Erdogan – Trump Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation with his American counterpart Donald Trump. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and ongoing geopolitical problems. Turkey and the US had previously come to an agreement on the creation of a safe zone in the Syrian north-east along the border with Turkey. Despite recent rocky relations, the two agreed ...
The Qatar crisis was initially considered a minor ideological conflict between the Muslim Brotherhood and Wahhabist Islam; however, it has since evolved into a large-scale strategic battle due to the inexperience and naivety of Saudi rulers. If the current trend continues, the crisis could profoundly alter the fates of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the entire Middle East. QATAR’S STRENGTHS ...
The Fifth-generation cellular technology network (5-G), which promises higher speed, lower latency, and improved flexibility of wireless services, has become the latest battleground for the US and China. Opinion: The US-China contest has zoned in on the race for 5G domination — and the effect of any US sanctions against Huawei or others is likely to only accelerate Beijing’s efforts ...
Negotiations for the Caspian Sea legal regime began almost immediately after the collapse of the former Soviet Union, but at the beginning of the process there were no negotiations on a single text. Prior to that, Iran and the Soviet Union used this sea commonly, though in practice the Soviet Union, by using its power in this regard and the ...
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Suriye’nin kuzeyinde oluşturulacak güvenli bölge konusunda ABD’ye çok açık ve net mesaj verdi: “İki hafta içinde buradan bir sonuç çıkmazsa kendi hareket planlarımızı devreye sokacağız.” dedi. Erdoğan, Beştepe Millet Kongre ve Kültür Merkezi’nde düzenlenen Yükseköğretim Akademik Yıl Açılış Töreni’nde yaptığı konuşmada, 48 saat sonra güvenli bölgede kum saatinin işlemeye başladığını belirtti. Geçtiğimiz günlerde sınırda ...
Ever since tragedy struck on 9/11, numerous discussions and arguments about what actually took place on that day have continued. Many people contend that there are numerous technical inconsistencies Washington’s version of events, while others argue that the attack may have served as a pretext for the intervention in Afghanistan that immediately followed. For further reading regarding the debate around ...
Following in the footsteps of ex-Minister of Economy Ali Babacan, who left the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and announced his intention to create a new party together with ex-President Abdullah Gül, former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has also announcing his resignation. Davutoğlu and his team, pre-empting the start of a process to expel them from the party, announced they ...
Yemen’s Ansar Allah has officially claimed responsibility for the drone attacks against ARAMCO oil facilities which resulted in Saudi Arabia’s oil production being cut in half. Nonetheless, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump and Saudi officials are claiming that Iran was actually the one responsible for the attack. First, allow me to explain why I am referring to ...
Davutoğlu Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced his resignation from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Friday. The AKP unanimously agreed to raise the question of Davutoglu’s expulsion, as well as the head of the parliamentary human rights commission, Ayhan Sefer Üstün, the deputy from Istanbul Abdullah Başcıand former Manisa deputy Selçuk Özden. A founder and prominent figure in the ...
Türkiye, Rusya ve İran; Ankara’daki Suriye konulu Türkiye-Rusya-İran Üçlü Zirvesi’nde Suriye’nin toprak bütünlüğünün ve siyasi birliğinin muhafazası için mutabakata vardı. Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Rusya Devlet Başkanı Vladimir Putin ve İran Cumhurbaşkanı Hasan Ruhani’nin katılımıyla Çankaya Köşkü’nde yapılan Suriye konulu Türkiye-Rusya-İran Üçlü Zirvesi’nin ardından ortak basın toplantısı düzenlendi. Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, “Suriye” konulu üçlü zirve toplantısı sonrasında yaptığı açıklamada, “Geldiğimiz nokta ...