Türkiye’s Balancing Act: How Ankara Turned Isolation Into Strategic Independence DONATE As Washington and Brussels imposed sanctions and embargoes, Türkiye built its own defense empire—and emerged as a global power broker WASHINGTON, D.C. — For decades, Türkiye has walked a diplomatic tightrope that few nations could navigate: maintaining its NATO membership while cultivating ties with […]
A Small Opening on the Türkiye–Armenia Border — and a Bigger Fight Over What America Teaches When Türkiye and Armenia take even a modest step toward normalizing ties, the ripple travels far beyond the Caucasus. It reaches American classrooms, state capitols, and diaspora communities for whom the region’s unresolved history is not an abstraction but
Turkic Identity and Minority Status in the U.S.: Why Being Counted Changes What We Can Build On January 25, 2026, the Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) hosted a timely and thought‑provoking webinar titled “Turkic Identity and Minority Status in the U.S.: Legal Frameworks, Global Practices & Challenges.” The event brought together community leaders and
A Turkish Student’s Deportation Case Is Halted — and a Community Is Watching Closely By any measure, the case of Rümeysa Öztürk was not supposed to become a national test of immigration discretion. A doctoral student at Tufts University, Öztürk found herself detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementafter federal authorities moved to deport her.
The Washington Gambit: Why Greece is Using the Israel Mirror to Recast Turkey WASHINGTON — When Nikos Dendias, the Greek Defense Minister, took the stage at a high-profile forum in the American capital this month, he did not lead with a policy white paper. Instead, he offered a pointed rhetorical question designed to resonate in
A Diplomatic Pause, Not a Reset: The U.S.-Iran Talks That Aim to Stop a Wider War — and What They Signal for Türkiye’s Neighborhood MUSCAT, Oman — After weeks of threats, naval deployments and public brinkmanship, American and Iranian officials sat down — indirectly and, at moments, face-to-face — for talks that both sides described
U.S. Explores Turkey’s Shipyards as It Scrambles to Build a Bigger Navy WASHINGTON — The United States has begun quiet discussions with Turkey about cooperation in naval shipbuilding, a sign of how urgently Washington is searching for ways to expand and modernize an overstretched fleet as strategic rivalry with China intensifies. The talks, first reported
Turkey Tries to Pull Washington and Tehran Back From the Brink as Europe Labels Iran’s Guard a Terror Group DUBAI — Turkey is quietly trying to do what few U.S. partners can still attempt with any plausibility: bring American and Iranian officials into the same room before threats harden into actions. According to reporting by
No “Strategic Convergence” in the Greece–Turkey Dialogue — and Why It Matters in Washington ANKARA/ATHENS — A new essay from the Middle East Forum argues that the latest Greece–Turkey “dialogue” is masking a hard reality: the two NATO allies may be talking more, but they are not moving closer on the core questions that actually
Erdoğan Installs New Leadership at Turkey’s Central Bank — A Strategic Pivot With Global Ambitions ANKARA — In a move that underscores both continuity and change at the heart of Türkiye’s economic management, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed two new deputy governors to the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (TCMB), signaling a
