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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.

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 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

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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

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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

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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

More
OPINION

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

by Mustafa Yetim
27 May 2022

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

More
OPINION

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

by Mustafa Yetim
11 February 2022

A recent visit on February 1 by Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati to Turkey implied that Lebanon and Turkey are seeking possible ways to strengthen bilateral ties. Both Prime Minister Mikati and

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OPINION

Riyad’s troubled position in the raging Yemen conflict

by Mustafa Yetim
16 January 2022

With several Iranian-backed and Zaydi (Shia)-based Houthi militias’ recent attempts against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the optimistic atmosphere which occurred as a result of the advances of the

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OPINION

The multi-dimensional roots of the Lebanon crisis and locating recent conflicts

by Mustafa Yetim
21 October 2021

Following the eruption of new conflicts between Amal-Hezbollah groups and the members of the Lebanese Forces due to their generally divergent positions on the Lebanese issues and specifically on the investigation of

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OPINION

Qatar’s possible return to Yemen: A new page?

by Mustafa Yetim
30 September 2021

Qatar’s position towards the Yemen conflict is mostly affected by the changes in the relations between the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Before the eruption of the Yemen conflict, Qatar

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OPINION

Qatar’s position in the normalization process: Between de-facto and de-jure recognition

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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Opinion

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    Algiers’ 31st Arab League Leaders Summit: Last Chance for Arab Unity
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    By Mustafa Yetim
    Reading the Maritime Deal and the Position of Hezbollah: A Step Towards the “Partial Normalization”?
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    By Umud Shokri
    Iran’s Drones in the Russo-Ukrainian war
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    The death of Mahsa Amini: The women’s issue in Iran
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    By Selcuk Bacalan
    The recent events in Baghdad and their reflections on the Turkmens
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    Sadr’s eternal dilemma: Politician or cleric?

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