The cost of an incorrect strategy is heavy. Time is short. By Özgür Bursalı, Secretary General of the Vatan Party (Türkiye) At the AK Party Parliamentary Group Meeting held on January 21, 2026, our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated: “What matters is not fragmentation into small statelets, but uniting and building strength together. Turks, Kurds, and Arabs, as in history, ...
Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Last week’s agenda in Türkiye was busy, as usual. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech assessing rising global tensions and Türkiye’s position in it. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan issued a pointed warning over developments in Iran. And the official minutes from a meeting between jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and ...
Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Last week in Türkiye, developments in Syria topped the political agenda. Operations launched by the Syrian government against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which Ankara designates as a terrorist organization, were met with a positive response in the Turkish capital. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s remarks on the US, emphasizing alliance relations, ...
Opportunities for Türkiye to act as it struggles to break free from Western hegemony. We asked Adnan Akfırat, Chairman of the Turkish-Chinese Business Development and Friendship Association, two questions about the two recent developments that made the headlines of the world media. The EU’s exclusion from the US-Russia talks, and the “Two Sessions”, known as the most important political event of the ...
The end of the Assad Government has lifted Türkiye from a regional to a global player, argues the author. By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist We are witnessing the birth of a new Syria without the Assad regime. After 13 years of civil war, the more than half-century-long regime from Hafez al-Assad to his son Bashar, who seized power in a ...
On Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan’s statement regarding cooperation between Türkiye and Syria. By Dr. Doğu Perinçek, Chairman of Vatan (Patriotic) Party (Türkiye) In an interview published in Hürriyet Newspaper, our Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan advocates armed cooperation between Türkiye and Syria to eliminate the US-led PKK/PYD/YPG terrorist organizations in northern Syria. This is a very important task for Türkiye, Syria ...
In the distant future, China will start to see Türkiye as a competitor and try to limit Ankara’s influence, says the US expert. By Tehran Tapdigov, Baku, Azerbaijan Armenia drifting westwards, Azerbaijan applying officially for BRICS membership, Russian President Putin making one of his rare travels to Baku, turmoil in Georgia and a steady balance of tension and cooperation between ...
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 ...
By Utku Reyhan We are on the verge of another mistake in Türkiye’s foreign policy. As a result of its commitment to NATO, the Turkish government has decided to send additional troops to Kosovo as a reserve force. Just like we sent troops to Libya to overthrow Gaddafi. Or as we dug ourselves into a hole with the PKK/YPG in ...
Both Türkiye and the world had their eyes on the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections on past May 14 and 28. Besides of concern for the Turkish nation, the question of who will govern in Ankara concerns also plays an important role for global political balances. For that reason, these elections were a hot topic from the United States to ...