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 ...
By Mehmet Kıvanç The Turkish Armed Forces are preparing for a military operation throughout Northern Syria, against the terrorist organizations PKK/YPG/PYD. The Chairman of the Research Center on Terrorism and Counterterrorism of 21st Century Institution of Turkey, retired Col. Unal Atabay, has commented on CRITurk on the possible military operation. Atabay reminded that Turkey’s operation against the terror corridor that ...
Along with the continuing Ukraine crisis, not only the relations between Russia and the West deteriorating. Relations between Turkey and the West suffer the same fate. United World International expert Onur Sinan Guzaltan evaluated the Ukraine crisis, NATO’s enlargement discussions and the future of Turkey-Western relations in an interview with the Italian-based l’Antidiplomatico website. The original text can be read ...
The effects of the Russian military intervention in Ukraine are being felt in the Eastern Mediterranean just as they are throughout the rest of the world. The equation, formed by the complete rupture of Russian-European relations, leads the countries of the region to new options. The new situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Although the relations between Russia and Israel started ...
By Fikret Akfirat On the night of April 17, Turkey launched the Claw-Lock operation against the US-backed PKK forces in northern Iraq. With this step, a new phase has been started in the “Claw” series of operations. The Turkish Armed Forces are famous for giving meaningful names to their military operations. Operations started with Claw-1 targeting the removal of PKK camps in the ...
Abstract Turkish-African relations in the 21st century constitute one of the prime orientations of Turkish foreign policy at present. The relations between Turkey and Africa have gained a substantial momentum since the declaration of Turkey as a strategic partner of the Continent by the African Union in January 2008. Being an Afro-Eurasian state, Turkey’s policy of opening out to Africa ...
Turkey’s Vatan Party has published a decision and explanatory statement on the country’s relations with NATO. Decided upon by the Central Committee of the party, the statement was made public on 70th anniversary of Turkey’s entry to the North Atlantic Alliance. The Vatan Party states that Turkey’s exit from NATO is it’s “strategic target” and calls the Turkish government to ...
In the last decade, the Mediterranean has become a global epicenter of geopolitical and geo-economic interests. It has taken an increased importance because of the profound transformations that have taken place and that continue to manifest themselves in ever fluid and changing forms. The regional conflicts in Libya and Syria, the never-ending tensions between Turkey, Greece and Cyprus (Greek Administration ...
By Recep Erçin* The Turkish economy has suffered three major currency crises since a difficult turn was taken, the country abandoning its growth model dependent on foreign capital flow. The first crisis took place in August 2018, and was triggered by the Pastor Brunson crisis. The second shock began in the autumn of 2020 with the dismissal of the Governor ...
By Semih Nişancı The countdown has begun for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, from February 4th to the 20th. 109 events in the 7 branches of Olympic winter sports will be held in the three competition districts in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. Competitions will be held at 25 ...