Geopolist

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[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

In response to growing demand, Geopolist now offers project-based risk advisory—including Risk Reports, Due Diligence, and Investment Analysis—focused on #Turkey and its neighbourhood: #MENA, the #Caucasus, Central Asia, and the #Balkans.
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[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

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[NAT @TRNews_NAT]

#Erdogan knows how to balance a room. Just one day before the #Amedspor visit, veterans and martyrs’ families were received by #Erdoğan at the same place, reassured that their sacrifices would not be forgotten, and backed with expanded benefits.

[NAT @TRNews_NAT]

#Amedspor at the Presidential Complex, days after parliament passed the #Kurdish “framework law,” is not merely a football photo-op. Political climates create political space—and Kurdish visibility has long expanded or contracted with #Ankara’s approach to the Kurdish question.👇

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Spitting on the Cross: The Rise of Anti-Christian Hostility in Israel https://t.co/MxwfbZ2Qt4

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Joe Wilson: “#Mecca Agreement” Is Another Achievement for #Trump
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https://t.co/MijBB0DiHX

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

1- This is the emerging U.S.-aligned Middle East order in one frame: #MBS, al-#Sharaa, and Bilal #Erdogan—three young men converging around a #Salafi-adjacent ideological core, fused with #Turkish and #Arab nationalism, with #Israel positioned as the primary beneficiary under...

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Salafi Consolidation: Is Iraq—and the KRG—Next After Syria and Yemen? https://t.co/RFuYrAfCq0

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The Day After the SDF: Turkey’s Salafism Gamble—and Bilal Erdoğan’s Succession Pipeline
https://t.co/fEWPrTqXR7

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

The Day After the #SDF: #Turkey’s #Salafism Gamble—and Bilal #Erdogan’s Succession Pipeline
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https://t.co/fEWPrTqXR7

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

1-"...The Sunni axis strategy has developed across multiple fronts. It focuses on increasing cooperation among #Sunni-majority states and factions, ranging from the Arab Gulf monarchies to #Turkey’s “#Turkic” sphere, in order to contain Iran’s influence in the short term and...👇

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

From C5 to C6: #Turkey’s Geopolitical Reach Expands Toward #China’s Western Frontier
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https://t.co/bJP1FJWD4m

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

1-"...The Sunni axis strategy has developed across multiple fronts. It focuses on increasing cooperation among #Sunni-majority states and factions, ranging from the Arab Gulf monarchies to #Turkey’s “#Turkic” sphere, in order to contain Iran’s influence in the short term and...👇

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

4-...in the region..."
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Salafi Consolidation: Is #Iraq—and the #KRG—Next After #Syria and #Yemen?
https://t.co/RFuYrAfCq0

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

3-strategy. This complements a #Sunni “#Turkic belt” to Iran’s north. The outcome is a coalition of Sunni powers aligned with Washington’s regional objectives. Importantly, this alignment not only aims to counter# Iran but also seeks to limit the influence of other great powers

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

2-...that of its closest allies, .including Russia, in the long term. As #Saudi Arabia improves relations and coordinates with other #Sunni players—such as former rivals like #Qatar and #Turkey—it has effectively become the southern anchor of an American-backed containment...👇

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

2-...that of its closest allies, .including Russia, in the long term. As #Saudi Arabia improves relations and coordinates with other #Sunni players—such as former rivals like #Qatar and #Turkey—it has effectively become the southern anchor of an American-backed containment...👇

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

1-"...The Sunni axis strategy has developed across multiple fronts. It focuses on increasing cooperation among #Sunni-majority states and factions, ranging from the Arab Gulf monarchies to #Turkey’s “#Turkic” sphere, in order to contain Iran’s influence in the short term and...👇

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

Salafi Consolidation: Is Iraq—and the KRG—Next After Syria and Yemen?
https://t.co/RFuYrAfCq0

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

1-"...The Sunni axis strategy has developed across multiple fronts. It focuses on increasing cooperation among #Sunni-majority states and factions, ranging from the Arab Gulf monarchies to #Turkey’s “#Turkic” sphere, in order to contain Iran’s influence in the short term and...👇

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Sign Landmark Mutual Defence Pact in Mecca
https://t.co/vD5GDGbohi

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

From C5 to C6: Turkey’s Geopolitical Reach Expands Toward China’s Western Frontier
https://t.co/bJP1FJWD4m

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Sign Landmark Mutual Defence Pact in Mecca
https://t.co/vD5GDGbohi

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

As #Israel Becomes a Liability, #Turkey Becomes Indispensable: Baniyas Marks the Latest Shift https://t.co/STgBOQpyas

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2-…Unlike the #Israeli occupation in southern #Syria, #Turkish military presence in northern 3Syria is taking place today at the consent and invitation of the #Syrian government, a U.S. official said…”

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

1- "…#Netanyahu presented #Trump with a map of #Syria that showed that the areas #Turkey controls in Syria "are 50 times larger" than the areas Israel occupies, the Israeli official said. The Israeli official claimed Turkey controls 5% of Syria while Israel controls 0.1%.👇

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

Inside #Bibi's pivotal White House meeting with #Trump
https://t.co/6wtpeU2v4y

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

1- "…#Netanyahu presented #Trump with a map of #Syria that showed that the areas #Turkey controls in Syria "are 50 times larger" than the areas Israel occupies, the Israeli official said. The Israeli official claimed Turkey controls 5% of Syria while Israel controls 0.1%.👇

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

As Israel Becomes a Liability, Turkey Becomes Indispensable: Baniyas Marks the Latest Shift

https://t.co/STgBOQpyas

[Geopolist @Geopolist34]

1- When nobody in #Turkey’s political commentariat was discussing İbrahim Kalın as #Erdogan’s possible successor, we identified him almost a year ago as the most credible non-family candidate. We also published a detailed analysis after that titled “İbrahim Kalın: #Erdoğan’s👇