By Yiğit Saner The leaked document reveals that Kyiv has “strengthened its espionage positions” in three of our major cities. The SBU integrated the Ukrainian diaspora into its intelligence network and conducted counterintelligence activities. The leaked confidential communications expose critical secrets not only about Türkiye but also the Crimean Tatars, European diplomatic missions, and nuclear security. Turkish newspaper Aydınlık has ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer The race in clean energy technology between the United States and China is gathering pace—and increasingly it’s being fueled by an avalanche of subsidies. With billions flowing in from both sides on batteries, hydrogen, electric cars, and solar panels, the world is witnessing a new age of industrial policy—albeit not about guns or oil but windmills, ...
From Brussels, Belgium End of June, NATO celebrated its summit of Heads of State in the Dutch city of Den Haag. The organization’s Secretary General is Mark Rutte, a former Dutch Prime Minister. Given these facts, let’s ask a Dutch politician on his views of the summit and its decisions. Jimmy Dijk is member of the House of Representatives and ...
The wars waged and supported by the US continue on different fronts. Israel’s attack was repelled by Iran and the US/Israel side was forced to declare a ceasefire. In Gaza, the Palestinian people continue to resist the occupation despite the Israeli genocide. In such a bloody and violent period, the new US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Representative for Syria, ...
The Iran-Israel war and the use of NATO bases in Türkiye to provide intelligence assistance to Israel have once again brought Türkiye’s NATO–US ties and US–Israel relations back into focus. We asked Prof. Dr. Atakan Hatipoğlu, faculty member at Aydın Adnan Menderes University of Türkiye, two questions: What does Türkiye’s NATO membership mean in the aftermath of the Iran-Israel war? ...
As in the rest of the world, Türkiye’s agenda last week was dominated by the outbreak of war between Iran and Israel on June 13. While Turkish officials and political leaders issued a stream of statements on the war, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) also convened an emergency session in Istanbul, taking the escalating conflict as the main agenda. ...
By Dure Akram, from Lahore / Pakistan Earlier this month, the United States launched coordinated airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. These facilities were under IAEA inspection. There was no Security Council mandate. No evidence of an imminent attack. The justification, presented as “collective self-defense” on behalf of Israel, cannot withstand legal or moral scrutiny. This ...
From Brussels / Belgium On their recent summit of heads of state, NATO members have agreed on increasing each country’s defense spending to 5% of the GDP. This decision caused a lot of criticism and opposition in various European countries, leading to mass demonstrations in Madrid, Rome, and Brussels. One of the main participants in the latter was the Workers’ ...
By Halim Gençoğlu (PhD) In this article, I try to investigate a range of war crimes committed by Western powers over the last century, focusing on violations of international humanitarian law in conflicts including World War II, the Vietnam War, the Iraq War, and NATO operations in the Balkans and as well as Africa. It contextualises these actions within the ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer Xinjiang, this vast northwestern Chinese province, is well-known not only due to its unique cultural identity and geo-strategically privileged position but also due to its intensive agricultural production. Of all the fruits grown here, a special place is occupied by apricots, both economically and culturally. Dry climate, abundant sunlight, and high differences between day and night ...