President Erdogan’s Qatar visit; MOSSAD agents’ case; Economic Crisis

Last week, the public agenda in Turkey has been busy with three main topics. First was President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Qatar for the Supreme Strategic Committee meeting. Second was the initiation of the court case against 16 Mossad agents who were arrested in the operation of the MIT (Turkish National Intelligence). Third had been the currency crisis and ...

University of Cape Town’s first black medical doctor: Dr. Muhammad Shukri Effendi

The purpose of this paper is to tell the story of Dr Muhammed Shukri Effendi, the first black medical student to graduate from UCT. Effendi, who studied at Trafalgar High School, went on to pursue his studies at the UCT medical school and graduated as a medical doctor in 1942. Previously, it was thought that Maramoothoo Samy-Padiachy, Cassim Saib and ...

So-called Uyghur Tribunal, so-called evidences, so-called judgments…

By Cansu Yiğit The Uyghur Tribunal published its final verdict on the so-called Uyghur Genocide on their website. The document named “Uyghur Court Decision Summary Form” consists of 63 pages and 210 articles. The so-called trial lasted more than a year. The last session of the court was held in England on 9th of December, 2021. All of the court ...

Americans interfere in Libyan elections

Ahead of the December 24 elections, the UN announced a change of the special envoy to the country. On December 6, UN Secretary General António Guterres appointed U.S. diplomat Stephanie Williams to lead a mediation mission in Libya. The announcement followed the news that Jan Kubis was leaving the post of UN special envoy for Libya. Key elections Libya, plunged ...

Blow to US’ China policy: Nicaragua stops relations with Taiwan

The government of the Republic of Nicaragua has stopped relations with Taiwan and has established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. The Central American country’s step reflects a broader tendency in the region and constitutes a huge blow to the United States. Nicaragua’s decision also may lead to an increase of Chinese foot print in Latin America with ...

“Liberal policies have harmed Turkey’s economy”

The exchange rate between the Turkish Lira and the US Dollar is deteriorating heaviliy to the disatvantage of the former, indicating a currency crisis. United World International expert Mehmet Perinçek gave an interview to the Iranian newspaper Tehran Times on the crisis, its historical background and geostrategic dimensions. Below we present the interview, which can also be read here. Subtitles ...

Turkish-Russian cooperation could change the destiny of our region

United World International expert Onur Sinan Güzaltan gave an interview to Russian news outlet ukraine.ru on Turkish-Russian relations. Below we present the interview as published by ukraine.ru, the original text can be read here. Subtitles were set by UWI. “Turkey and Russia, in cooperation with other countries in the region, have to revise the concept of Eurasia. It will be ...

Western seduction: How the US and the UK are trying to bring Syria into their sphere of influence

Ten years into Syria’s civil war, attempts by the U.S. and Europe and the Middle East to oust Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria have proven futile and Arab countries are gradually restoring relations with Damascus. In the US, neoconservatives like Charles Lister or Nicole Robinson from the Heritage Foundation are warning Joe Biden against “normalizing” relations with Assad. Warning means ...

The West targets Chinese-African cooperation

By Dogan Duyar / Algeria The Atlantic Camp, led by the United States, has been attempting to put a stop to Chinese-African cooperation. Following the Eritrean dispute, the Tigray region is now trying to secede from Ethiopia. Ethiopia is facing its second war of independence, for its national security and economic development. Whilst the United States is provoking Tigrayan separatism ...

A fieldwork on the commercial situation in Tajikistan

The Belt and Road Initiative has become one of the defining elements of global trade and international relations in the 21st century. The initiative, which was proposed by China in 2013, defines five major priorities: policy coordination, infrastructure connectivity, unimpeded trade, financial integration and connecting people. As of March 2020, 138 countries have joined the Belt and Road Initiative. The ...