Last week, there was a heavy diplomatic traffic in Türkiye. The first important visitor to Ankara was the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Another important visit took place in Ankara, during the same period, by the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Also another important development of this week was President Erdogan’s statements on changing the official name of the country to ...
United World International expert Mehmet Perinçek was Dmitry Leskov’s guest on the live broadcast of the Russian state channel OTR on 7 June 2022. In the program, Turkey’s geopolitics, from the possible Syrian operation of the Turkish Army to Turkey-NATO relations, were discussed. We have prepared the transcript of the program in English for Uwidata readers. Dmitry Lyskov: According to ...
After Russia’s operation against Ukraine, Ukraine laid mines in the region around Odessa and Mykolaiv ports. The Sea of Azov came under Russian control. Thus, the grain export of Ukraine, most of which are done from these ports (90% of the total), came to a standstill. Ukraine ranks second in the world in grain production after the USA. Ukraine exports ...
In connection with the Ukraine crisis, there is a global food crisis. Ships loaded with grain cannot leave Ukrainian ports due to mines reported to have been laid by Ukraine. Moscow-based newspaper Izvestia announced that Turkey and Russia had agreed on a joint plan to end the food crisis. According to the plan, which is said to cover only the ...
Turkey continues to strengthen its position in Africa. The three-day visit of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboun to Turkey ended on May 16. The key moment of the official visit of the head of the North African state was the negotiations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the signing of many agreements: in the field of mining, education and culture, ...
By Cansu Yigit The US is getting prepared to enter more forecfully into the equation in Libya, while the power struggle between Dbeibeh and Bashagha continues. Oil is the first leg of the new plan of the USA, in which Bashagha voluntarily inquires a role. In this situation the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the House of Representatives (HR) ...
After the start of the Ukrainian crisis, the delegations from both sides have met three times in Belarus for negotiations. After that, Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers met in Antalya on March 10, and another meeting was held in Istanbul on March 29. These meetings between two delegations from Moscow and Kiev in Istanbul, held upon Turkey’s diplomatic efforts, were ...
The Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Istanbul for peace negotiations on March 29. The Ukrainian delegation arrived first at the meeting, the Russian delegation came later. The reunion started after an opening speech of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The President’s working office in the Dolmabahçe Palace served as meeting room. The international press followed the meeting closely. One ...
Last week, the public agenda in Turkey had been busy with three main topics. First, has been Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu’s statements regarding the counter-actions of Russia against the NATO’s containment policy. Second, have been the situation reports on the mediation efforts of Turkey in the Russo-Ukrainian War, pursued by both the Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Presidential Spokesman ...
While the Ukrainian-Russian delegations are meeting for negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey, United World International expert Onur Sinan Güzaltan provided an interview to Russian news outlet Izvestia. “With Turkish mediation, Moscow and Kyiv will be able to reach an agreement,” he said. Below we present the interview as published by Izvestia, the original can be read here. Turkish political scientist Onur ...