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, ...
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 ...
By Ali Rıza Taşdelen The high school protests that have gripped France for three weeks entered a new political phase on October 6, when hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets. What began at a high school in Créteil, near Paris, as a protest against shortages of teachers and other staff is now developing into a nationwide movement ...
Pandora’s box is now open. Years of public anger against neoliberal policies have finally spilled over. Television screens are filled with images of crowds clashing with police in the streets. Above all in Paris. The government, and more broadly, the French political establishment as a whole, is in a state of panic. There are calls for the police to intensify ...
By Ali Rıza Taşdelen In the first part of the film, the US plan to sideline de Gaulle by striking deals with collaborationist figures such as Darlan and Giraud fails. With his determined stance, de Gaulle tells the US, in effect, “I am here too,” and refuses to take a single step back. Yet the US, together with Britain, insists ...
By Ali Rıza Taşdelen When I learned that the film La Bataille de Gaulle had opened in theaters, I headed straight to the cinema. I had already seen some films about de Gaulle. But this one was different. There has been some writing and discussion about de Gaulle’s struggle, during and after the war, against the US’ plans to bring ...
Claude Janvier, author and political analyst, France The international conference entitled “The Alliance to Prevent a Great War,” organized by the World Civilizations Initiative Research Center, was held at the Meyra Palace Hotel in Ankara on 18–19 July 2026. UWI will present the speeches held on the conference during the coming days. The conference, which featured presentations by speakers from ...
Interview on French domestic politics, the political system, its radical questioning, relations with the Trump Administration and Israel. Alain Soral… He is one of the most debated thinkers in France. His ideas are frequently voiced within anti-globalization left and right political movements. Convicted in France for thought crimes, Soral continues to live in exile. I spoke with Soral about the ...
Sarkozy’s legacy is undeniably a stain on French democracy. By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu The Libya scandal is perhaps the most severe accusation against Sarkozy’s moral integrity. Prosecutors claimed his 2007 campaign received €50 million from Gaddafi’s regime, facilitated by intermediaries such as Ziad Takieddine funds allegedly rewarded with diplomatic favors like Gaddafi’s 2007 Paris visit and arms deals. Evidence such ...
Domestic crisis, militarization, tensions with Germany and Russia. France is struck in a deep political and social crisis. Prime Ministers are resigning, losing votes of confidence, while the population is engaged in protests on the streets. We asked Rodrigo Arenas, French member of parliament from the France Insoumise (France Unbowed) on what’s going on. Arenas had indicated that the government ...