Davutoğlu and the AKP, Trump and Mexico, John Bolton

Davutoğlu Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced his resignation from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Friday. The AKP unanimously agreed to raise the question of Davutoglu’s expulsion, as well as the head of the parliamentary human rights commission, Ayhan Sefer Üstün, the deputy from Istanbul Abdullah Başcıand former Manisa deputy Selçuk Özden. A founder and prominent figure in the ...

ÜÇLÜ ZİRVEDEN MUTABAKAT ÇIKTI

Türkiye, Rusya ve İran; Ankara’daki Suriye konulu Türkiye-Rusya-İran Üçlü Zirvesi’nde Suriye’nin toprak bütünlüğünün ve siyasi birliğinin muhafazası için mutabakata vardı. Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Rusya Devlet Başkanı Vladimir Putin ve İran Cumhurbaşkanı Hasan Ruhani’nin katılımıyla Çankaya Köşkü’nde yapılan Suriye konulu Türkiye-Rusya-İran Üçlü Zirvesi’nin ardından ortak basın toplantısı düzenlendi. Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, “Suriye” konulu üçlü zirve toplantısı sonrasında yaptığı açıklamada, “Geldiğimiz nokta ...

Why Iran’s Khamenei pushes for higher birthrate?

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has again called on compatriots to have more children while calling on authorities to help families increase the population amid crippling economic sanctions, high unemployment and staggering inflation rates. Inspired by the size of the population in China and India, Khamenei urged for advancing Iran’s national power by doubling its current population of 83 million ...

‘I Rule the White House’: Will Bolton’s ouster help Trump facilitate US-Iran negotiations?

Most analysts agree that Donald Trump’s main motivation for dismissing his National Security Advisor, John Bolton, was that Bolton had been giving off the impression that he was the real decision-maker in the White House, while the president was merely a talking puppet. Looking at Trump’s career, even before coming into office, it is clear that he is a man ...

Trump and Mexico: a step toward restoring order on the border

On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court reaffirmed the president’s right to limit asylum requests for migrants from Central and South America. Trump hailed the decision as a “big victory,” while his opponents issued heavy criticism. According to the new ruling, migrants who cross over the United States’ southern border will be required to prove that other states along the way ...

AK PARTİ’DE SULAR DURULMUYOR

AK Parti hükumetinde uzun süre ekonomi bakanlığı yapan ve Eski Cumhurbaşkanı Abdullah Gül ile birlikte yeni parti kuracağını açıklayarak partisinden istifa eden Ali Babacan’ın ardından, eski Başbakanlardan Ahmet Davutoğlu’da istifa etti. Uzun süredir parti içerisinde hedef tahtasına konulan ve hakkında ihraç süreci başlatılan eski Başbakanlardan Ahmet Davutoğlu ihraç sürecini beklemeden ekibi ile birlikte partisinden istifa ettiğini açıkladı. AK Parti yönetimine yönelik ...

Çavuşoğlu’ndan ABD ‘li komutanlara sert mesajlar

Dışişleri Bakanı Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, ABD ile devam eden güvenli bölge çalışmalarına ilişkin oldukça sert mesajlar verdi. “ABD sadece kozmetik adımlar atıyor. Ancak Türkiye bu konuda net” diyen Çavuşoğlu, ABD’nin terör örgütünden bağımsız hareket edemediğini söyledi. Çavuşoğlu’nun bu sert açıklamalarının aynı saatlerde ABD’li iki komutanın güvenli bölge görüşmeleri için Ankara’da bulunması ve Genelkurmay’ı ziyaret ettiği saatlere denk gelmesi dikkat çekti. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Dışişleri ...

The Tragedy of 9/11: a ‘false flag’ operation?

It is impossible to ignore today’s tragic anniversary: ​​exactly 18 years ago, the events took place that would forever after be associated with the date 9/11. On this day in 2001, horrific terrorist attacks of monstrous proportion shook the world. At the time, the attack was attributed to a small group of hijackers led by the international terrorist Mohammed Atta ...

Safe zone in Syria, Trump and the Taliban, Maduro vs. Guaido

Safe zone in Syria On Sunday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States of attempting to use the creation of a security zone in northeastern Syria, not for Ankara’s sake, but in order to protect the Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDS) operating in the area. Turkey sees the SDS and the Kurdish units of the People’s Self-Defense Force as ...

US-China Trade War and the Future of Iran Oil Exports to China

China is self-sufficient in many respects in the old oil industry, but it still needs foreign equipment and imported advanced technologies to extract and explore oil resources. These are China’s weaknesses that need to be addressed. China’s oil industry will not be immune to US-China trade clashes and production and services may come to a standstill at any moment. Trade ...