Turkish President Erdoğan called it a “threat to national security” and added his country would not permit the establishment of a “Terroristan”. He referred to a planned referendum in the Northeast of Syria, east of the Euphrates. The self-declared autonomous entity here, militarily, politically and financially supported by the United States and led by the PKK’s Syrian branch, had announced ...
Last week in Türkiye, the top news was the call for cooperation with the Syrian government against the separatist terrorist organization PKK/YPG, made by Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), coalition partner of the leading AKP. Another important News was the AKP’s decision to once again change the education curriculum, which has been altered multiple times over ...
The Central Committee of the Vatan (Patriotic) Party convened in April 2024 under the chairmanship of Chairman Dr. Doğu Perinçek and decided on the “Declaration of the National State” and “We are the Pioneer of the National State”. UWI documents below the Vatan Party’s analysis of the current national and regional situation and its strategic positioning. Situation: State Weakness and ...
By Mehmet Perinçek “The Palestinian people is changing the balance of power in the world” Israel is helpless against Palestine, they cannot occupy Gaza. Moreover, we see that the resistance of the Palestinian people is changing the balance of power in the world. As Palestine succeeds, the forces supporting Israel are distancing themselves from Israel, even those who were joyfully ...
Türkiye has signed a joint declaration with Iraq regarding the common fight against terror and the elevation of bilateral relations to the strategic level. The two countries established several bilateral standing committees regarding, among other topics, trade, energy, water, agriculture and cooperation against terror organizations. This declaration comes amidst a strong and evolving context: The Turkish government has announced to ...
The world is discussing the terrorist attack in Moscow. Who did it and why? Who is behind it? What is the attack’s objective and which consequences can it bear? We asked these questions to experts from one of the countries that has been fighting terrorism for decades: Cihat Yaycı and Hasan Köni from Türkiye. Cihat Yaycı is a retired rear ...
By Mesoud Sadrmohammadi As reported in Turkish and Iraqi media, Türkiye intends to launch a large-scale operation against the PKK terrorist group’s positions in Iraq in the very near future. The goal of these extensive operations, the specifics of which are still undetermined, is to eradicate terrorism at its source by eliminating terrorist threats against Türkiye. Following a visit by ...
Interview by Yunus Soner On March 14, a very high-level Turkish government delegation visited Bagdad, the capital of Iraq. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense Minister Yaşar Güler and İbrahim Kalın, the Chef of National Intelligence met with their Iraqi counterparts. The visit resulted in a joint declaration. In the text, the Iraqi side – for the first time – determines ...
The important developments of the last week in Türkiye were as follows: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s meetings in Iraq within the scope of cooperation in the fight against terrorism. The ordinary congress of the ruling partner Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Violent incidents in the Turkish Super League match between Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe. Joint committee on counterterrorism from Türkiye ve Iraq ...
Last week, there were three issues on Türkiye’s agenda: Statements signaling a military operation against terrorist organization in northern Iraq, an unstoppable rise in foreign exchange rates and the meeting between President Erdoğan and his Ukrainian counterpart Zelensky. Statements indicating a military operation into Northern Iraq The first message regarding a large-scale military operation targeting PKK targets in northern Iraq ...