November 15 marks the foundation day of two different states in the Middle East: The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), in 1983, and the State of Palestine in 1988. Their historic leaders, Rauf Denktaş and Yasser Arafat once met and expressed envy to each other’s standing: Denktaş told Arafat he was envying Palestine, because it was recognized as a ...
The public agenda in Türkiye has been busy with three main topics last week. First was the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s visit to Türkiye. Second were the blazing wildfires all across the touristic southwestern region of Türkiye. Third was the Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. Saudi Crown Prince’s visit to Türkiye ...