Conflicting messages The foreign ministry of Egypt has called for “urgent clarification” from Ethiopia after conflicting stories emerged in the media that it had started filling the reservoir of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile River. On July 15, the Facebook page of the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the Minister of Water Resources, Irrigation and Energy ...
New riots On July 16 in the Iranian city of Behbahan (province of Khuzestan) anti-government rallies took place. Iranian security forces used tear gas to disperse demonstrators. The demonstrators, commentators believe, expressed support for those condemned to death for participating in large-scale protests in the Islamic Republic last Autumn. Some protesters also chanted anti-government slogans. The November 2019 riots began ...
Two weeks ago, the first virtual summit of the Astana Process hosted by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was held. Prior to the meeting, the Deputy Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Russia and Iran have already held another virtual summit to reach a draft version of the joint statement. The summit ended by releasing a joint statement of 14 articles by the ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to “annex” the illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley, based on the so-called Middle East peace plan announced by US President Donald Trump in January. However, both in the Israeli parliament and in the Trump government, there seems to be an indecision on this matter. On the other hand, ...
“Turkey is a local (regional) superpower. It has the second most powerful armed forces after the US in NATO. Its geostrategic significance is immense. Turkey holds the key regarding the issue of refugees… Greek people believe that the Aegean Sea in its entirety is a Greek lake. Therefore, if a Turkish warship goes within 6.5 miles of an island, Greek ...
Türkiye’de ABD destekli FETÖ’cü (Fetullahçı Terör Örgütü) darbe girişiminin 4. yıldönümü dolayısıyla anma törenleri düzenlendi. 251 vatandaşın şehit, 2196 vatandaşın gazi olduğu 15 Temmuz, Demokrasi ve Milli Birlik Günü olarak kabul ediliyor. Vatan Partisi Genel Başkanı Dr. Doğu Perinçek, sorularımızı yanıtlayarak 15 Temmuz darbe girişiminin arka planını ve uluslararası etkilerini değerlendirdi. ...
On July 14, a joint Turkish-Russian patrol along the M4 highway was hit by an explosion in the Syrian province of Idlib, damaging a Russian APC-82 and a Turkish Kirpi armoured vehicle. The attack took place near Arihalocality in the southern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone. It was later discovered that an improvisedexplosive device was detonated along the convoy’s ...
The 1934 Council of Ministers’ decision that granted Hagia Sophia a museum status was overturned last week by a decree from Council of State, which is the supreme administrative court of Turkey. HAGIA SOPHIA WILL BE TURNED INTO A MOSQUE President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that on July 24, Hagia Sophia would be open for prayers as a mosque. He ...
Turkey now marks July 15 as Democracy and National Unity Day. The day is commemorated with events honoring those who lost their lives beating back the putschists. FETO and its US-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured. The Turkish government accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow ...
TEVFİK KADAN Doğu Akdeniz’de askeri olarak pozisyonunu ilerletemeyeceğini anlayan Atina, Mısır’ı da işin içine dahil ederek Uluslararası Adalet Divanı yoluyla Meis sorununa çözüm bulmayı tartışıyor. Yunanistan, bir süredir Doğu Akdeniz’de iddia ettiği haklarına kavuşmanın askeri seçenekler dışındaki alternatiflerini arıyor. Bölgedeki herhangi bir savaş durumundan zararlı çıkacaklarını defaten ifade eden Yunan yöneticiler, kendi egemenlik alanlarını küresel güçlere sunmak suretiyle Türkiye karşıtı ...