Last week witnessed important developments in Türkiye’s electoral agenda and international relations. The candidates nominated by the Nation Alliance sparked controversy, especially within the Republican People’s Party (CHP) grassroots. Apart from the electoral agenda, the Turkish Navy fulfilled one of its most important projects. The launch of TCG Anadolu, the world’s first drone carrier ship, left its mark on the ...
Sinan Oğan, the fourth candidate in Türkiye’s May 14 presidential (and also parliamentary) elections, is a former deputy from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which is now Erdoğan’s ally. Born in 1967 in Iğdır, Türkiye’s easternmost city bordering Armenia and Iran, Oğan is the youngest of the presidential candidates. The characteristics of the Victory Party (Zafer Partisi) chaired by Ümit ...
By Guillermo Caviasca * Cyprus is an island of 9251 km² and in 2017 had a population of about 1.200.000 inhabitants. The history of the island dates back to the origins of mankind as it is located at a junction of communications by sea between the first civilizations of the eastern Mediterranean. Source of copper, it appears as an object ...
The interference of the United States in the internal affairs of Paraguay is part of that country’s daily life, and is even considered as something normal. In the current situation, when the final stage of the electoral race has started, the two candidates with the option of winning the elections, Santiago Peña of the National Republican Association (Colorado Party) and ...
By Işıkgün Akfırat Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside Islam’s third-holiest site, Al Aqsa in Jerusalem. As the world once again focuses on Israel’s aggression against Palestine, some worry about further escalation of the conflict. Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) is at the center of the recent developments in Palestine. Hamas Political Bureau Member Dr. Mahir Salah evaluated the situation in ...
Reporting from Natal, Brazil This April 10, 2023, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva completed his first 100 days of government in his third time elected. The first words of the Pernambucan president’s speech were “Brazil is back”, once again having a government that ensures care for those in greatest need among the Brazilian people. He also said that “Brazil returned ...
France is shaken by demonstrations against President Macron’s retirement reform for two weeks. With the demonstrations showing no sign of stopping, Macron flew to China to meet Xi Jinping. Is France bound to the retirement reform due to its financial situation?What are the drivers of nationwide protest from the Yellow Vests movement to the recent demonstrations? Are there any serious ...
By Orçun Göktürk* European leaders are travelling to Beijing, one after the other. On the heels of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited China on April 5-7. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is expected to follow later this month. French President Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, April ...
The news from the Middle East over the past two years have come as a surprise to many. Once upon a time there was news without introduction about the end of the Arab boycott of Qatar after years of mutual media bombardment, and at other times about a noticeable improvement in relations between Saudi Arabia or the UAE and Türkiye. ...
In an unforeseen development, Iran and Saudi Arabia declared in Beijing that they have overcome seven years of political tensions through China’s mediation and will resume diplomatic relations. Earlier talks between the two countries, mediated by Iraq and Oman, had been derailed due to the accordance of riots in Iran and the active role of Saudi-backed Persian-speaking television networks in ...