NATO concluded its summit in Vilnius with approval of a new defense plan. The road for the inclusion of Sweden has been opened. Meanwhile, both the alliance’s plans for and the tensions in the Black Sea are increasing. We spoke to Retired Brigadier General Fahri Erenel on these issues. Erenel is also teaching at the Istinye University as Director of ...
On his recent summit, NATO has approved new so-called defense plans against Russia. What are the consequences of these for Türkiye’s foreign relations generally and with Russia specifically? How should certain statements from parts of the Turkish government be evaluated? United World International author Mehmet Perinçek elaborated in our interview on these questions. How do you evaluate possible provocations of ...
The motto “America must not leave us, otherwise Russia will come” was used by far-right organizations in Turkiye in the 1970s that were governed by the US Gladio. Thankfully, it is no longer possible to openly defend America. The “conservative” parts of Turkiye have been dramatically freed from the US’s intellectual control after the coup attempt on July 15th, 2016, ...
The recent NATO summit had Sweden’s membership as one of the main topics of diplomatic negotiation. Türkiye and Hungary remain the two member countries that have not yet approved that membership. Regarding his country’s approval, President Erdoğan presented three main demands: The fight against the PKK, the updating of the customs union and the elimination of visas between the European ...
On Tuesday, July 11, a NATO summit will be place in Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital. It is argued that holding the summit in Lithuania, a former Soviet republic, especially on Ukraine’s NATO membership, is a message to Russia. The leaders of 31 NATO member countries, as well as the head of Sweden, which has been invited to join the alliance, will ...
By Hüseyin Vodinalı Putin wants an agreement on the current status quo in Ukraine. Biden (and the oligarchy that rules him behind the scenes) wants an electoral victory or, if not, the continuation of the war. Ukraine is devastated. It has no military left. Its weapons are not enough. It manages with pipeline, bridge, and dam sabotages. The final trump ...
Vatan Party Chairman Doğu Perinçek held a press conference on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at the Vatan Party’s Headquarters with the member of the Central Committee and made statements about Sweden’s NATO memhership. In summary, Perinçek stated the following: Summary NATO’s expansion in any direction is an aggravation of the threat to Türkiye. NATO is the source of threats against ...
By Utku Reyhan We are on the verge of another mistake in Türkiye’s foreign policy. As a result of its commitment to NATO, the Turkish government has decided to send additional troops to Kosovo as a reserve force. Just like we sent troops to Libya to overthrow Gaddafi. Or as we dug ourselves into a hole with the PKK/YPG in ...
Sergey Mironov, Chairman of the A Just Russia – For Truth Party and State Duma deputy, is an experienced politician. He undertook critical duties in the state, especially the Presidency of the Federal Council of the Russian Federation (2001-2011), which came after the President and the Prime Minister in the Russian state protocol. I asked Mironov questions about Türkiye-Russia relations, ...
Türkiye’s parliament was scheduled to discuss the law of approving Finland’s NATO membership on Thursday, March 30. The law has already passed the parliament’s commission for foreign relations. At the end of the debate, the parliament will vote on the law and thus approve or reject Finland’s membership. Ahead of the vote, Vatan Party Chairman Doğu Perinçek called the members ...