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  • Kebabs from Berlin were served in the garden of the German embassy's summer residence by the German president and Berlin restauranteur Keles
    German-Turkish relations

    Towards a modern policy on Turkey

    Political and diplomatic relations between Germany and Turkey are marked by dissent, but the numerous flashpoints in the Middle East are now bringing the two countries closer together. The German President's deft balancing act on his trip to Turkey points the way toward a pragmatic policy on Turkey

  • The Bosporus Bridge is illuminated in red and white at night; the lights of Istanbul can be seen in the background as a ship passes beneath the bridge
    Organised crime in Turkey

    A haven for international criminals

    Lax laws on money laundering, easy access to citizenship, insufficient prosecution – Turkey has grown more attractive for international criminal networks in recent years. In response, the new interior minister has declared a crackdown

  • Opinion polls reveal that firm integration and ties to the West are anything but popular in Turkey.
    Public opinion in Turkey

    Dreaming of a greater republic

    Many Turks are dissatisfied with the international status of their country. At the same time, opinion polls reveal great scepticism among the Turkish population towards the USA. By Ronald Meinardus

  • Flirting with nationalist support: Erdogan with MHP leader Devlet Bahceli (photo: DHA)
    Turkey and Central Asia

    One nation, six states?

    Turkey is turning towards the Turkic nations of Central Asia, intensifying its economic, diplomatic and military relationships with these countries. So what is driving Turkey’s Central Asia policy? Are we seeing a resurgence in nationalist Pan-Turkic geopolitics? Essay by Yasar Aydin

  • Ukraine conflict

    Turkey and Israel eye co-operation in Central Asia

    As Russia advances across the Ukraine, the geopolitical cards are being reshuffled in the Middle East. On the agenda is closer economic and security cooperation between Israel and the Turkic countries. James M. Dorsey reports

  • Turkey-Armenia relations

    Normalisation after 31 years of tension?

    Turkish-Armenian rapprochement kicked off in Moscow in January, after a break of 13 years. This time, focusing on relatively easy fixes such as trade and transportation, both countries are emphasising a lack of pre-conditions. Turkey is nevertheless reluctant to let third countries, such as Russia, to play a role in the process. By Leyla Egeli

  •  Dilara Bagiyeva‘s face grew pale as she recounted how, after suffering abuse from her husband for a decade, he turned on their eight-year-old daughter in a drunken fit last year. Bagiyeva is among thousands of women subjected to domestic violence in the conservative Caspian Sea country where there are growing concerns over the issue.
    Femicide in Azerbaijan

    Azerbaijan activists sound alarm over femicide wave

    Activists in Azerbaijan have been urging the country's government to ratify the 2011 Istanbul Convention – a landmark international agreement aimed at preventing domestic violence – for years. Baku has yet to act, however. Meanwhile the number of women dying at the hands of their partners continues to rise

  • Protesters in the capital of Armenia, Erevan.
    Interview with Georgian historian Beka Kobakhidze

    Europe risks being outmanoeuvred in the restive Caucasus

    The balance of power on Europe's eastern borders is shifting. Georgian historian Beka Kobakhidze speaks from Tbilisi about rivalry and emerging alliances in the region, an impotent EU and disappointed pro-democracy activists. Interview by Elisa Rheinheimer-Chabbi

  • Paying a high price for its aggressive foreign policy: " Turkey is more isolated in the region today than it has been for a long time. And in Europe and the EU, Erdogan is largely on his own. His verbal attacks against Macron can hardly be perceived here as a programme geared at making amends," writes Meinardus
    Turkish views on Erdogan's feud with Macron

    "Religion is the President's last resort"

    Relations between Ankara and Paris have reached a new low, with presidential communications contributing to the escalation. To describe recent bilateral exchanges as undiplomatic would be the height of diplomacy. By Ronald Meinardus

  • Armenia, Azerbaijan – and Nagorno-Karabakh

    “Germany is pretending not to see or hear“

    After more than a month of war, there is a new ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan. But whether it will last remains questionable. The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh sees Turkey deploying mercenaries, Israel supplying weapons – and Germany keeping a low profile. German-Armenian lawyer Ilias Uyar is sharply critical. Gerrit Wustmann spoke to him

  • Refusing to be sucked in

    Russia and Turkey keep powder dry in Nagorno-Karabakh

    Sensitive to the threat of wider confrontation, Russia and Turkey are for now limiting involvement in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to providing humanitarian assistance and some military aid. Maria Tsvetkova and Olzhas Auyezov report

  • Human toll in Azerbaijan-Armenia fight for Nagorno-Karabakh

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