Istanbul hosted several official and unofficial talks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. During the Istanbul talks, Russian and Ukrainian officials had almost come to an agreement with Türkiye’s mediation. This agreement, which did not suit the U.S.’s purpose, was undermined with the provocation in Bukcha last year. Then the Grain Corridor Agreement was signed once again with Türkiye’s mediation. This agreement ...

Sergey Mironov, Chairman of the A Just Russia – For Truth Party and State Duma deputy, is an experienced politician. He undertook critical duties in the state, especially the Presidency of the Federal Council of the Russian Federation (2001-2011), which came after the President and the Prime Minister in the Russian state protocol. I asked Mironov questions about Türkiye-Russia relations, ...

We have thoroughly examined the role played by the Dashnaks in igniting mutual massacres and serving imperialist plans, leading our region to various disasters, especially in our books titled “The Armenian Issue in 150 Documents from Russian State Archives,” “The Adventure of Armenian Nationalism,” and “Turkish-Soviet Military Cooperation in the Caucasus (1919-1922).” We have displayed the collaborative, aggressive, chauvinist and ...

By Bessam Abu Abdullah * The presidential and parliamentary elections in Türkiye also concern the unity and sovereignty of Syria, the laws regulating the marriage, family and property laws of the Islamic, Messianic, Jewish and Druze communities, and the future of the secular and unitary state structure. They are also about whether the ethnic and sectarian separatist goals of the ...

During the first week of Russia’s special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine in February last year, Russian troops reached the vicinity of Kyiv and Kharkov, Ukraine’s two main cities. They stayed there for a month. The world was waiting impatiently for the moment when the Kremlin would order the offensive to take the capital. However, on April 1, the Russian ...

The reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia, mediated by China, reflects a change not only in the Middle East but also across the globe. And it is a vivid example to manifest China’s Global Security Initiative. The disputes between the two influential states of the Islamic world because of “sectarianism” were the most important policy used by the Atlantic forces ...

Behind the war in Ukraine was the US strategy of breaking the ties between Europe and Asia through destabilizing Eurasia. Washington’s 3 main objectives can be summarized as follows: To make Europe dependent on the US in all spheres including energy through the destruction of Europe-Russia relations, To put the world in a Cold War balance between West and East, ...

By Işıkgün Akfırat Solution-oriented diplomacy is advancing in a breathtaking speed in West Asia. After Iran, Saudi Arabia and Syria, the times of peace have started in Yemen. Ali Al- Kahum, one of the leaders of the Ansarallah Movement emphasized Russia’s resistance to the West and China’s role as “great power that puts out the fires” in the region. He ...

We are determined to make the process of participation to the Organization of Turkish States of the Islamic Republic of Iran successful. Vatan Party Chairman Doğu Perinçek held a press conference at the Vatan Party Headquarters in Ankara on April 19, 2023 at 13.00 and announced the Decision of the Vatan Party Presidential Board regarding the process of participation of ...

Reporting from Ceará, Brazil Only health reasons have kept Brazilian President from visiting China within the first 100 days of his third government. On March 24, during the routine medical check-up before leaving for an international commitment, the Brazilian president’s cold was diagnosed as actually aggravated pneumonia due to influenza A flu. Having overcome the respiratory viral picture, Lula left ...