Political Scientist, former Deputy Chairman of Vatan Party (Turkey) Soner has participated in diplomatic visits to China, Syria, Iran, Egypt, Russia, Venezuela, Cuba and Mexico, among others. He has conducted meetings with President Bashar Al Assad (Syria), President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran), President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Mexico), Manuel Zelaya (Honduras) and Foreign Ministers, Ministers of Finances and Representatives of Parliament from various countries. He has worked on Turkish-Russian, Turkish-Syrian, Turkish-Chinese and Turkish-Egyptian relations as well as on Latin America. Soner has had media participation in various international media channels, among them Russia Today and Sputnik (Russia), CGTN (China), Press TV (Iran), Syrian TV, El Mayaddin (Lebanon) and Telesur (Venezuela) and Turkish media. He has been a columnist to Turkish daily newspaper Aydınlık

Turkish economy in turmoil

Turkish Central Bank sold more than 50 billion US dollars to the market to keep the exchange rate stable. It also raised interest rates. Türkiye’s economy experienced turbulence in the

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Africa needs to trade more among itself

Facing Trump’s tariffs, the continent should develop its own paradigm. By Yunus Soner, from Antalya / Türkiye US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies have caused wide reactions. In UWI’s previous

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Germany’s silencing of Palestinians

Experts say repression is threatening Germany’s general political culture, too. By Yunus Soner, Berlin / Germany The genocide against the Palestinians continues to spark protests around the world. Some countries

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Turkish soldiers to Ukraine?

Prof. Mesut Hakkı Caşın in interview. The US president seeks talks with Russia and a ceasefire in Ukraine, while European countries and Britain are advancing their support for Kyiv and

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