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.
What Turkish Cypriot Carrots Are Needed to Solve the Cyprob?
What a clear answer to “no return to the status quo” might mean
Erhurman Insists on Substance in Cyprus Talks
Turkish Cypriot leader says focus must be on content of a solution, not terminology, and calls for agreement on a four‑point negotiation framework.
Ankara Rejects European Parliament Report on Turkey
Turkish presidency accuses EU report of bias and distorted claims on Cyprus and regional disputes.
Cyprus' EU Presidency Delivers, Metsola Says
The European Parliament president cites this week's deals on air passenger rights and EU-US trade, plus the opening of accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, as proof of the presidency's record, while repeating that the EU will only be whole once Cyprus is reunified.