Are Turkey’s overtures to Egypt genuine or just posturing?

It is too soon to know how far Ankara's attempt is going to go and whether it is a genuine reproachment attempt with Cairo or just another public post...

'A collision course between the incoming Biden and Erdogan administrations is a real possibility'

Retired U.S. diplomat Edward G. Stafford told Ahval's Ilhan Tanir that there is a real possibility that the incoming Biden administration might well b...

Trump victory is good for Erdogan, Biden victory for people of Turkey - Ret. US diplomat

Trifecta victories for Democrats likely to bring strong push for punitive actions against Erdoğan

Ali Abaday: Korona salgını Trump'ın tüm hatalarını gözlere sokan bir hastalık haline geldi

Ahval İngilizce Editörü İlhan Tanır ve Ahval köşe yazarı, gazeteci Ali Abaday, ABD seçimlerindeki son gelişmeleri, Trump & Biden arasında kızışan yarı...

Turkey carrying out a demographic change in N.Syria - Trump appointee

International observers and independent agencies have witnessed severe religious freedom violations in Northeastern Syria which are directed by the Tu...

Turkey could pioneer parliamentary democracy, just as it did the populist wave - Bechev

Turkey, under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is seen as one of the pioneers of the populist wave across the world. According to Dim...

Syrian Kurds are now in uncharted territory with Syrian regime back and Russian presence on the ground

Ahval's Ilhan Tanir is joined by reporter Wladimir van Wilgenburg, who is the co-author of “The Kurds of Northern Syria: Governance, Diversity and Con...

Halkbank penalty could be very severe – Courthouse News reporter Adam Klasfeld

Adam Klasfeld of Courthouse News discussed the recent indictment of Turkey’s state-run Halkbank for breaking U.S. sanctions on Iran with Ahval editor...

Halkbank indictment may hold message for Erdoğan: Cooperate or be indicted

The senior VP of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and former terror finance analyst for the U.S. Treasury Jonathan Schanzer...

'Russia may hand over Kobani to Erdoğan, as it has no strategic importance to anyone but Kurds'

Michael Weiss, the Daily Beast's editor-at-large and co-author of NY Times best seller "ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror" spoke to Ahval's Ilhan Tanir.

Scholar Amy Holmes shares her experiences after speaking at CHP Syria conference and receiving attacks from Turkish ruling party media

Scholar Amy Austin Holmes spoke to @ahval_en about her impression of CHP's first International conference on Syria

US reaction to dismissal of Kurdish mayors were very weak - Stafford

Edward G. Stafford retired from the U.S. Foreign Service officer discusses the latests between Turkey and the U.S. with Ahval's Ilhan Tanir.
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Heras: U.S. Military has two strong red lines for safe zone

A fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), Nicholas Heras is a prominent expert on Syria.In today’s podcast, @NicholasAHeras unpacked...

Stafford: We have been witnessing a car crash in slow motion

Stafford's last assignment was as a faculty member of the Inter-American Defense College where he taught Civilian-Military relations. His most recent...

"The chief is going to hit back, that's what he does - analyst on Istanbul elections"

Senior Professorial Lecturer at American University Doğa Ulaş Eralp spoke to Ahval's Ilhan Tanir about last Sunday’s Istanbul elections.

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Turkey's democracy is back from the dead

Blaise Misztal is a fellow at Hudson Institute, one of the leading think tanks in Washington, D.C. His research programme focuses on the Middle East,...

Turkish citizens see freedom as their heritage and continue to speak up

Ms. Sarah Repucci, Senior Director for Research and Analysis at the Freedom House, an international human rights watchdog, talked to Ahval's Ilhan Tan...