The Turkey we once knew no longer exists. Despite NATO objections and US warnings, Ankara acquired the advanced S-400 anti-aircraft system from Russia.

On March 10, 2019, when Turkey was on the verge of local elections, I finalized the below piece as “There's a fairly large elephant in the room for upcoming local elections, called "Kurdish votes," whoever asks for success must raise the stakes.”

Turkey is on the verge of local elections with multiple rallies a day, polarization, rumors, strong - words of leaders and candidates, but above all, with a fairly large elephant in the room.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences are far from over, there are a number of key lessons that must be urgently drawn upon.

Conventional wisdom now holds that the era of globalisation has ended, and that the world post the Corona virus will see the return of the strong state.

The new coronavirus appears to be tearing apart the fragile framework of the European Union. "Europe" said the former Commission chief and a EU godfather, Jacques Delors, "is in "mortal danger".