Speech of Dr. Doğu Perinçek at the Conference on Global Security and NATO The World Civilizations Initiative Research Center organized an international conference on Global Security and NATO on June 26-27, 2026, in Istanbul, Türkiye, ahead of the NATO summit scheduled for 7 and 8th of July in Ankara. Dr. Doğu Perinçek, Chairman of the Vatan Party, held a speech ...

On the NATO summit in Madrid, a trilateral memorandum between Türkiye, Sweden and Finland was agreed upon. The two Scandinavian countries ensure to support Türkiye’s efforts in counterterrorism and lift arms emborgoes against Ankara, while Türkiye in exchange retracts its veto against their NATO membership. United World International expert Onur Sinan Güzaltan commented on the agreement in various interviews, he ...

Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a speech during his party’s parliamentary group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara on June 1, 2022. Responding to a question on whether Turkey blocked the NATO membership of Sweden and Finland to hit back at the United States, US State ...

Ankara made statements, indicating that it would inhibit Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership, placing the issue on top of the global agenda. The matter is being discussed from a variety of angles and probably will continue to do so. Within these debates, I would like to present a summary of my opinions. USA against the rest The United States wants ...