TURKISH INDUSTRIAL POWERHOUSE ŞİŞECAM DEEPENS ITS ROOTS IN AMERICA New U.S. company signals a major push to expand Turkish glass sales, reach American customers and strengthen commercial ties between Türkiye and the United States A Turkish industrial success story is building an even stronger presence in the United States  Şişecam, one of Türkiye’s most established […]

A Turkish Student’s Resolve Helped Stop a Rogue AI Attack on GitHub DALLAS — What began as an effort to strengthen a résumé became an extraordinary test of judgment for Sinan Can Demir, a 24-year-old computer science student at the University of Texas at Dallas. While reviewing open-source projects on GitHub in late July, Demir

From Adana to the Stars: Deniz Burnham’s Inspiring Journey into Space ADANA, Türkiye — Deniz Burnham’s story demonstrates how a life that began in Türkiye can reach the edge of space through determination, education and public service. Born at Incirlik Air Base in Adana, as noted in NASA’s biography, Burnham is now preparing for her

Silence Has a Cost: Why Turkish Americans Must Act on H.R. 2585 Turkish Americans: Your Voice Is Needed Now H.R. 2585, titled the Armenian Genocide Education Act, is before the United States House of Representatives. If enacted, it would direct the Library of Congress to create and distribute educational materials presenting an official interpretation of

Washington Sanctions Turkish Companies Over Iran Ties—What Turkish Americans Need to Know. The United States’ September sanctions against a Türkiye-based bank and three Turkish aviation and logistics companies mark more than a cluster of enforcement actions. They show that Washington’s intensified campaign against Iran is moving through the commercial arteries of neighboring countries—and that Türkiye’s

The F-35 Talks Resume, but the S-400 Still Controls the Outcome President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s statement that negotiations with Washington over Türkiye’s return to the F-35 program are continuing is important. It is not, however, a breakthrough. The talks have moved from a period of near-total political estrangement into a more serious bargaining phase, but

Washington Opens Syria’s Door—and Hands Türkiye a Strategic Opportunity For nearly half a century, Syria occupied one of Washington’s most isolating diplomatic categories. The United States placed the country on its list of state sponsors of terrorism in 1979, making Syria the longest continuously designated member of the original list. The label survived wars, failed

Türkiye’s Nuclear Pivot Toward Russia: What It Means for Washington and NATO Erdoğan’s call for expanded nuclear cooperation with Moscow presents the United States with a strategic choice: offer Türkiye credible energy alternatives or watch Russian influence deepen inside a key NATO ally. When President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sat beside Russian President Vladimir Putin this

Syria’s Runway, Washington’s Test: Why Rising Türkiye-Israel Tensions Matter to Turkish Americans An Israeli strike on a Syrian airbase and a war of words between Ankara and Jerusalem have opened a volatile new chapter in the region. For Turkish Americans, the question is not only what happens overseas, but how the dispute is argued, understood

Türkiye’s Rise Is Reshaping the Middle East. Washington Should Compete for the Alliance—Not Abandon It As Iran’s regional reach contracts, Ankara is building influence through Syria, defense partnerships and hard-power diplomacy. That does not make Türkiye “the next Iran.” It makes the country a pivotal—and increasingly difficult—power that the United States can neither indulge nor