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 ...
Turkey is once again in the center of different corridors: one currently in debate is to be opened from Odessa to the world, in order to export stored wheat. The other runs along the north of Syria, where Turkey has already pursued three different military operations to establish a safe zone against what it calls the “corridor of terror” by ...
Turkey, as always, had a busy public agenda last week. The tensions between Turkey and NATO continue to escalate, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey would veto the membership application of Sweden and Finland. The public rallies held by both the government and the opposition parties one after another, were considered as the unofficial start of the presidential ...
By Mehmet Kıvanç The Ukrainian Crisis is heating up. As a NATO member, a Black Sea coastal country and with good relations to Ukraine and Russia, Turkey’s position in the crisis deems great importance. As United World International, we have asked Turkish experts on their comments on the crisis and the position Turkey should take. Retired Ambassador Uluç Özülker, retired ...
United World International is starting a new article series, where international experts evaluate the year 2021 and present their predictions and expectations for the year 2022. Today we present the views of Dr. Doğu Perinçek, Chairman of the Vatan Party (Turkey). If you were the one to name the title, you would also hesitate, thinking if you should name it ...
The Turkish currency is continuing to loose value against the US dollar and the Euro, turning Turkey’s economy and external relations into a globally much debated issue. International media consults United World International experts on the issue. On December 13, UWI expert Onur Sinan Güzaltan gave an interview to the Iranian daily newspaper Tehran Times. UWI presents below the interview ...
Last week the public agenda in Turkey has been busy with three main topics. First was the sharp fluctuation of the exchange rates of the Turkish Lira, and the sudden 22% drop in value. Second was the release of the Israeli couple Mordi and Natali Oknin, who had been arrested after taking photos of President Erdogan’s residence. Third was the ...
Last week, the public agenda in Turkey has been busy with three main topics. First topic was the official statement by ambassadors of the US, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Germany, and France regarding the trial of Osman Kavala, a FETO convict, and President Erdogan’s reactions. Second topic was the prolongation of military deployment to Iraq ...
The public agenda in Turkey has been busy with three main topics last week. The first topic was the official address by the US President Joe Biden to the House of Representatives about the Turkish military actions against the YPG/PKK in Northern Syria, and the reactions from the Turkish politicians. Second was the Iranian diplomatic delegation’s visit to Turkey. Third ...
Last week, the public agenda in Turkey has been busy with three main topics. First was the diplomatic meeting between the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, at the southern Russian city of Sochi. Second were the exclusive statements from the Turkish Minister of Foreign Relations Mevlut Cavusoglu, about the government’s recent “Asia Anew Initiative”, ...