If conquest and forced colonization were a misfortune for the peoples of the South, the fact that the Spanish reached vast regions of America before other colonial powers was a double tragedy. At the end of the 15th century, Spain was in the process of transition to the Modern Age, lagging behind much of Europe in this regard. The culmination ...

By Adnan Akfırat, Chairman of the Turkish-Chinese Business Development and Friendship Association We have good news for Türkiye’s industrialists, business people, and exporters! On the morning of February 21, 2025, at the opening ceremony of the China-Türkiye Trade Development Company, we brought together state officials and companies from both Türkiye and China under the leadership of Deputy Minister of Trade, ...

Recent atrocities in the Syrian coastal region of the provinces of Latakia and Tartous shook the world, when civilians in huge numbers were killed by armed groups connected to the de facto Syrian government. Local witnesses and media reported that killings occurred without discrimination, but the Alawi, a current inside Islam, were targeted mostly, spurring fears of sectarian conflict inside ...

With the confirmation that Donald Trump will serve a new term as the President of the United States, Iran’s analytical landscape swiftly shifted toward assessing the implications of Trump’s maximum pressure policy against Iran. Politicians, analysts, and ordinary citizens alike focused on the potential impact of the anticipated hardline approach that his administration could adopt toward Tehran. However, as Trump ...

As always, Türkiye’s agenda is intense. The massacre of Alawite civilians in Syria topped the headlines. Many political parties and organizations including the main opposition party, Republican People’s Party (CHP), made statements about the incident. Meanwhile, the “democratic initiative” process launched by the coalition partner of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Nationalist Movement Party’s (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, unfolds ...

By Doğu Perinçek, Chairman of Vatan (Patriotic) Party, Türkiye We are watching with concern and inexpressible pain the intense violence in Syria and the massacre of our brothers and sisters from every nation, sect and religion. The dreaminess of necromancy The step-by-step disintegration of Syria in front of our eyes, and moreover its destruction and occupation as a state, paves ...

The show staged recently at the White House, featuring the US president and the leader of Ukraine’s neo-Nazi regime as the main characters in the plot, dominated news coverage for several days. The morbid curiosity gripped everyone; Zelensky’s filthy shirt, which he claims will transform him into a high-flying military strategist, and the strident whining of the Ukrainian ambassador in ...

By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt A few days ago, an emergency Arab summit held in Cairo approved an Egyptian plan that envisions the reconstruction and administration of the Gaza Strip, which was destroyed by Israel in a war that lasted more than 15 months against the defenseless Palestinian people in the strip, amidst the international community’s inability to ...

By Erkin Feyyaz Eşli Türkiye is once again taking over Russian-Ukrainian narrative by considering deployment of its combatants to Ukraine as a peacekeeping force. According to sources close to Türkiye’s Defense Ministry the initiative will be discussed by all interested parties if such a step is deemed necessary to establish regional stability and peace. As of late, Recep Erdogan has ...

By Mohamed Sabreen, from Cairo / Egypt The Arab world is witnessing serious challenges represented by many explosive conflicts, whether in Palestine, Syria, Sudan, or Libya, amidst a state of changes in the balance of power in the region, and new threats against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s policy, which is difficult to predict. Some Western observers believe that American ...

By Adnan Türkkan Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Special Representative for Kyiv, answered questions from Adnan Türkkan, the Ankara Representative of Ulusal Kanal of Türkiye. In the interview at the Russian House in Ankara, Türkkan asked Miroshnik about key issues concerning the war in Ukraine, the latest developments regarding peace efforts, Türkiye’s position, the stance of the US and ...

By Adnan Akfırat, Chairman of the Turkish-Chinese Business Development and Friendship Association I am presenting for the information of our readers the speech I made as Vice President of the China-Türkiye Trade Development Company and President of the Turkish-Chinese Business Association at the opening ceremony of the China-Türkiye Trade Development Company, on February 21st, which we established with our Chinese ...