The Turkish parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill, by which Türkiye gives green light to Sweden’s adhesion to NATO. As a next step, the bill will be presented to the parliament’s general assembly, which will hold the final vote on the issue. The Vatan Party made a public declaration on the matter, criticizing the decision and demanding a referendum ...
7th anniversary of the July 15 coup attempt Türkiye commemorated the martyrs on the 7th anniversary of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt by the US/NATO-backed Fethullah Gülen Terrorist Organization (FETÖ). President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the ceremony to commemorate the seventh anniversary of July 15: “I respectfully commemorate all the brave individuals who selflessly embraced martyrdom without hesitation for ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed to submit Sweden’s NATO membership to the approval of the Turkish Grand National Assembly during the trilateral summit in Vilnius. The joint statement after the summit on the evening of July 10 involves “Sweden’s steps to address Türkiye’s concerns” like intensifying the fight against the terrorist organization PKK and even making amendments in related laws. ...
By Turhan Özlü Türkiye has been a NATO member since 71 years. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that our country suffered the most among NATO member countries. NATO claims to be a defense alliance, but its hostile actions against us have revealed its aggressive nature. Coups, attempted coups, assassinations targeting patriotic intellectuals, incitement of civil war and massacres ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s statement “Ukraine undoubtedly deserves NATO membership” after hosting his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelenski in Istanbul is being discussed in the world public. In the context of Türkiye’s relations with Russia and the Western camp, everyone attributes a different meaning to Erdoğan’s statements: “Rapprochement with the West”, “break with Russia”, “balance policy”, etc.. Based on concrete facts, ...
By Tülin Uygur, reporting from Stockholm / Sweden Different evaluations can be made regarding Türkiye’s 14th and 28th May election results, but the most important point is the high voter turnout, with 88.92% in the first round and 84.15% in the second. Erdoğan will continue to be decisive in Türkiye’s domestic and foreign relations for another five years. During the ...
The presidential election in Türkiye has attracted worldwide attention, especially from Western countries, due to its many aspects. Some even refer to it as “the most important election of 2023” in the world. Türkiye’s politics, economy, geopolitics, and future possibilities have been extensively discussed in various articles, interviews, and television broadcasts. Through a comprehensive review of print and visual media, ...
As Türkiye is going through the critical last 6 days of the election process, candidates and parties continue their campaigns with rallies, statements, and promises. Statements regarding foreign policy also have an important place in the electoral process. The ruling party has joined the opposition in making statements about “good relations with the West”. Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu’s remarks of ...
Sinan Oğan, the fourth candidate in Türkiye’s May 14 presidential (and also parliamentary) elections, is a former deputy from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which is now Erdoğan’s ally. Born in 1967 in Iğdır, Türkiye’s easternmost city bordering Armenia and Iran, Oğan is the youngest of the presidential candidates. The characteristics of the Victory Party (Zafer Partisi) chaired by Ümit ...
Türkiye counts down to the May 14 elections. The ruling Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s People’s Alliance is opposed by the Nation Alliance, a coalition of six parties, led by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP). The alliance, also known in the public as the “Table of Six”, announced quite late, on March 6, its decision to nominate ...