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2025 BALANCE SHEET OF TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY
Introduction As we leave 2025 behind and enter 2026, I wanted to review the news and analyses published by the International Policy Academy (IPA) throughout 2025 and share with our readers the topics we
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EU PUSHES FOR FEDERAL SOLUTION IN CYPRUS
Introduction Thanks to the positive atmosphere created by lawyer and social democrat politician Dr. Tufan Erhürman of the pro-European CTP (Republican Turkish Party), who won this year’s presidential elections in the TRNC (Turkish Republic
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ELECTION MANIFESTO OF TUFAN ERHÜRMAN, THE NEW TRNC PRESIDENT
Last Sunday, Dr. Tufan Erhürman, a legal scholar and academic, was elected as the 6th President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Some speculation has been circulating in the Turkish press regarding
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INTERVIEW WITH DR. THEANO KALAVANA: CYPRUS NEGOTIATIONS IN THE NEW TERM?
Dr. Theano Kalavana is the President of OPEK. An association for social reform that aims to facilitate dialogue on issues such as foreign policy, the Cyprus participation in the EU, Turkey’s European path, various
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TUFAN ERHÜRMAN WINS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN TRNC
Introduction In the first round of the presidential elections held today (October 19, 2025) in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), the center-left Republican Turkish Party (CTP) leader and presidential candidate Dr. Tufan
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2025 TRNC PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS APPROACHING
Introduction The 11th presidential election will be held this year in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), a de facto state that is only recognized by Türkiye (Turkey) but has continued to exist
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OFRA BENGIO’S “TÜRKİYE ISRAEL: FROM PHANTOM ALLIANCE TO STRATEGIC COOPERATION”
Introduction Ofra Bengio’s book Türkiye Israel: From Phantom Alliance to Strategic Cooperation (Türkiye İsrail: Hayalet İttifaktan Stratejik İşbirliğine) draws attention to how Israel’s official views on Türkiye have been shaped in time. According to
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INTERVIEW WITH DR. THEANO KALAVANA
Dr. Theano Kalavana is the President of OPEK, an association for social reform that aims to facilitate dialogue on issues such as foreign policy, Cyprus’ participation in the EU, Türkiye’s European path, and various
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POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS IN TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS IN THE SECOND TRUMP ERA
The 60th United States (U.S.) Presidential election was won by the Republican Party candidate and the 45th President of the United States, businessman Donald Trump, who has the honor and success of serving as
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U.S.-CYPRUS DEFENSE DEAL
Introduction A new diplomatic development concerning the Eastern Mediterranean geopolitics happened last week with the signing of a defense deal between the United States of America (U.S.) and the Republic of Cyprus (RoC), known
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