In Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, an open terrorist attack against several diplomats was carried out. Three diplomats were killed as a result, including Osman Kose, an employee of the Turkish Consulate General. One of the two attackers was later identified as Mazlum Dag, a 27 year-old from Diyarbakir, Turkey. According to Sky News – Arabia, two gunmen opened ...
Faruk Bildirici, one of the distinguished representatives of Turkish journalism, with whom I worked for 27 years at Hürriyet news, has consistently represented the interests of his readers over the past few years. After he was fired several months ago, Bildirici created his own website to continue his work. Last week Bildirici published a curious article entitled “Is Turkey an ...
Let’s delve into the heart of the matter: the blacklisting the IRGC, sanctioning the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, sanctioning Dr. Zariff, the Iranian Foreign Minster, sanctioning General Suleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force wing of the IRGC, et al. Naturally, it was not a surprise to any of us Middle East senior analysts that Iran’s IRGC would eventually ...
Son yıllarda Türkiye, başta ABD olmak üzere Batılı ülkelerinin “şamar oğlanı” durumuna düşürülmek isteniyor. Türkiye durumun farkında. Geçmişte bazı siyasetçilerin düştüğü “boyun eğme” dönemleri geride kaldı artık. Türkiye özellikle ABD ve Batılı ülkelerin bu baskıcı tavırları karşısında geri adım atmıyor. Kısacası “şamar oğlanı” olmadığını, üstüne basa basa göstermek istiyor. Örneğin son aylarda gündemden düşmeyen en sıcak konulardan, Suriye, Kuzey Irak, ...
With a first ever visit by a Japanese prime minister to Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, many Iranian commentators were quick to declare that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the best hope for successful mediation between the US and Iran, since Tokyo has warm relations with both sides. Some have argued that pacifist Japan has the capacity and motivation to ...
S-400 On July 14, the seventh aircraft carrying Russian S-400 air defense system components arrived in Turkey at the Myrted airbase. Turkey has now become the first NATO country to purchase the S-400. The purchase caused months of disagreements with the United States, who argued that the F-35 fighter jets Turkey had purchased were incompatible with the non-NATO defense systems. The ...
Türk medyasının saygın isimlerinden biri olan ve Hürriyet Gazetesi’nde yaklaşık 27 yıl birlikte mesai yaptığımız Faruk Bildirici, son yıllarda gazetede “Okur Temsilciği/Ombudsman”’lık görevi yapıyordu. Ancak birkaç ay önce işine son verilince kendi adına kurduğu internet sitesinde “Ombudsman” lık görevini yapmayı sürdürüyor. Bildirici, geçen hafta sitesinde Türk medyasını sorgulayan dikkat çekici bir makale yayımladı. Bildirici “Türkiye, Libya’daki iç savaşta aktif taraf ...
O hain gecede yaşananlar, korku dolu anılar yaşamış Türk vatandaşlarının hafızasından kolay silinmeyecek. UWI olarak olabildiğince tarafsız tutum sergilemeye çalışarak kasıtlı şekilde yan tutmuyoruz. Dünya elitlerinin Türkiye’deki işbirlikçileriyle komplosu olmadan yaşananların hemen hemen imkansız olduğu aşikar. Bu kanlı oyunun baş ve gerçek mimarı ve yöneticisinin kim olduğunu şimdilik anlamak zor. TSK’nın 15 Temmuz’da yaşananlar ile zerre kadar ilgisi yoktur. ...
The events of that ill-fated night will live in the memory of the Turkish citizens who survived them. In reviewing the July 15 attempted coup three years later, it is important to stay away from taking sides and to move towards impartial evaluation. It is clear that what happened would be practically impossible without the collusion of world elites and their ...
The principle governing the world oil market is, simply put, supply and demand. When there is a balance between supply and demand in the oil market, prices remain stable. Based on assessments by geopolitical theorists, an open conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, and even the threat of a possible conflict, can have dangerous consequences for energy security, and, consequently, ...