Main political events in the last week. Last week, Türkiye’s agenda was mainly busy with three things. The reactions from the government to the oath of the lieutenants at the Military Academy graduation ceremony topped the agenda. Another topic was Türkiye’s participation in the Arab League meeting after 13 years. Lastly, the shoot-down of a Turkish UAV in Iraq was ...
Parts of the agreement may provide an example to follow in Turkish-Syrian negotiations. By Yunus Soner Last week, Türkiye and Iraq signed an agreement on military and security. We asked Ceyhun Bozkurt, Turkish international politics expert, about the content and the effects of the agreement. To begin with, what is the content of the agreement? On August 15, Türkiye and ...
On the recent agreement between Türkiye and Iraq, the Ukrainian Kursk Offensive and Israel’s provocations against Iran. West Asia is living tectonic shifts at all of its corners, from the Palestine conflict over the Iranian-Israeli tensions, from Turkish-Iraqi agreements to rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus and its repercussions in the Ukraine conflict. We asked Ismail Hakkı Pekin, retired lieutenant-general of ...
By Fikret Akfırat Following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visits to Baghdad and Erbil on April 22, the Iraq-Türkiye Development Road Project gained international attention and is currently being discussed from a number of angles. Beyond its economic aspect, the main focus of the talks will be the adjustments it will make to regional balances. Analyzing how the Development Road ...
Last week, in response to the Israeli atrocities in Gaza, Türkiye announced that it decided to completely sever economic ties with Israel. The meeting between the government and the main opposition leader after many years received a large press and public attention. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also made important statements in his broad interview with Al Arabiya. Decision to fully ...
Türkiye has signed a joint declaration with Iraq regarding the common fight against terror and the elevation of bilateral relations to the strategic level. The two countries established several bilateral standing committees regarding, among other topics, trade, energy, water, agriculture and cooperation against terror organizations. This declaration comes amidst a strong and evolving context: The Turkish government has announced to ...
As reported in Turkish and Iraqi media, Türkiye intends to launch a large-scale operation against the PKK terrorist group’s positions in Iraq in the very near future. The goal of these extensive operations, the specifics of which are still undetermined, is to eradicate terrorism at its source by eliminating terrorist threats against Türkiye. Following a visit by a high-ranking Turkish ...
Interview by Yunus Soner On March 14, a very high-level Turkish government delegation visited Bagdad, the capital of Iraq. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense Minister Yaşar Güler and İbrahim Kalın, the Chef of National Intelligence met with their Iraqi counterparts. The visit resulted in a joint declaration. In the text, the Iraqi side – for the first time – determines ...
The important developments of the last week in Türkiye were as follows: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s meetings in Iraq within the scope of cooperation in the fight against terrorism. The ordinary congress of the ruling partner Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Violent incidents in the Turkish Super League match between Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe. Joint committee on counterterrorism from Türkiye ve Iraq ...
The public agenda in Türkiye has been busy with three main topics last week. The Turkish-Russian-Ukrainian joint grain corridor plan, which was agreed upon for the Black Sea on the initiatives from Türkiye, was the top subject on the agenda. Secondly the terror attacks on Turkish diplomatic missions in Iraq have caused an outrage among the Turkish public. And another ...