In 2025, Turkish foreign policy unfolded in a context marked by heightened strategic centrality and persistent political constraints. Rather than a year of radical shifts, it was one of consolidation,...

Riccardo Gasco, Seren Selvin Korkmaz, Dr. Edgar Şar

EU–Türkiye relations are entering a new phase defined by constrained pragmatism rather than political ambition. Russia’s war in Ukraine, instability across the Middle East, and the un...

Riccardo Gasco

Europe’s security order is being rapidly redrawn. The combination of Russia’s long-term threat, the erosion of the transatlantic safety net, and the urgency to rearm has pushed the Europea...

The 19th Foreign Policy Talks series, which brings together experts, researchers, academics, and journalists to discuss current foreign policy issues, was held online by IstanPol on November 18, 20...

edited by Ayşe Yürekli

At a time when Europe faces overlapping geopolitical, economic, and societal challenges, revitalizing the relationship between the European Union and Türkiye is not a matter of wishful thinking b...

Riccardo Gasco

Europe’s defense landscape is being redrawn in real time. The shock of the Ukraine war, the return of great-power rivalry, and doubts over U.S. commitment have pushed European states to rearm an...

The 18th Foreign Policy Talks series, which brings together experts, researchers, academics, and journalists to discuss current foreign policy issues, was held online by IstanPol on September 16, 2...

Prof. Dr. Özlem Tür

This analysis looks at the regional dynamics before and after the 12-Day War between Israel and Iran and analyzes the opportunities and challenges the War has presented for Türkiye. It argues tha...

IstanPol & Rawest

The study titled “A New Era in the Kurdish Issue: Public Perceptions and Attitudes in Türkiye” , jointly conducted by IstanPol and Rawest Research, was presented to civil society org...

IstanPol

The research titled “Changing Power Dynamics in the Middle East and Perceptions of Turkish Foreign Policy”  is based on a survey with 2,000 individuals across 21 provinces and 5...

The 17th installment of the Foreign Policy Talks , a series of closed roundtable meetings organized by IstanPol to bring together experts, researchers, academics, and journalists to discuss curren...

The Istanbul Political Research Institute (IstanPol), in collaboration with Rawest Research, presented the results of the study A New Era in the Kurdish Issue: Perceptions, Opinions, and Attitudes of...

edited by Riccardo Gasco

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered a profound geopolitical shift, prompting European governments to reassess their security architectures, both at the national level and within broader f...

The Istanbul Political Research Institute (IstanPol), in collaboration with Rawest Research and the Kurdish Studies Center, held the roundtable discussion A New Era in the Kurdish Issue: Internal Dyn...

The Istanbul Political Research Institute (IstanPol) hosted a book discussion within the scope of the second edition of IstanPol Insight Exchange series on May 21, 2025 with Dr. Vasja Badalič , Seni...

As part of SOS4Democracy project, an Horizon Europe project conducted by a consortium of universities and NGOs from five European countries including IstanPol, we hosted an event in collaboration wit...

The 16th installment of the Foreign Policy Talks , a series of closed roundtable meetings organized by IstanPol to bring together experts, researchers, academics, and journalists to discuss curren...

Ayşe Yürekli

Germany’s snap federal elections on 23 February have set the stage for significant political shifts that will shape both domestic and foreign policy, especially as the new Trump administration c...

The Istanbul Political Research Institute (IstanPol) organized the first edition of IstanPol Insight Exchange series with a focus the Developments in Syria and Turkey-Syria Relations on March 6, 2025....

The 15th installment of the Foreign Policy Talks , a series of closed roundtable meetings organized by IstanPol to bring together experts, researchers, academics, and journalists to discuss current f...