The loss of 12 soldiers in an attack by the PKK terrorist organization in northern Iraq last week was the first issue on Türkiye’s agenda. Another development was that for the first time in history, a Turkish citizen travelled in space. In accordance with international developments, the other issue on the agenda was the approval of the Turkish Grand National ...
The Iranian Mehr News Agency conducted an interview with UWI author Dr. Mehmet Perinçek for the martyrdom anniversary of General Qasem Soleimani. The interview, published originally in Turkish, has been translated into English by UWI. Qasem Soleimani’s struggle for Palestine How do you evaluate the role of Martyr Soleimani in keeping the Palestinian issue alive? The success of the Palestinian ...
Last week in Türkiye, 12 soldiers were martyred as a result of attacks by the PKK terrorist organization. In response to the incident, there came statements from political parties as public outrage grew. Another topic under discussion was the initial approval in the Parliament for Sweden’s NATO membership. PKK attacks on Turkish Armed Forces base in Northern Iraq On December ...
United World International author Mehmet Perinçek gave an interview to the Azerbaijani site Caliber.Аz about the Turkish-EU relations. We present the interview, published in Azerbaijani Turkish, to our readers translated into English. According to diplomatic sources, the results of the meeting of the EU General Affairs Council, which took place on December 12 and was devoted to issues of Commonwealth ...
United World International author Mehmet Perinçek commented on the latest PKK attack, US and Israeli plans in the region, the importance of confrontation in the Eastern Mediterranean and the opportunities offered by the Astana meeting scheduled for the second half of January in terms of clearing terrorist organizations to RIA Novosti. We present the interview, published in Russian, to our ...
The US announced on Thursday to have shot down an armed Turkish drone that was operating near its troops in Syria. The statement was made by the Pentagon. On Thursday night Turkish military air strikes had launched an operation and destroyed 30 PYD/PKK targets in northern Syria. Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said Turkish drones had been seen carrying ...
The leader of the Turkish Vatan (Patriotic) Party, Doğu Perinçek, said that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) could not have attempted a terrorist attack in the center of Ankara without approval from the United States. Turkish security forces are carrying out the anti-terrorist operation “Heroes” throughout the country after an attempted terrorist attack on Sunday morning near the Interior Ministry ...
Clashes between tribal forces and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have been increasing in eastern Syria in recent weeks. İsmail Hakkı Pekin explains the developments. Pekin was also the officer commanding the implementation of the Adana Agreement signed between Türkiye and Syria in 1998. Recently, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov made a statement and brought up the Adana Agreement again. We ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed to submit Sweden’s NATO membership to the approval of the Turkish Grand National Assembly during the trilateral summit in Vilnius. The joint statement after the summit on the evening of July 10 involves “Sweden’s steps to address Türkiye’s concerns” like intensifying the fight against the terrorist organization PKK and even making amendments in related laws. ...
By Tülin Uygur, reporting from Stockholm / Sweden Different evaluations can be made regarding Türkiye’s 14th and 28th May election results, but the most important point is the high voter turnout, with 88.92% in the first round and 84.15% in the second. Erdoğan will continue to be decisive in Türkiye’s domestic and foreign relations for another five years. During the ...