Last week in Türkiye, vote on Sweden’s NATO membership in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) was at the top agenda. The visit of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi was another important event. The announcement by the National Security Council (MGK) regarding the Montreux Convention, related to the insistence of the US/UK on entering the Black Sea, also found its place ...
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 ...
Türkiye had a busy agenda last week. The meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin topped the agenda. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s meetings in Russia and Iran were widely discussed. The development that stirred Türkiye was the national women’s volleyball Team winning the European Championship. Constructive Meeting between Erdoğan and Putin President Erdoğan and Russian ...
Last week, the public agenda in Türkiye has been busy with three main topics. First was the agreements reached in the NATO Summit in Madrid, and the domestic reactions and oppositions to the negotiations over Türkiye’s veto power for Sweden’s and Finland’s ascension to membership. Second was the visit by the Iranian Foreign Ministry to Türkiye and his discussions with ...