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What Lies Behind Türkiye’s Fethiye–Kaş Move? A New Phase in the Blue Homeland

What Lies Behind Türkiye’s Fethiye–Kaş Move? A New Phase in the Blue Homeland

Türkiye’s decision to designate two marine national parks in the Fethiye–Kaş area and the northern Aegean may appear, at first glance, to be primarily an environmental measure. Yet when viewed alongside the maritime jurisdiction dispute around Kastellorizo (Meis), the renewed momentum behind the Greece–Greek Cypriot electricity interconnector, and preparations for a new Turkish Maritime Jurisdictions Law, a much broader strategic picture emerges. Ankara is beginning to translate the maritime claims it has long articulated under the “Blue Homeland” doctrine into concrete legal and administrative practice.

Can Türkiye Turn Energy Dependence into Power?

Can Türkiye Turn Energy Dependence into Power?

Türkiye’s energy push extending from Somalia to the Black Sea and from Gabar to Libya is not merely an effort to find new oil and natural gas fields. Ankara wants to overcome the energy dependence that has long constrained its foreign policy and economy, transforming into a country that searches for, produces, transports, and shapes the regional energy equation.

Will the Ukraine War End in Türkiye?

Will the Ukraine War End in Türkiye?

Ukraine’s announcement that it is ready for a ceasefire, its statement that Zelensky and Putin could meet in Türkiye, and the Kremlin’s thanks to Ankara for its peace efforts are once again making Turkey one of the strongest diplomatic venues for ending the war. Hakan Fidan’s trip to Kyiv immediately after the approval of the Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine also shows that Ankara is thinking not only about the peace table, but also about positioning itself at the center of the Black Sea order to be established after the war.

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