Author & Analyst
Nazlan Ertan
Columnist
Biography
Journalist and communication expert who has covered geopolitics, diplomatic drama and culture from Ankara, Paris, and Brussels since the 1990s. Her bylines include Al-Monitor, BBC Turkish, Hurriyet Daily News, Duvar English and CNN Türk.
Recent Articles by Nazlan Ertan
September 3, 2026
Poetic Licence
Erdoğan meets Putin in Bishkek, 'privileged partner' praised anew, Akkuyu's first reactor nears go-time, more nuclear deals in view.
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August 27, 2026
Poetic Licence
Israel strikes near the Turkish border, a message thinly veiled, Barrack says Netanyahu wanted Ankara provoked, not just derailed.
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August 13, 2026
Poetic Licence
Parliament breaks for recess, framework law tucked in its wake, Yeni Party supporters divided over the vote it made.
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August 6, 2026
Poetic Licence
Sixty thousand cross to Ceuta, most turn right back around, EU ministers blast Spain, then quietly walk it down.
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August 6, 2026
Word of the Week
The word of the week is vibratör (vibrator), because Turkey has reached that stage of public life where even a small vibrating object of adult pleasure may require a prosecutor’s attention. Here, a vibrator is not merely a device; it is a small object with the bad manners to expose the size of the state.
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July 30, 2026
Poetic Licence
The pause breaks in a week, as pauses always do: Washington and Riyadh strike Iraq anew.
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July 23, 2026
Word of the Week
The word of the week is tayt, one of those treacherous little linguistic friendships the French call faux amis. It sounds almost like the English tights, though Turkish politely drops the final hiss.
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July 23, 2026
Poetic Licence
Özel finally finds his new party, calls it a shirt of fire, CHP self-divides again, imagining its votes will go higher.
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July 16, 2026
Poetic Licence
CHP tears itself in two, Özel ponders a new party; Stay till the end, he says, and take it back, hearty; But should the courts not bend, he's got a backup plan: 110 MPs, and himself as the new man.
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July 9, 2026
Poetic Licence
The Sultan's guard in scarlet plumes lined up beneath the summit's blooms, Janissaries, sabers bright,
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