Hasan's Blog / Hasan'ın Günlüğü

As rockets shatter the fragile peace in the Middle East and nations pick sides, Dr. Hasan Selim Özertem dissects the precarious dance of Turkish foreign policy amidst a new deadly flare-up in the Israel-Hamas conflict. An incident at al-Ahli ignites a stark transformation in Ankara’s diplomatic voice, revealing the deep undercurrents of ideology and domestic politics that could reconfigure regional alliances and reshape Turkey’s geopolitical path. On October 7, the world woke up to another regional crisis in the Middle East. Breaching Israel’s defenses, Hamas militants started to raid as hundreds of rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of Israelis were killed, and dozens were taken hostages before the militants retreated. This was a symbolic attack on the 50thanniversary of the Yom Kippur War, which caught Israel unprepared while relying on its high-tech defensive measures. This was a shock for the Israeli nation and government, and tarnished its longstanding sense of in...

As rockets shatter the fragile peace in the Middle East and nations pick sides, Dr. Hasan Selim Özertem dissects the precarious dance of Turkish foreign policy amidst a new deadly flare-up in the Israel-Hamas conflict. An incident at al-Ahli ignites a stark transformation in Ankara’s diplomatic voice, revealing the deep undercurrents of ideology and domestic politics that could reconfigure regional alliances and reshape Turkey’s geopolitical path. On October 7, the world woke up to another regional crisis in the Middle East. Breaching Israel’s defenses, Hamas militants started to raid as hundreds of rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of Israelis were killed, and dozens were taken hostages before the militants retreated. This was a symbolic attack on the 50thanniversary of the Yom Kippur War, which caught Israel unprepared while relying on its high-tech defensive measures. This was a shock for the Israeli nation and government, and tarnished its longstanding sense of in...