By Mehmet Enes Beşer On 18 October 2026, Indonesia will extend mandatory halal certification to imported food and drink, cosmetics, supplements, chemical products and several other categories. The deadline will turn BPJPH’s recognition of foreign certifiers from a specialist concern into a market-access question for exporters. At the same time, Malaysia’s Halal Industry Master Plan 2030 explicitly seeks global leadership, ...

At a meeting in Mexico, 260 delegates representing 101 political parties from around the world unanimously adopted a declaration opposing the Mecca Alliance. The declaration, initiated by Vatan Party representative at the meeting, Mehmet Perinçek, and jointly proposed by 11 parties, stated: “The Seminar calls on the Turkish Parliament not to become an instrument of American and Israeli plans, on ...

By Ali Rıza Taşdelen In Türkiye, a fascination with Europe took hold in the 1960s and continued throughout the 1970s. People dreamed of making their way to this continent of “wealth and prosperity.” “Tourist” in France My father arrived in France in 1969 as a “tourist.” Not to visit the country’s tourist attractions, of course, but to work. Back then, ...

By Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing / China Taiwan is preparing for local elections to be held at the end of November. Of course, the ballot boxes will not simply determine mayors and local officials. The elections will also serve as a test of the political strength of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the opposition Kuomintang’s (KMT) capacity to recover, ...

By Erkin Feyyaz Eşli The United States deployed F-35 fighter jets to India for the Tarang Shakti 2026 exercises, despite the aircraft also being slated for delivery to Türkiye. Notably, both India and Türkiye operate Russian-made S-400 air defense systems. This significant factor did not become an obstacle for the U.S. This case once again demonstrates Washington’s excessive bias towards ...

Vatan Party Chairman Dr Doğu Perinçek commented on the Makkah Agreement submitted to the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT) during his appearance on Ulusal Kanal’s Çıkış Yolu program. Analyzing the 16-article agreement signed between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, Perinçek stated that the document had been written in invisible ink in accordance with the interests of Israel and the ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer On 21 July, ASEAN formally accorded Türkiye Dialogue Partner status and set the next test immediately: a new Plan of Action, with the modalities of Türkiye’s wider engagement still to be negotiated. The official communiqué credited Ankara’s commitment to “more comprehensive and substantive cooperation”. That wording is easy to misread. The current ASEAN–Türkiye Practical Cooperation Areas ...

By Azar Mahdavan, from Tehran / Iran After months of uncertainty and political wrangling, the United States and Israel are approaching two pivotal elections that could directly affect the political futures of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s parliamentary election is scheduled for October 27, 2026, while the US midterm elections will take place on ...

The French people have crossed a threshold. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across the country, particularly in Paris, to protest the neoliberal regime despite police violence. Violence bred violence. Crowds of workers and students surged toward the gates of the Élysée Palace. Protesters and police clashed throughout the night on the streets leading to the ...

Ukraine’s recent attacks on Russia, targeting bridges, schools and civilians, have prompted a shift in Moscow’s response. As the Russia-Ukraine war increasingly extends beyond the front lines, both sides are targeting energy facilities, transportation networks and other critical infrastructure. Moscow’s latest strikes on Ukraine could also intensify political and economic pressure on the Kyiv government. Meanwhile, Germany, France and other ...