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Cyprus, NATO and the Weight of Unfinished Business Christodoulides says his country would join NATO tomorrow if it could. The reason it cannot has been sitting unresolved in the Eastern Mediterranean for half a century

NATO membership for Cyprus has one obstacle: Türkiye. That obstacle has a history, a legal basis, and it predates this war by fifty years.

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The Cost of Chaos: Türkiye’s Rational Line on the Iran Conflict Ankara views the Iran crisis through the lens of cost and neighborly coexistence

For Ankara, Iran is not a distant file. It is a neighbor. State collapse next door sends the bill directly across the border.

Why Türkiye chooses cost calculation over ideology. Our latest analysis on the rational line.

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Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Georgia sustain trilateral track as corridor politics shift around Armenia Defence coordination, special forces training and Black Sea cable steps keep the track active, while Armenia’s transit debate remains unresolved

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Buffer Zone Talk Returns as Türkiye Weighs Iran Shock Scenarios Bloomberg’s report revived buffer zone talk in Iran scenarios, but Ankara rejects claims of plans to operate on Iranian territory

Türkiye is revisiting Iran border shock scenarios. Buffer zone talk is about keeping a migration surge off the line, while Ankara rejects claims of operating on Iranian soil.

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Greece as the Packaged Plan, Türkiye as the Fast Capacity Option: Washington Keeps Two Shipbuilding Lanes in Play Washington is not shopping for one yard. It is keeping two lanes open, Greece for political legibility and Türkiye for operational capacity

US shipbuilding delays are pushing Washington to keep two Eastern Med lanes open: Greece for political cover, Türkiye for ready yard capacity.

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JINSA Report Calls for 'Institutionalized Eastern Mediterranean Security Axis', Urges Conditions on Türkiye’s F-35 Access Report outlines closer Greece–Cyprus–Israel defense coordination and links future defense access to regional conditions for Ankara

JINSA backs a Greece–Cyprus–Israel defense axis and urges strict conditions on Türkiye’s F-35 return, sharpening Eastern Mediterranean fault lines.

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Ukraine as Certification: Drone Competition Expands Across the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean Ukraine’s battlefield experience is reshaping unmanned planning in the region

Ukraine’s battlefield experience is influencing how drones are evaluated beyond the war zone. From Cyprus to Greece, electronic warfare lessons are shaping planning across the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.

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Vetoing Deterrence: Türkiye at the Core of Europe’s Divided Defence As NATO relies on Turkish firepower to secure its flanks, Brussels’ 150‑billion‑euro SAFE fund continues to exclude Türkiye due to Greek and Greek Cypriot vetos

Europe can no longer afford the luxury of letting the Transatlantic alliance be held hostage by the narrow interests of Athens and Nicosia.

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The Monochrome Screen and Our Vivid Lives Turkish-Armenian community leader and businessman Çetinkaya revisits old Beyoğlu, from Madame Anahid’s trembling accordion to the shared warmth of a coal stove

"The screen was monochrome, but our lives were vividly colored."

In an exclusive memoir Turkish-Armenian community leader Nurhan Çetinkaya takes us on a journey through the soul of old Beyoğlu.

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The Quiet Reordering of Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean New corridors and closer Washington–Athens coordination are quietly changing how energy moves and who sets the terms in the Eastern Mediterranean

Energy corridors are multiplying across the Eastern Mediterranean. For Türkiye, the question is not only how much gas moves, but what kind of system is forming around it as Washington and Athens draw closer.

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Legitimate Claims, Faulty Framing: The Strategic Cost of “Blue Homeland” The law may favor Türkiye. The language does not

Türkiye bases its maritime claims on what it sees as legal principles and practical realities. Yet the “Blue Homeland” framing increasingly presents them abroad as revisionist and confrontational, weakening its own case.

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EU Expands SAFE Defence Funding; Greece Approved, Cyprus Secures €1.18bn EU-backed loans advance national defence plans as Athens and Nicosia deepen their integration into the bloc’s security financing framework

EU expands SAFE defence funding, approving Greece’s plan and confirming €1.18bn for Cyprus. The loan-based mechanism anchors national defence upgrades in Brussels. Türkiye, as a non-member state, cannot participate in the framework.

