The agenda was busy in Turkey last week. The Antalya Diplomacy Forum was held with wide participation from abroad and domestically. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan’s statements regarding foreign policy stood out. On the other hand, Aydınlık newspaper’s report that American diplomats pressured Turkish companies to comply with anti-Russian sanctions made a big impact. Regarding the economy, Minister ...
The Turkish parliament gave its approval to Sweden’s NATO membership on 23 January. This approval has been a precondition for the US to allow the sale of the 40 F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye. On 26 January, the US government approved the sale. But the process is not yet finalized. There seems to be a dispute between the US and ...
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 ...
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 ...
“Independence referendum” in north of Iraq, the US and Israel-backed corridor, US organizing the PKK/PYD, US build-up in the Eastern Mediterranean, two possible ways to stop the massacres in Gaza, the resistance of the Palestinians… Retired Rear Admiral Cihat Yaycı spoke at the workshop titled “Will a Great War Break Out?” organized by the Turkish monthly magazine “Teori”. In his ...
Reporting from Incirlik, Adana, Türkiye This Saturday, Ankara announced to withdraw its ambassador to Israel, criticizing that Tel Aviv does not accept an immediate truce to end the attacks against Palestine. The response came from the United States, with Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who included Türkiye at the last minute in his travel plan through Western Asia. Upon arriving ...
The eyes of the world are focused on Gaza. Israel is preparing for a ground offensive. The Palestinian people have been awaiting a spark to invigorate this resistance for quite a while. A significant struggle began on October 7th. Israel’s massacres persist. Eyes are also turning to Türkiye security measures and people are curious about the steps Türkiye will take. ...
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 ...
Türkiye’s foreign policy between East and West is one of the most debated and questioned issues worldwide. On that matter, we interviewed Prof. Nurşin Ateşoğlu Güney. Prof. Güney is Member of the Turkish Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Council. The Council was established in 2018 with Executive Order No1, following the introduction of the presidential system in Türkiye. The President ...
Türkiye is heading towards the second round of the elections scheduled for May 28. After the nationalist candidate Sinan Oğan received 5.17% of the votes in the first round, both the People’s Alliance and Nation Alliance are making new moves to gain nationalist votes in the second round. Meanwhile, the Vatan Party declared its support for Erdoğan, the candidate of ...