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Zeynep Gizem Ozpinar

Zeynep Gizem Ozpinar

Zeynep Gizem Ozpinar is a specialist in Turkish foreign policy and regional geopolitics. She works with national and international media outlets.

Zeynep Gizem Ozpinar is a specialist in Turkish foreign policy and regional geopolitics. She works with national and international media outlets.

Articles from author

Libya's ratification of maritime deal with Türkiye challenges Greece's strategy

Libya’s ratification of the maritime deal strengthens Ankara’s position in the Eastern Mediterranean, challenging Greece’s diplomatic strategy and raising questions about Egypt’s competing maritime interests.

Libya's ratification of maritime deal with Türkiye challenges Greece's strategy

Libya's ratification of maritime deal with Türkiye challenges Greece's strategy

Greece’s violation narrative defends an airspace boundary that does not exist

Greece's disputed 10-nautical-mile airspace claim has fuelled tensions with Türkiye, raising questions about Athens' use of aviation rules to assert sovereignty over the Aegean.

Greece’s violation narrative defends an airspace boundary that does not exist

Greece’s violation narrative defends an airspace boundary that does not exist

Greece’s Israeli defence shield could be its very own Achilles’ heel

Athens is putting the main switch of its defence infrastructure in the hands of another country, which could potentially prove to be a costly mistake.

Greece’s Israeli defence shield could be its very own Achilles’ heel

Greece’s Israeli defence shield could be its very own Achilles’ heel

Greece, the EU's spoiled child, is squandering European funds

Decades of EU funding have failed to resolve Greece’s governance weaknesses, while delays, poor oversight and a widening farm subsidy scandal raise questions over how effectively Brussels holds Athens accountable.

Greece, the EU's spoiled child, is squandering European funds

Greece, the EU's spoiled child, is squandering European funds

Behind the Greek lobby's campaign against Türkiye's F-35s is the facade of security

For years, Athens has driven an anti-Ankara policy at home and abroad. It has once again activated its lobbies to try and derail Türkiye’s readmission to the US fighter jet programme.

Behind the Greek lobby's campaign against Türkiye's F-35s is the facade of security

Behind the Greek lobby's campaign against Türkiye's F-35s is the facade of security

‘No stepping back’: TNRC rejects UN envoy Holguin's ‘Cyprus solution’

The alleged proposal is deliberately ambiguous: the Greek Cypriot side could take it as a shift towards federation, while the Turkish side could view it as a step towards confederation.

‘No stepping back’: TNRC rejects UN envoy Holguin's ‘Cyprus solution’

‘No stepping back’: TNRC rejects UN envoy Holguin's ‘Cyprus solution’