Commissioner Calls for Stronger Protection of Refugees in Cyprus
Marking World Refugee Day, the commissioner stressed that refugee protection is a matter of rights, not charity.
Moscow, Tehran, Kyiv and Ankrara's Democratic Paradox
Fidan’s June 16-17 visit to Moscow was more than another episode in Ankara’s transactional relationship with Russia. It highlighted Türkiye’s ambition to position itself as an indispensable middle power in a fragmenting international order. Yet the same week exposed the contradiction at the heart of that ambition: a country seeking regional leadership from Ukraine to Iran, Syria, Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean faces growing criticism over democratic backsliding, judicial politicization and the weakening of opposition politics at home.
Former Auditor General to Appeal Defamation Ruling
The former auditor general says he will challenge a court ruling that found him liable for defamation.


