The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) found multiple violations by Azerbaijan in the abduction of a Turkish national who was forcibly taken to Turkey by Turkish intelligence agency MIT. The committee, which communicated its decision on January 10,
NATO is essentially a security alliance. Its preamble, however, states that the organization is founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law. The grossly autocratic one-man show in Turkey, a NATO member, features none of
Last week, Turkey s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, threw the international community into a tizzy when he announced that Sweden should "not expect" Turkey s support to join NATO after a far-right politician burned a Quran at a protest in front of the
The Biden administration needs a change of tactics when it comes to dealing with Turkey s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. According to recent reports, the White House has informally notified Congress of its support for the sale of advanced F-16s and
Everyone in Turkey, in its region and in countries with interests or concerns about Turkey s political future, probably agree that presidential and parliamentary elections this spring will be the most important for every nation involved. To maximize the