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Kazim Alam
Kazim Alam is a staff writer at TRT World.
Kazim Alam is a staff writer at TRT World.
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25 years of glory: How AK Party helped shape modern Türkiye
The AK Party’s non-elitist character and ability to respond to diverse expectations explain why it has been at the centre of Turkish politics for a quarter century, analysts say.
9 min read
Can US stop Netanyahu from derailing latest Gaza peace deal?
As Israel rejects a key condition of the US-backed Gaza peace plan, analysts question whether Washington is willing—or able—to pressure Netanyahu into preserving the ceasefire.
6 min read
Fired on live TV: The public feud that exposes Netanyahu’s growing rift with the military
The defence minister pulled the ‘stunt’ of publicly removing a top military general to win brownie points with hawkish members of Likud ahead of party primaries, analysts say.
6 min read
Israel polls: How a drowning Netanyahu is desperately grasping at straws with ‘legislative blitz’
The legislative spree in the final week of the 25th Knesset was aimed at dismantling institutional checks on executive power, while consolidating the right-wing and ultra-Orthodox alliance, analysts say.
5 min read
How ASEAN’s ‘Dialogue Partner’ status strengthens Türkiye’s eastern axis of global diplomacy
The new status will allow Ankara to conduct more regular political consultations with ASEAN members and engage with the bloc more directly on regional and international issues, analysts say.
5 min read
Will Yemen be the next theatre of war in the US-Iran conflict?
Direct US military action against Houthi targets will challenge Tehran’s forward deterrence strategy, which relies on empowering non-state partners to impose costs, while avoiding direct interstate confrontation, analysts say.
6 min read
What Hakan Fidan’s Kiev visit reveals about Türkiye’s evolving diplomatic doctrine
Amid multiple conflicts across the world, Ankara is pursuing a policy of pragmatic diplomacy that emphasises constructive engagement with all sides, rather than adopting a bloc-centred approach.
5 min read
Has Iran overplayed its hand on the Strait of Hormuz?
Each new strike on an oil tanker by Tehran gives Washington a justification to expand its target list, pushing Gulf states at the receiving end of Iranian attacks closer to the American position, analysts say.
5 min read
Israel polls: How never-ending wars have changed public opinion on Netanyahu’s security credentials
Analysts attribute the weakening of Netanyahu’s security credentials to more than two and a half years of a genocidal campaign in Gaza, besides the on-again, off-again wars against Lebanon and Iran.
5 min read
What the bridge remembers: How the July 15 Martyrs Bridge became a witness to history
Future generations will remember the July 15 Martyrs Bridge as the place where Turkish people stood against the coup makers, analysts say.
5 min read
