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Analyses | | Szymon Ananicz

Turkey on the Russian military intervention in Crimea

Irrespective of the pro-Ukrainian declarations made by minister Davutoğlu, one should not expect Ankara to impose sanctions.
Analyses | | Marek Matusiak

Turkey former allies in conflict

The crisis between the Prime Minister Erdogan and Fethullah Gulen’s religious-social movement has been deteriorating for several years.
Analyses | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

Turkey connects Europe and Asia with a tunnel under the Bosphorus

Marmaray is another in a series of large-scale projects initiated by the ruling AKP to demonstrate how Turkey is undergoing a spectacular transformation.
OSW Commentary | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

Turkeys economy a story of success with an uncertain future

Ankara has become a hostage of its own image as an economically successful state with a stable socio-political system.
Point of View | | Szymon Ananicz

The Sultans of Swing Turkeys stance on integration with the European Union

Despite a growing assertiveness in Ankara’s relations with Brussels, Turkey will continue to seek closer integration with the EU in the coming years.
Analyses | | Szymon Ananicz

A new impetus in relations between Ankara and Brussels

On 22 October the Council of the European Union decided to open a negotiating chapter on regional policy in its accession negotiations with Ankara. A week earlier the European Commission published a report which detailed the reforms which…
OSW Commentary | | Marek Matusiak

Turkey has the AKP ended its winning streak

For the first time in a decade, the AKP government is encountering major impediments both domestically and internationally, and the party’s image has been tarnished.
Analyses | | Marek Matusiak

Turkey Prime Minister announces Democratisation Package

On 30 September the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced a long-awaited package of laws aimed at improving democratic standards in Turkey. The new legislation addresses a number of deficits in the Turkish democracy…
Analyses | | Szymon Ananicz, Andrzej Wilk

Friction between Turkey and NATO

On 26 September, Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defence Industries resolved a tender for the delivery of long-range air defence systems. The winner was China’s CPMIEC. If Turkey ultimately decides to buy the Chinese system, this will be a…
Analyses | | Marek Matusiak

Turkey a definitive end to the armys political role

On 5 August, an Istanbul court passed sentences in the Ergenekon case, which has been ongoing since 2008. Along with ‘Balyoz’, a similar case concerning conspiracy concluded last autumn, it was an attempt to deal legally with the ‘Kemalist…