Author & Analyst
Barçın Yinanç
Foreign Policy Columnist
Biography
Barçin Yinanç is a veteran journalist with more than two decades of experience covering Turkish foreign policy, international relations, and regional geopolitics. She served as opinion editor and foreign policy columnist at Hürriyet Daily News.
Recent Articles by Barçın Yinanç
July 9, 2026
Deciphering Turkish Diplomacy
Turkey was kicked out of the F-35 joint production program because of Russia during Trump’s presidency; can it be taken back because of Russia yet again during Trump’s presidency?
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June 25, 2026
Deciphering Turkish Diplomacy
Bilateral ties with the United States have seen many ups and downs. Currently, the Turkish-US relationship is going through one of those up periods, according to a high-level Turkish official.
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June 11, 2026
Deciphering Turkish Diplomacy
Cyprus is preparing for a summer of diplomatic activity unseen for a long time, as UN Secretary-General Antonio Gueterres makes a last push to solve the decades-old problem before the end of his tenure in December.
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June 4, 2026
Deciphering Turkish Diplomacy
According to some, NATO has to become more European in order to remain more Transatlantic. The “Europeanization” of NATO will certainly be the key focus of the Ankara summit in July.
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May 7, 2026
Deciphering Turkish Diplomacy
“Turkey is managing migration without talking about migration in the public sphere,” the head of an international non-governmental organization dealing with migration issues told me.
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April 17, 2026
Deciphering Turkish Diplomacy
Concerned by the risk of being excluded from trade with Europe, the AKP government is planning to amend the public procurement law.
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April 9, 2026
Deciphering Turkish Diplomacy
“The plot of the terror act is amateurish, the implementation is professional,” a terrorism expert told me about the attack that took place in Istanbul on April 7.
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March 26, 2026
Deciphering Turkish Diplomacy
The war on Iran has once again revealed the confusing complexities of Turkey’s geostrategic positioning as a middle power between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
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March 12, 2026
Deciphering Turkish Diplomacy
The deal to resolve the case over allegations that Halkbank helped Iran evade American sanctions was announced on March 9, at the height of U.S.-Israeli attacks against Iran.
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February 19, 2026
Deciphering Turkish Diplomacy
The CHP emphasizes moving away from personalized, leader-to-leader foreign policy toward one grounded in formal institutions, rules, transparency, and oversight.
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