Azerbaijani journalist Agil Alesger spoke to us regarding the United States’ targeting of energy pipelines in Tovuz and the relations of Azerbaijan with Turkey and the rest of the world through the Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan. He also added that Moscow was quite disturbed by this situation. Even after the clashes that began on July 12 when the Armenian army ...
The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia Over the past week, the military forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia have continued shelling each other’s positions. The situation on the border between the Tovuz region of Azerbaijan and Armenia’s Tavush region escalated on July 12. The Azerbaijani side claimed the death of 11 of its military personnel, one civilian and injuries to four ...
Today, the conflicts and problems in our region, especially the ones that Turkey is involved in, are not independent of the overall polarization in the world. This polarization has not changed since the Ataturk’s definitions of “tyrant and tyrannized nations” and Lenin’s definitions of “oppressing and oppressed nations”. There are a few nations that exploit the world’s resources, and there ...
On May 7 2020, Aydınlık revealed the details of French support and relations between the French Army and the Libyan National Army based on regional sources, showing them to be in violation of international law in Libya. At that time, about 60 French Armed Forces personnel provided training and intelligence support for Haftar. With the escalation of tensions between Turkey ...
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. ...