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بارين كياغلو

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Turkish soldiers march, including some on horses, during a military parade marking the 102nd anniversary of the Victory Day at Vatan Street in Istanbul on Aug. 30, 2024.

Analysis

التغييرات العسكرية في تركيا: التكيف مع التهديدات الجديدة أم التدخل السياسي؟

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Members of the Lebanese Kurdish community wave the flags of (L to R) the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), Women's Protection Units (YPJ), another showing jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan, and the flag of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), during a celebration marking the spring festival of Nowruz (Noruz) in Lebanon's coastal town of Damour, 24 kilometers south of Beirut, on March 24, 2019.

Analysis

هل تستطيع تركيا تفكيك حزب العمال الكردستاني، ودفع عملية اندماج قوات سوريا الديمقراطية، وإعادة كتابة القواعد في سوريا؟

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

People pose for photographs in front of a Turkish Hurjet at the 17th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF), Istanbul, July 24, 2025.

Analysis

يوروفايتر وطائرات بدون طيار: معرض IDEF25 التركي يمثل قفزة نحو الاستقلال الدفاعي

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands during a joint press conference following their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, on Feb. 4, 2025. — OZAN KOSE/Getty

Analysis

اشتباكات السويداء تؤجج مخاوف تركيا من المكاسب الكردية وتفتيت سوريا

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

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Analysis

كيف يمكن لتركيا أن تساعد في تطبيع العلاقات بين سوريا وإسرائيل - ولماذا ينبغي لها ذلك؟

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Analysis

صناعة الدفاع التركية تتطلع إلى فرصة بقيمة 200 مليار دولار من زيادة الناتو بنسبة 5٪

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Turkish House.

Analysis

مع تراجع النفوذ الإيراني، هل تستطيع إسرائيل وتركيا الاتفاق على حل للصراع في سوريا؟

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

TIRANA, ALBANIA - MAY 16: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive at the 6th European Political Community summit on May 16, 2025 at Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania. The EPC brings together heads of state and government from the 27 European Union countries and 20 others. The items on today's agenda are security and democratic resilience, competitiveness and economic security, and mobility challenges and youth empowerment. (Photo by Armando Babani/Getty Images)

Analysis

كيف تجبر الحرب بين إيران وإسرائيل تركيا على إعادة النظر في أمنها واستراتيجيتها الإقليمية

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

A man poses next to the Bayraktar TB2 drone, manufactured by Turkey's Baykar, as it is presented during the opening of the aerospace and technology festival 'Teknofest Azerbaijan' at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, on May 27, 2022.

Analysis

تركيا تعيد النظر في استخدام الطائرات بدون طيار الصغيرة بعد هجوم أوكرانيا على روسيا

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Aerial view of the amount of destruction left in the Maarat al-Numan neighborhood after the end of the Syrian civil war in Idlib, Syria, on March 13, 2025. Located between the three major cities of Aleppo, Hama, and Damascus, the city of Idlib is a historically and strategically important city that went through years of destruction in the course of the Syrian civil war. (Photo by Omar Albaw / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by OMAR ALBAW/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

خطة تركيا الكبرى في سوريا: إعادة الإعمار ولكن بشرط أن تتمكن دول الخليج من دفع ثمنها

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

People look at the Hurjet, an advanced jet trainer light attack aircraft, during the opening day of the International Defense and Aerospace exhibition in Istanbul, Oct. 22, 2024.

Analysis

هل يمكن لصفقة "هورجيت" التركية مع إسبانيا أن تدفعها إلى سوق الدفاع في حلف شمال الأطلسي؟

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

A couple walk through the remains of the Yarmouk refugee camp, Syria’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, Damascus, Jan. 27, 2025.

Analysis

مع تخفيف العقوبات الأمريكية على سوريا، تركيا تتطلع إلى عودة اللاجئين وتحقيق مكاسب إقليمية

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security