Murat Sofuoglu

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.

Is Iran behind the attacks against Saudi oil facilities?

One of the kingdom’s most significant oil facilities has been targeted. Here's what the experts say about it.

Is Colombia's peace process on the brink of falling apart?

FARC leader Ivan Marquez has threatened Bogota with renewing the group’s five-decade-long armed struggle against the government. Here’s what experts think about his threat.

Turkish minorities feel upbeat with Republic-era's first Syriac Church

Eight successive AK Party governments have made significant efforts to uphold the rights of Turkey's religious minorities, local leaders say.

Did Israel open a new front against Iran by attacking Iraq?

For the first time in 38 years, Israel has attacked Iraqi territory, striking two major Shiite militia camps and courting an escalation with Tehran.

Does Boris Johnson's politics resonate with his Turkish ancestor's?

The British prime minister has aggressively used all means to reach to the top governing post, a trait that mirrors his Turkish great-grandfather's political approach.

How Turkey confronted July 15 plot with prompt legal action

To protect the country's democratic order, the Turkish people defeated the coup attempt in a remarkable fashion, inspiring the state to immediately put the accused on trial.