Turkish youth shakes global media with its protest action. On September 3rd, 15 members of the Vatan Party’s youth wing, Vanguard Youth, put a hood on the head of a US soldier in the Turkish city of Izmir. The US soldiers were stationed on the USS Wasp, the largest assault ships in the American fleet, docked at Izmir Port. Following ...
Posted by by United World International 19 Min Read September 5, 2024 by Yunus Emre Özgün A/Secretary General of the World Anti-Imperialist Youth Union & A/Head of International Relations Bureau of the Youth Union of Türkiye (TGB) As human beings, the states can only be as sovereign as the area of independence they gain. Political power is the primary apparatus ...
Recent developments in Iraq and Syria. By Adem Kılıç * Türkiye’s military presence and operations in Iraq are also having an impact in Iraq after Syria, as a manifestation of Türkiye’s “eradicating terrorism at its source” approach since 2017. Launched in 2019, the Claw Operations aimed to end the presence of the terrorist organization PKK in northern Syria and Iraq ...
By (Ret.) Turkish Staff Navy Captain Halil Özsaraç The theoretical framework of region-shaping initiatives such as the Greater Middle East Project (BOP) of imperialism consists of realism based on the supremacy of geopolitics and power, as well as neoliberalism based on the interdependency of states. While the imperialist establishment of the United States (US), European Union (EU), and NATO incite ...
By Gökalp Erbaş Georgia Georgia may be the best recent example of the US and EU’s attitude towards foreign agent legislation in countries that are shifting from pro-west international alignment or showing tendencies to do so. Since the bill was introduced in the Georgian parliament, the US has been making very clear threats. White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre has publicly ...
New demands and debates. By Gökalp Erbaş A comparison of the cases of Georgia, Hungary, Slovakia and Türkiye where the law is relatively new or has been discussed. Georgia Georgia may be the best recent example of the US and EU’s attitude towards foreign agent legislation in countries that are shifting from pro-west international alignment or showing tendencies to do ...
On June 21, 2024, the Association of Cities and Municipalities of the BRICS Countries was established in Kazan city in Russia. The founding meeting took place the day after the closing ceremony of the 2024 BRICS Games in Kazan, where more than 80 countries took part. The initiator of the Association meeting was the Mayor of Kazan, Ilsur Metshin. The ...
Türkiye and Russia, on the opposing side, are helping the Malians to restore independence and ensure security. The official authorities of Mali are preparing to make an official claim against Kyiv, after the leadership of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine admitted its coordination of separatist groups that are waging hostilities and regularly committing terrorist acts against civilians. This ...
We have long emphasized that the center of the global economy is shifting from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Western economists also admit this. Most recently, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged that Asian countries are the main driving force of the global economy, while pointing to the decline of the US economy. The US is in decline According ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s announcement of Türkiye’s request to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) raised a buzz around the world. As a consequence, the issue started to be discussed in Türkiye in various aspects as well. Özel’s objections to the SCO Among them, the approach of Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Özgür Özel stands out. Disregarding Eurasian initiatives such ...
Turkish opposition should learn from its Russian counterpart. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s announcement of Türkiye’s request to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) raised a buzz around the world. As a consequence, the issue started to be discussed in Türkiye in various aspects as well. Özel’s objections to the SCO Among them, the approach of Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman ...
Türkiye experienced a busy agenda last week. On the anniversary of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, there arose strong voices from leading political figures against the US for its continued support of FETÖ. Another significant topic is the normalization signals between Türkiye and Syria. Last week was also the 50th anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation. Messages to the ...