Turkey, which intends to become self-sufficient in military equipment, has invested 35 billion dollars in the defense industry over four years. Taking those stages, Turkey became a military power by investing heavily in the elements of its hard power, in addition to expanding its soft power. Turkey has become a militarily influential country with investments in the defense industry by conducting effective studies in the field of development and research. It became one of the most important countries in the world, especially in the field of reconnaissance drones and armed drones, after the United States. While Ankara supplied…

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29

Mar

China, energy corridor, energy economy, Energy Security, energy transit, Europe, gas, geopolitics, Geostrategic, Iran, Oil, Pakistan, Persian Gulf, Russia, Turkey

Geostrategic scrutiny on the construction of a new energy corridor

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - Energy has become a lever of burden and pressure that influence international relations and geopolitics. Thus, energy security has been considered vital and important around the world which brings an emergency construction of a tactical strategic energy corridor or passage as a way to guarantee safety-ness. One of the main elements that facilitate world economic development is energy. The pursuit of the world towards development has created unsteadiness and imbalances in the supply and demand of energy. Therefore, energy resource has a major issue that needed an emergency approach to the nations globally. It has…

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07

Mar

Crisis, Erdogan, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, The Hood event, the Mavi Marmara, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy

From history; The unforgettable crises in Turkish foreign policy

BY: Begüm Burak* PEJOURNAL - The founder of Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s conduct of state affairs and foreign policy vision approach was first declared in his 1931 speech during his tours of Anatolia. Atatürk’s saying “Peace at Home, Peace in the World” is seen as a central principle of the state administration and foreign policy steps. Unfortunately this vision has been undermined not only in Turkish scene but also in global scale. The world scale wars civil uprisings pose a big challenge peace in the world. Due to her strategic geographical location and critical role as the only democratic…

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28

Feb

Delta Crescent Energy, Euphrates, Hasakah, Syria, Syrian Kurdish Democratic Forces, Turkey, United States

Is the United States returning to Syria?

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - The United States has entered a new phase of its military operations in the east of the Euphrates by strengthening its military presence in northeastern Syria and building a second military base in the Al-Malikiyah  (Derek) area on the outskirts of Hasakah. Less than a month ago, the United States built a new military base near the Tal Alu area in Al-Ya'rubiyah. The Syrian government has reacted to the move, saying the United States' goal is to continue looting Syrian wealth and securing routes used to steal oil extracted from Syria. Meanwhile, the Pentagon announced…

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01

Feb

Erdogan, Israel, Middle East, Netanyahu, normalization, Strategic relations, Turkey

Turkey and improving its relations with Israel

PEJOURNAL - An in-depth review of Turkey's foreign policy makes it clear that no clear and fixed policy has dominated Turkey's foreign policy over the past two decades. During the not too long period, Turkish officials claimed that they were willing to resolve all their tensions with all neighbors, but in practice, not only did they did not reach this issue, but the conflicting interference and behavior of the Turks caused many neighboring countries to have deep tensions with them in various areas, including geographical, political, economic and security areas. Unfortunately, since Turkey contracted its territory 10 years ago as…

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28

Jan

Hamas, Israel, normalization, Palestine, Turkey

Is Turkey betraying Hamas in front of Tel Aviv?

PEJOURNAL - Recently, the Zionist newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, in a report referring to the statements of an Israeli diplomat, claimed that the Zionist regime resumed its relations with Turkey conditionally, including the closure of the Hamas office in Istanbul and the cessation of exchanged prisoners from military branch of this movement. The daily quotes former regime ambassador to Sofia, Bulgaria, Erit Lillian, as the new ambassador to Ankara, citing Tel Aviv's goodwill message to increase diplomatic consultations and assess the Erdogan government's sincerity and determination to enter the stage for new collaboration. The claim has yet to be met with…

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31

Dec

CSIS, Iran, Israel, Nuclear Program, nuclear proliferation, nuclear weapon, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, West Asia

West Asia on the path to nuclear proliferation

PEJOURNAL - A recent report from CSIS on the think tank's "nuclear program" lists the trends that lead to the development of nuclear weapons, claiming that US misguided policies have encouraged Turkey and Saudi Arabia in West Asia to pursue nuclear weapons technology. The Center for Strategic and International Studies ( CSIS ) was established in 1962 with a focus on areas related to US national security. The think tank's board of trustees is currently headed by Thomas Pritzker, a major American financier and hotelier. John Hammer, who served as Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1993 to 1997, also manages…

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06

Dec

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Karabakh, Russia, Turkey

The interests of Russia, Turkey and Iran in Karabakh crisis

PEJOURNAL - The fire of the Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia flared up again in the autumn of 2020. This time, Turkey has more openly supported Azerbaijan than ever before, and this has led to a more serious stance by Russia and Iran. Due to its geopolitical importance in the Caucasus region, Karabakh Conflict-Strategic Thought Institute has facilitated the presence and influence of regional and trans-regional actors. Under the pretext of the opposition of some Armenians to the Karabakh region to belong to Azerbaijan (Karabakh), the region was occupied by Armenia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The…

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15

Nov

Cyprus, East Mediterranean, Energy, energy economy, Energy Right, Energy Security, gas, Mediterranean, Oil, Turkey

Getting East Mediterranean Energy Right

BY: Nikos Tsafos* PEJOURNAL - This was a tumultuous summer in the Eastern Mediterranean. On August 12, there was a collision between a Greek frigate and a Turkish frigate as the two navies circled the Turkish survey vessel Oruc Reis. Military exercises drew in forces from the United States, Russia, and France. The United States, Germany, and NATO each tried to mediate between Greece and Turkey. The Mediterranean members of the European Union held a summit, leading French president Emmanuel Macron to tweet “Pax Mediterranea” (whatever that means). Russia offered to help lower tensions, and Greece announced a massive weapons…

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13

Nov

Ansar allah, Houthi movement, Muslim Brotherhood, Turkey, West Asia, Yemen

Reviving Turkey’s role in Yemen; Its advantages and risks

PEJOURNAL - Turkey's neo-Ottoman foreign policy in West Asia in recent years has made the country one of the most important and interfering players in regional changes. Although in these interventions, the pragmatism of this country has been preferred to the ideological dimension of foreign policy as in the past, but behind such an approach, supporting the currents close to the Muslim Brotherhood and the alliance with Qatar in the region has been very important. And for this reason, the type of convergences and divergences of this country in West Asia is largely influenced by Brotherhood tendencies. The kind of…

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