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The Drone Boomerang: How Ukraine’s Battlefield Laboratory Is Reshaping the Eastern Mediterranean Türkiye helped strengthen Ukraine’s drone ecosystem. Now elements of that experience are entering regional rivalries that directly involve Ankara

The Drone Boomerang: Türkiye helped build Ukraine’s drone capacity in 2022. By 2026, that wartime experience is filtering toward Cyprus and Greece, entering the Eastern Mediterranean security equation.

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Beyond a New Front: The South Caucasus Rebalances With Türkiye at the Core U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s visit shows that Russia no longer dominates the South Caucasus and that Türkiye is central to the region’s new balance

Vance’s visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan does not open a new front against Russia. It shows Moscow no longer sets the rules alone in the South Caucasus, and that Türkiye sits at the center of the region’s shifting balance.

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TOGG as Gesture: Türkiye’s Electric Car in High-Level Diplomacy Erdoğan’s red “Anadolu” Togg gift to Egypt’s President Sisi shows how Türkiye’s electric car has become a recurring diplomatic symbol

Erdoğan’s red “Anadolu” Togg gift to Egypt’s President Sisi shows how Türkiye’s electric car has become a recurring diplomatic symbol.

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Invisible Europeans How Turkish Cypriots Became EU Citizens Without Europe

“Invisible Europeans”: In 2004, Turkish Cypriots voted for reunification. Today they remain EU citizens without full legal reach or institutional voice, while the government that said “No” chairs the Union.

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Mediterranean Destinations Tighten Visitor Controls as Overtourism Pressures Spread Across Europe Cruise pressure is pushing Mediterranean cities to set limits

Cruise traffic, housing strain and resident pushback are driving Mediterranean cities to tighten visitor controls.

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Multinational energy companies are signing parallel deals with rival Eastern Mediterranean states within weeks. If drilling accelerates in contested waters, commercial expansion could trigger naval and diplomatic friction.

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€1.18bn SAFE Deal Places Cyprus at the Core of EU Defence Planning With EU-backed financing and new partnerships, Cyprus moves beyond “Motherland” alignment and asserts an independent role in the Eastern Mediterranean

Cyprus secures €1.18bn under the EU’s SAFE program, accelerating its shift beyond “Motherland” alignment and embedding itself deeper in European defence structures, as Türkiye remains outside the framework.

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XTRA: Cyprus Is Divided by Design, Not by Accident. Europe did not fail to stop the division. It chose to normalise it.

Cyprus Is Divided by Design, Not by Accident.

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Türkiye’s Foreign Policy in 2025: Flexibility Without Doctrine In 2025, flexibility shaped Türkiye’s diplomacy—preserving access in some arenas, exposing limits in others.

In 2025, Türkiye’s foreign policy neither reset nor collapsed — it relied on flexibility and managed ambiguity, preserving access in some arenas while exposing limits in others.

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Three Years After the Earthquakes, Temporary Living Has Become Structural in Türkiye Official data show reconstruction progress, but hundreds of thousands remain in container housing as social normalization lags behind

Three years after the 6 February earthquakes, reconstruction in Türkiye has advanced. Official data show hundreds of thousands still live in container housing, revealing a recovery that remains socially incomplete.

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Mitsotakis and Erdoğan’s February 11 meeting in Türkiye has been announced. Chios came first. Dialogue is said to continue. Chios tells a different story

Mitsotakis–Erdoğan meeting on Feb 11 has been announced. The Chios incident showed the real limits of Türkiye–Greece dialogue. Talks persist, but when coordination is needed, sovereignty claims override cooperation.

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Jerusalem’s Unmanaged Fault Lines Pressure on Greek Orthodox and Armenian institutions remains largely unrecognized

Jerusalem instability is not only Muslim Jewish confrontation. It reflects failing governance. Pressure on Greek Orthodox and Armenian institutions shows how access, property, and security rules erode.

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When History Goes Quiet President Erdoğan received the Hüseyin bin Ali Order from Jordan’s King Abdullah II during talks in Istanbul

Less about the honor, more about what goes unsaid. Erdoğan received the Hüseyin bin Ali Order in Istanbul. A symbol linked to the 1916 Arab Revolt sits quietly beside Ottoman continuity discourse. Silence does the work.

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Erhürman to Guterres: No More ‘Negotiation for the Sake of Negotiation’ The Turkish Cypriot leader heads to New York with a bold demand: UN chief must set 'clear rules' before any new Cyprus talks begin

Is the Cyprus process dead? Erhürman says he won’t step onto the "pitch" without clear rules.

"My ultimate goal is a solution," he notes, while demanding a results-oriented shift at the UN.

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