Mustafa Yetim

Dr. Mustafa Yetim is an Assistant Professor at Eskişehir Osmangazi University. He completed his undergraduate studies in 2009 at Karadeniz Technical University and then received his master’s degree in 2011 from Sakarya University. He finished his Ph.D. in 2016 at Ankara University. He has published several book chapters, articles, commentaries and analyses on topics such as Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle East, Turkey-Qatar relations, Hezbollah, Lebanon, and the Middle East.

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Reading the Maritime Deal and the Position of Hezbollah: A Step Towards the “Partial Normalization”?

by Mustafa Yetim

17 October 2022

Embroiled in prolonged and complicated conflicts with each other, Israel and Lebanon seemed to move toward a historic deal on the share of disputed maritime borders. The disputed area between the two countries is critical as these areas are expected to have substantial gas reserves. The potential gas reserves are vital for both countries for different concerns: Whereas Israel intends to consolidate its energy hub status in the Eastern Mediterranean

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Lebanese politics following the elections: Between traditional patterns and alternative possibilities

Divided between the sectarian groups and destabilized by the involvement of the effective regional actors, Lebanon always faces the inter and between sectarian bargains and rivalries. In this context, particularly parliamentary elections shape the course and results of these bargains. Whether the recent elections will follow a similar path or not constitute the basic impetus for the possible change of the entrenched sectarian order in Lebanon. Shattering traditional alliances While

by Mustafa Yetim

27 May 2022

OPINION

New momentum between Lebanon and Turkey: Actors who need each other

A recent visit on February 1 by Lebanon’s Prime Minister

by Mustafa Yetim

11 February 2022

OPINION

Riyad’s troubled position in the raging Yemen conflict

With several Iranian-backed and Zaydi (Shia)-based Houthi militias’ recent attempts

by Mustafa Yetim

16 January 2022

OPINION

Reading the Maritime Deal and the Position of Hezbollah: A Step Towards the “Partial Normalization”?

by Mustafa Yetim

17 October 2022

Embroiled in prolonged and complicated conflicts with each other, Israel and Lebanon seemed to move toward a historic deal on the share of disputed maritime borders. The disputed area between the two

OPINION

by Mustafa Yetim

15 April 2021

Initially, we need to recall a historical reality that, Qatar’s earlier limited normalization with Israel during the 1990s was sharply criticized by the countries which currently led the normalization process and the

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