Institute for Diplomacy and Economy

OPINIONS

İran'da Rejim Değişikliği Mümkün mü?

by Mustafa Enes Esen, Servet Akman and Haşim Tekineş, published on 20 June 2025
İsrail’in hava saldırıları İran’ın iç istikrarını da hedef alıyor. Uzmanlarımız bu sürecin rejim değişikliğine evrilip evrilmeyeceğini değerlendirdi.

Uzmanlarımızın görüşü: İsrail’in İran’a saldırısından sonra neler olabilir?

İsrail, 13 Haziran 2025’te İran’ın nükleer ve askeri altyapısına yönelik geniş çaplı bir hava saldırısı düzenleyerek çok sayıda hedefi vurdu; aralarında üst düzey generaller ve nükleer bilimcilerin de bulunduğu onlarca kişi öldü. Operasyon, İran’ın nükleer kapasitesini kalıcı olarak ortadan kaldırmayı amaçlarken, Tahran’ın nükleer silah geliştirme konusunda siyasi bir karar alma eşiğine gelmiş olabileceği endişelerini de artırdı.

Lee Jae-myung Zaferi: Güney Kore’de İktidar Değişikliği

by Mehmet Demirbaş, published on 4 June 2025
3 Haziran’da Güney Kore’de başkanlık seçimleri yapıldı. Demokrat Parti’nin lideri Lee Jae-myung, erken seçimlerden zaferle çıkarak ülkenin yeni cumhurbaşkanı oldu. Bu seçim, yalnızca bir iktidar değişimi değil; aynı zamanda bölgesel dengeleri etkileyebilecek bir açılımın başlangıcı anlamına geliyor.

Turkey’s Growing Alignment with Pakistan Risks Friction with India

by Enes Esen, published on 29 May 2025
India’s perception is that Ankara is not only favoring Islamabad diplomatically, but also materially bolstering its defense capacity in ways that impact the regional military balance. For Turkey, engaging Pakistan should not necessarily come at the expense of ties with India. Yet Turkey’s current policy risks reinforcing precisely that trajectory.

As Poland Heads to Runoff, Far-Right Gains Shape the Debate

by Urszula Bielska, published on 25 May 2025
On May 18, Polish citizens participated in the first round of voting to elect the next President of the Republic of Poland. The election set a record for the number of candidates, with thirteen officially registered. As anticipated by numerous previously shared polls, Rafał Trzaskowski, a long-time member of the PO (Citizen Platform) party and Mayor of Warsaw, secured the highest share of the vote, with 31.36%.

KRG’s Energy Deals Will Likely Proceed Without a Turkish Route

by Enes Esen, published on 23 May 2025
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has announced a landmark deal with two American companies, HKN Energy and WesternZagros, to develop oil and gas fields in northern Iraq. Nonetheless, the government in Baghdad promptly declared the deal null and void, while the KRG maintained that it was both legal and legitimate under Iraq’s constitution.

REPORTS

MODERNIZING THE TURKEY–EU CUSTOMS UNION: ISSUES AND PROSPECTS

by instituDE, published in March 2025
The Turkey–EU Customs Union, established in 1995, has been a defining feature of trade relations between Turkey and the European Union. Over the past three decades, the global economic landscape has evolved significantly, necessitating a modernization of the agreement to address new trade realities, regulatory developments, and emerging geopolitical challenges.

TURKEY‘S MASS PURGE AS VIOLATIONS OF THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN ICCPR

by instituDE, published on 23 October 2024
'A gift from God' was one of Erdoğan's first descriptions related to coup attempt in July 15. At first no one realized that God's gift meant a chaotic environment in which he needed to declare a national emergency with no checks and balances and then transform Türkiye’s parliamentary democracy into an executive presidency.

JUDICIAL CORRUPTION IN TÜRKİYE

by instituDE and Arrested Lawyers, published on October 2024
This submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) highlights severe issues undermining the integrity of Türkiye's judiciary, particularly focusing on rampant judicial corruption and impunity as well as human rights abuses which they facilitate. Based on the most recent incidents of corruption concerning members of the judiciary who serve in courts in Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara, this report seeks to examine the high-level corruption within the judiciary and the Turkish government’s failure or even willful ignorance in addressing it.

VIDEOS

Israel vs. Iran: What It Means for Turkey

by Haşim Tekineş, published on 26 June 2025
In this in-depth analysis, we explore how Turkey is responding to the Israel–Iran war and what it means for Ankara’s security, its role in the Middle East, and its delicate balance between its alliances and rivalries. From Turkey’s historical neutrality in regional conflicts to its growing tensions with both Israel and Iran, this video takes a closer look at the biggest geopolitical shift in the Middle East — and how it could redefine Turkey’s future.

İran ve İsrail Arasında Rusya

by Haşim Tekineş and Kerim Has, published on 25 June 2025
Bu hafta instituDE'nin konuğu Dr. Kerim Has, İran-İsrail krizinde Rusya'nın pozisyonunu analiz ediyor.

Trump ve İran-İsrail Gerilimi

by Haşim Tekineş, published on 19 June 2025
Trump İran ve İsrail arasındaki gerilime katılıp katılmama konusunda yol ayrımında.

BOOK REVIEWS

Diplomasinin Amacı: Zararı Azaltmak, Eldekini Korumak

by Enes Esen, published on 4 April 2025
Gérard Araud Fransız Hariciyesi’nde 40 yıl boyunca görev yaptıktan sonra Vaşington Büyükelçiliği görevini tamamlayarak emekliye ayrıldı. Gérard Araud’un Diplomatik Hikayeler – Günümüz Dünyasına Geçmişten Dersler kitabında bir Fransız hariciyecisinin kaleminden diplomasinin temel ilkeleri işleniyor. Bu bağlamda, İspanya Taht Savaşları, Viyana Kongresi, Dünya Savaşları, Süveyş Kanalı Krizi ve Irak’ın işgali gibi önemli olaylar Fransız diplomasisinin gözüyle ele alınıyor.

The Silivri Post or Woe to the Vanquished

by Enes Esen, published on 8 November 2024
Silivri Postası can be divided into two main parts. The first part covers Türköne’s analysis of Turkey’s political transformation over the past 20 years, particularly the aftermath of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. The second part is his prison journal, documenting his daily routine, encounters with prisoners from various political and social backgrounds, personal reflections, political analyses, and thoughts on the books he read. This honest testimony offers valuable insights into Turkey’s recent political history.

Turkish Diplomats from an Empire to a Nation State

Diplomat memoirs are always fun to read. They meet with famous historical personalities, and they witness historical events. Because of their education and unique lifestyles, they are usually colorful characters which make their memoirs more fun. Yet, more interestingly, they live and work at the liminalities of the state, its organization, and official ideology. Like military outposts at the border, a diplomatic mission is located at the far end of the state organization. Diplomats work at this borderline and operate between outside and inside of the state. This liminality makes diplomat memoirs more interesting as they show how a state’s policies, interests, identity, and ideology are constantly tested by the external world, as well as power struggles in their home capital from where they are usually far away.