Murat Sofuoglu

The fuel for the UAE’s hostility towards Turkey

Is it Turkey’s model as a ‘Muslim democracy’ that threatens Gulf monarchies?

A 60-year-old Indian biker drives around the world spreading awareness

The elderly globe trotter finished his first world tour in the 1970s riding a bicycle and since 2017, he's out to complete his second one on a motorbike. Stopping by Istanbul, he said the 70s was more peaceful and safer than ever.

Did Sisi release ex-army chief to please Egyptian generals?

Experts say the sudden release of Sami Annan, Sisi's political rival, indicates Egyptian military generals are not so sure whether the country is heading toward the right direction.

What are the biggest issues ahead of the NATO summit?

Washington and European allies have serious differences on the future of the organisation after French President Emmanuel Macron described the alliance as “brain dead”.

Are these Iranian protests any different from previous ones?

Tehran appears more panicked in its response to these protests, which have claimed more than 100 lives across Iran. The government links them to ongoing protests in Iraq and Lebanon.

What's left for Palestine after US recognises illegal Israeli settlements?

With the recent US recognition of Jewish settlements in the West Bank as legal, Palestinians are asking themselves what Washington and its allies think about their place in the world.

Is Egypt's perpetual emergency meant to protect people or the Sisi regime?

The country’s authoritarian regime says that the emergency law prevents instability, but independent analysts say it’s a political tool used to suppress dissent.

Is Saudi Arabia going downhill under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman?

Prominent experts argue that under Crown Prince's command Riyadh has made “disastrous mistakes” that weaken the kingdom in a volatile region where Iran’s stature is on the rise.

In Sisi’s Egypt, ‘the barrier of fear has begun to break’

TRT World spoke to Maha Azzam, the head of the Egyptian Revolutionary Council, who opposes the Sisi regime and wants to replace it with a democracy.

Iran’s hardliners reluctantly support the nuclear deal for now

TRT World spoke to Ali Asghar Soltanieh, the former top Iranian diplomat on the country’s nuclear issue. He believes that both hardliners and moderates support the nuclear deal for now, but much depends on what the EU will do to save the agreement.

International experts weigh in on Turkey’s operation

Many in Turkey feel that their national security concerns have been ignored by global powers and that their operation in northern Syria has been unfairly criticised. Here’s what experts had to say about it.

The Turkish woman who fought bigotry masquerading as secularism

Sule Yuksel Senler played a key role in reintroducing the headscarf to Turkish life, popularising it in urban settings, while defying the country's ruling elite that championed hardline ‘secularist’ causes.