Turkish authorities continue intensive diplomacy on Gaza. The US made a move against Türkiye’s relations with Russia and Hamas. With the national team’s participation in the EURO 2024, citizens are looking forward to the Championship in the summer. Türkiye’s “Gaza diplomacy” Türkiye continues its intensive diplomatic initiatives regarding the Palestinian-Israeli war that started on 7 October. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ...
Atatürk’s funeral began its journey from Istanbul via Izmit to Ankara with the attendance of foreign state ships on November 19, 1938. The Soviets participated in the ceremony with a committee under the leadership of Foreign Minister’s assistant V.P. Potemkin on destroyer Moscow who had previously been assigned to Turkey. Other members were Admiral Yumashev, Commander of the Black Sea ...
Last week, Türkiye celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye. Türkiye was proclaimed a republic on 29th October, 1923 by the leadership of the Independent War. During the parade in Ankara, leaders and government officials gathered in Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Leaders shared messages of celebration and the Turkish people enthusiastically took the street all ...
By Rafet Ballı My words here are actually directed at those who govern Türkiye. To explain my point clearly, I will first narrate some incidents through Syria. In the spring of 2022, I met with a close friend of General Qasem Soleimani in Tehran. Our conversation revolved around Türkiye-Iran relations and the escalating problems due to the Karabakh issue. Then ...
Interview by Meral Akkaya The Republic of Türkiye today, 29 October 2023, is 100 years old. What did the Republic bring to Türkiye? Where has the Republic given to Türkiye in 100 years? Why did Mustafa Kemal Atatürk become a world leader? And what’s ahead of the Republic at the beginning of its second century? Historian and political scientist, Uwidata ...
On Sunday, October 15, 2023, General Secretary of the Vatan Party Özgür Bursalı held a press conference at the Party’s Headquarters in response to President Tayyip Erdoğan’s statements against the United States. SUMMARY: – As the Vatan Party, we ask our President: What are the US and NATO doing in Incirlik? What are the US and Israel doing in Kürecik? ...
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 ...
The leader of the Turkish Vatan (Patriotic) Party, Doğu Perinçek, said that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) could not have attempted a terrorist attack in the center of Ankara without approval from the United States. Turkish security forces are carrying out the anti-terrorist operation “Heroes” throughout the country after an attempted terrorist attack on Sunday morning near the Interior Ministry ...
Russian President Putin’s proposal to establish a gas energy hub in Türkiye is in negotiations between the Russian company Gazprom and Turkish BOTAŞ, state-owned-entreprise responsible for transportation and sale of natural gas. We spoke about the idea of becoming an energy hub with Professor Şenay Yalçın from the Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul. An Yalçın spend his entire academic life researching ...
By Fikret Akfırat On August 7th, Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan delivered an opening speech at the 14th Ambassadors Conference, outlining the government’s foreign policy approach and the course it intends to follow. Fidan bases the government’s foreign policy understanding on the following principles: “We will undauntedly work to bolster Türkiye’s position as an efficient, influential, fully independent actor that ...
Despite the summer heat, the agenda in Türkiye remains intense. The last week was marked by the decisions of the Supreme Military Council meeting. Pursuit for foreign investment from the West midst the escalating economic problems, was another important issue of the week. The decision by the Disney television platform to refrain from airing a series depicting the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk due to pressure ...
The NATO summit in Vilnius concluded, doors have been opened to Sweden’s membership. Meanwhile, tensions are increasing in the Black Sea. The Turkish government has meanwhile announced new measures in the economicy policy that mount up to a fundamental turn. Retired Lieutenant General Ismail Hakkı Pekin brings all these factors together in his interview. Now, after the NATO summit, a ...