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 ...
UWI author Onur Sinan Güzaltan was the guest of Russia Today. Güzaltan evaluated the results of the first round of elections in Turkey and its possible reflections on foreign policy. Below we present the transcription of the interview. Turkish political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan. Welcome Onur. Nice to see you are joining us here in the studio. It looks like ...
By Oscar Rotundo * What has been the change in the electoral system with respect to 2018 and what is its importance with respect to the future of the country? Yunus Soner – Good afternoon Oscar from here in Istanbul, I am going to try to provide you with an analysis of the situation. Candidates and coalitions On May 14, ...
The electoral agenda in Türkiye continues to be intense and complex. The main development that marked last week in relation to the electoral agenda were the government and opposition’s messages to the U.S. Main opposition party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was attacked verbally and physically, which drew public reaction. Another significant development of the week was the program announced by the ...
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 ...
The Azerbaijan site caliber.az featured expert opinions on the former US National Security Advisor John Bolton’s published article on Türkiye-NATO relations. We present the evaluations of United World International author Mehmet Perinçek and associate professor at the Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies (IRES) at Uppsala University (Sweden), Greg Simons, translated from Russian, to our readers. ——————————————— Last week, former ...
The public agenda was quite intense in Türkiye last week. The meeting between the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and his American counterpart Antony Blinken was at the top of the public agenda. Another topic was the rising tensions with Sweden, which was about the protests against the President Erdoğan, and then with the disrespectful attack on the Muslim holy ...
Renewed US criticism of the S-400 deal: What it proves about Türkiye-Russia and Türkiye-US relations
Political scientist and United World International author Onur Sinan Guzaltan was the guest on Russia Today TV channel on 25 November. Güzaltan made evaluations on Türkiye-Russia relations, about which the US has once again raised concerns by criticizing the S-400 deal. Güzaltan spoke about US-Türkiye relations and their possible future, Türkiye’s cooperation with Russia and other countries in the region, ...
Turkey has had a difficult week. A terrorist bomb attack organized by the PKK terrorist organization, took place at the heart of Istanbul, Istiklal Street, killing 6 people and injuring more than 50. Another issue on the agenda was the meeting between Russian and American intelligence officials in Ankara. Third agenda was the President Erdogan’s meeting held in the Indonesian ...