By Özgür Altınbaş Ukrainian MP Maksim Nevenchaniy from the Opposition Platform – For Life spoke about the political developments in the country. Nevenchaniy, who was elected for two terms as a deputy from Nikolayev region, said that his party was banned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for advocating friendly relations with Russia and the continuation of trade and economic ties. ...

Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/Author Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, not only the US neighborhood, such as Canada, Panama and Mexico, but almost every region of the world, from Europe to the Middle East, from the Pacific to the Arctic, is facing seismic tremors. One of these regions is undoubtedly the Middle East, where Israel, which the US ...

Negotiations regarding the third bilateral agreement between Switzerland and the European Union (EU) have been concluded with an agreement. The agreement increases Switzerland’s “commitment” to the EU. To this end, the agreement focuses on reducing state control in energy and transportation sectors, easing regulations on companies and increasing Switzerland’s financial contributions to the EU. Tolga Dişçi from “Aydınlık Europe”, the ...

By Ali Mercan Germany has entered the most intense and final phase of the election campaigns leading up to the February 23 elections. The main topics are immigration, foreign policy and the economy. As in the rest of Europe, the influence of global alignment is strongly felt in the German elections. Key factors nationalism, the nation-state and a production-based economy, ...

We interviewed Özgür Altınbaş, the Foreign News Chief of Aydınlık newspaper of Türkiye, regarding Trump’s Eastern Mediterranean policy, its impact on Türkiye, and the current situation in Ukraine. Altınbaş has been closely monitoring these regions by visiting them firsthand. Trump and his team have unveiled their plans for Gaza. It is becoming increasingly clear that Washington will focus more on ...

By Mohamed Sabreen, Cairo / Egypt The Turkish proverb says that “when a clown moves to the palace, he does not become a king, but the palace turns into a circus.” This is the state of the rest of the world, especially the leaders and people of the Middle East as they watch Donald Trump’s acrobatic performances from inside the ...

As the Federal Parliament elections in Germany approach, the government programs of the parties have begun to be presented to the public in election squares and meetings. In order to draw attention to the events taking place before the elections, the association Kulturtreff, which operates in Germany, held two press statements in Berlin and Frankfurt. The statements, organized with the ...

By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein This statement was issued by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on February 7 during her usual morning press conference. The highest Mexican authority then said: “They have a lot to do in the United States” and questioned about “How does fentanyl or any other drug get there? It is not right for it to pass illegally; we ...

By Adnan Akfırat, Chairman of the Turkish-Chinese Business Development and Friendship Association The whole of Asia, of which we are a part, is our homeland. Even if we are caught up in Western delusions, we should not deny our origins. We should wake up from 75 years of delusion and become one with Asia. This is what the “Asia Again” ...

About two months passed since the fall of Syria’s former president Bashar al-Assad. Türkiye is thought to be one of the key actors behind the march of the HTS forces through Damascus, the fall of Assad and now in formation of the new government. Still, Turkish government frequently makes statements articulating concerns on Syria’s “territorial integrity” and the “terrorism” in ...

By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu, Wits University – South Africa The relationship between the United States and Israel has long been a contentious issue in global politics, with the U.S. being one of Israel’s strongest allies. However, the support provided by the U.S. to Israel, particularly under former President Donald Trump, has sparked widespread criticism, especially in the context of Israel’s ...

Back in October 2022, I had started writing under the title “Will there be a new Yalta in the end?”, but I didn’t finish it. These days, with Trump’s return to the presidency, the possibility of an agreement between the United States and Russia, particularly regarding Ukraine, is being discussed. But is it conceivable for the US and Russia to ...