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Turkey’s politics of militarist chants: 📣 Necmettin Erbakan: “Here is the army, here is the commander” 📣 Tansu Çiller: “Say die and we will die, nationalist prime minister” 📣 Bülent Ecevit: “Conqueror of Cyprus” 📣 Ümit Kocasakal: “We are the soldiers of Mustafa Kemal” An old song, sung again → turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

Disarmament, yes. Democratization, not yet. If the peace process succeeds on the government’s terms, @nergisdemirkaya writes, it may end with the dissolution of an armed group and nothing more. No small gain, but is it enough for a democratic Turkey? The case for more → turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

Ilham Aliyev turned down Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s invitation to the Turkic summit in Ankara, held the day after Turkey’s Republic Day. @barcinyinanc on one of the biggest crises in Turkey-Azerbaijan relations, and why Ankara’s conciliatory stance isn’t working. turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

Who consents for a nation? On the Republic’s 103rd anniversary, @shehbender looks at two parliaments, one in Libya and one in Ankara, and what their votes reveal about sovereignty. The Third Desk → turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

❓ Why did Ilham Aliyev skip Ankara’s summit? @barcinyinanc ❓ Who consents for a nation? @shehbender ❓ Terror-Free Turkey or Terror-Free Region? @nergisdemirkaya ❓ Will Ümit Kocasakal try politics again? turkeyindepth.com

🔓 Our Portrait of the Week is now free to read 🇹🇷 Ümit Kocasakal is back at the helm of the Istanbul Bar, and so is the slogan “We are the soldiers of Mustafa Kemal.” Meet the man singing the old song → turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

🔓 Free to read: two years into the PKK disarmament process, what has changed inside Turkey? @nergisdemirkaya’s Capital Currents column, “Disarmament, yes. Democratization, not yet,” is now public. Open it here → turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

🔓 Now open to all: @shehbender’s Republic Day essay on two parliaments, a maritime deal with Libya, a defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and one question. Who consents for a nation? → turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

🔓 Unlocked: why did Ilham Aliyev turn down Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s invitation, the day after Turkey’s Republic Day? @barcinyinanc’s analysis of the Turkey-Azerbaijan rift is now open to all readers. Read it free → turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

📖 Your weekend reading on Turkey, unlocked: 🇦🇿 A Turkey-Azerbaijan rift deeper than a headscarf row, by @barcinyinanc ⚖️ A Libya deal, a Saudi pact and the meaning of sovereignty, by @shehbender 🕊️ Is the PKK process stalling? @nergisdemirkaya 🎭 Portrait of the Week: Ümit Kocasakal sings the old song All in →turkeyindepth.com

🗳️ DID TURKEY'S FUND SCANDAL JUST CHANGE THE ELECTION CLOCK? Talk of an early vote was interrupted by financial turmoil. Now Erdoğan's pension promises and opposition statements are bringing it back. What are Ankara's competing political calculations? t.ly/cFbk9

Who consents for a nation? On the Republic’s 103rd anniversary, @shehbender reads two parliaments, one in Libya and one in Ankara, and asks what sovereignty means when a defense pact is up and running before lawmakers vote on it. t.ly/cFbk9

🔥 WHAT IF THE PKK DISARMS — BUT NOTHING ELSE CHANGES? It's one of the most consequential questions surrounding Turkey's peace initiative. Ankara focuses on ending the armed conflict. Kurdish politicians are pressing for broader rights and reforms. ✍️ @nergisdemirkaya connects the dots. t.ly/cFbk9

👀 A BAR ELECTION OR THE BEGINNING OF A POLITICAL COMEBACK? Ümit Kocasakal has returned to the presidency he held from 2010 to 2016. His victory revived an old slogan and old questions about his ambitions. Portrait of the Week examines what might come next. t.ly/cFbk9

Behind the Turkey-Azerbaijan rift, more than a headscarf row: → Israel, the thorn in the relationship → Baku tired of being the “little brother” → A new, assertive foreign policy → Ankara’s economic and political debts to Baku @barcinyinanc unpacks it → t.ly/cFbk9

⏳ THE FRAMEWORK LAW EXISTS. SO WHY IS THE NEXT STEP STILL WAITING? The government says the peace process is moving forward. Kurdish representatives question the delays and demand clarity. The disagreement is no longer just about timing — but what comes after disarmament. ✍️ @nergisdemirkaya t.ly/cFbk9

🕊️ TWO YEARS OF PEACE TALKS. BUT PEACE MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. Ankara prioritizes PKK disarmament. Kurdish representatives want democratic reforms. Is Turkey negotiating the end of an armed conflict — or something bigger? ✍️ @nergisdemirkaya t.ly/cFbk9

🔥 ÖZGÜR ÖZEL IS NOW TALKING ABOUT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT HIMSELF. İmamoğlu and Yavaş remain on his list of options. But for the first time, Özel has openly addressed his own possible candidacy. What does this reveal about the opposition's presidential dilemma? t.ly/cFbk9

🇹🇷 "WE ARE THE SOLDIERS OF MUSTAFA KEMAL." For some, a declaration of loyalty to Atatürk. For others, a troubling militaristic slogan. Ümit Kocasakal has brought it back into the spotlight. The history behind those words is more complicated than it seems. t.ly/cFbk9

An agreement can be lawful between its signatories without settling every dispute it creates. @shehbender considers what Libya’s maritime vote and Ankara’s defense debates tell us about sovereignty. t.ly/cFbk9