The Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the diplomatic actions in the region, visits to the YPG branches by senior US officials, and Turkish counter-terrorism operations against the PKK… We have discussed the recent events in the region with the former Head of the Intelligence at the Chief of Staff of Turkish Armed Forces, ret. Lieutenant General Ismail Hakkı Pekin. The eyes of the ...
United World International expert Dr. Mehmet Perinçek gave an interview to the Iranian Tehran Times about claims of the so-called Armenian genocide and the political projects they serve. Below we document the interview, conducted by Mohammad Ali Saki, as printed in the Tehran Times on May 5th, 2021. Subheadings were set by UWI. Tehran – A Turkish historian and political ...
The Turkish public agenda has been busy with four main topics in the last week Firstly, HDP Members of Parliament were ripped of their immunity as requested by state persecutors. Secondly, a currency crisis hit the Turkish Lira, which has suddenly lost value as a part of the ongoing currency crisis since mid 2018. Thirdly, the Blue Homeland 2021 naval ...
Kurds constitute 10% of Iran’s population, generally residing along its western borders. There is a perfect relationship between the Kurdish people and the Iranian government. However, there also exists a limited separatist movement among the Kurds, which makes the Kurdish question paradoxical. KURDISH GROUPS IN IRAN Eight major groups have managed to include Iranian Kurds in their organization, however, it ...