In this week's Al-Monitor Istanbul, Nazlan Ertan visits Bodrum’s quieter side through Tugce Diri’s latest exhibition, al-monitor.com/newsletter/202…

Turkey’s top religious body sparks outrage over women’s inheritance rights: Women rights activists say that the body is increasingly targeting women, challenging secular law and fostering conditions for gender-based violence, Ezgi Akın writes al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

The early retirement of Chief of the General Staff and a raft of controversial legislative amendments passed have sparked debate over Ankara’s long-term military strategy, Barın Kayaoğlu writes al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

After inking military pact, Turkey to provide Syria with weapons, training: Joint military training between Turkey and Syria would be key to achieving a fully centralized, hierarchical army, which has yet to be established, Ömer Özkizilcik said al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

🇹🇷🇦🇿🇦🇲🇺🇸 — Although the Aug. 8 White House meeting between Aliyev, Pashinyan, and Trump rattled some in Türkiye, Ankara stands to gain much from Azerbaijan-Armenia peace. I discuss all that and more in my latest analysis for AL-Monitor: al-monitor.com/originals/2025… Turkey Pulse

As Turkey threatens the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, the opposition People's Equality and Democracy Party warns that a potential Turkish military operation against the Kurdish-led group could disrupt the peace process at home, Ezgi Akın reports al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Will Turkey follow through on threats to attack Syria's Kurds? Turkey is not likely to send ground troops into Syria because it cannot predict Trump’s reaction, Amberin Zaman writes al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

In this week's Al-Monitor Istanbul, Nazlan Ertan picks Jack Scott’s "Turkey Street: Jack and Liam move to Bodrum," a racy expats, eccentric locals, and witty political twists. al-monitor.com/newsletter/202…

US-brokered Armenia-Azerbaijan deal hands Turkey South Caucasus opening, Barın Kayaoğlu writes al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Turkish warship in Tripoli as Ankara courts Libya’s rival administration, Ezgi Akın reports al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Japan’s defence minister visits Turkey for talks on defence cooperation, drones al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Drought depletes Turkey's Tekirdag reservoirs, forcing emergency water curbs al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Turkey, Japan defense chiefs meet as China concerns push Tokyo toward drones, Ezgi Akın reports al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

NEW: As diplomatic tensions flare between Ankara and Hargeisa after a Turkish envoy met a rebel figure in Mogadishu, Ankara is downplaying the encounter as circumstantial al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

“For decades, successive Syrian regimes suppressed Kurdish rights, banning and criminalizing use of the Kurdish language. Kurds were not permitted to buy property, and a large number were not even granted official identity papers.” via Amberin Zaman⁩ al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Syria state media's Kurdish-language launch: tactical move or real shift? Read Amberin Zaman's take al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Erdogan tells Putin Turkey supports Ukraine peace effort al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Turkey blocks Instagram account of leading LGBTQ+ group Kaos GL, Ezgi Akın reports al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

'Bury weapons, not children,' Kurdish mothers tell Turkish lawmakers al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Turkey launches military training for Syria’s new army: What to know, Ezgi Akın reports al-monitor.com/originals/2025…