West Asia is living tectonic shifts at all of its corners, from the Palestine conflict over the Iranian-Israeli tensions, from Turkish-Iraqi agreements to rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus and its repercussions in the Ukraine conflict. We asked Ismail Hakkı Pekin, retired lieutenant-general of the Turkish Armed Forces and former Head of Intelligence at the General Staff, on his evaluations. Let ...
The US’s delivery of air defense systems to the PKK/YPG/PYD terrorist organization in northern Syria sparked reactions in the Turkish public. The Turkish Armed Forces made a statement condemning the US. The National Security Council provided important evaluations on terrorism, Syria, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and developing relations with African countries. Meanwhile, 102 athletes from Türkiye compete at ...
Recently, the long-awaited and necessary developments in Türkiye-Syria relations have begun to surface. The announcements made in Ankara and Damascus are promising. However, for these positive signals to materialize and lead to concrete results, there are some critical points that need to be addressed. The aim: Strategic cooperation Firstly, the aim in Türkiye-Syria relations should not merely be normalization but ...
By Mohamed Sabreen, Cairo / Egypt There is no doubt that Turkish-Syrian reconciliation is “inevitably coming.” Rather, we are witnessing a frantic race by the Turkish opposition to snatch the reconciliation card from the government’s hands and outperform Erdogan in the matter, head start to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. It is surprising that Erdogan is rushing reconciliation, and ...
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 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 in Türkiye, 12 soldiers were martyred as a result of attacks by the PKK terrorist organization. In response to the incident, there came statements from political parties as public outrage grew. Another topic under discussion was the initial approval in the Parliament for Sweden’s NATO membership. PKK attacks on Turkish Armed Forces base in Northern Iraq On December ...
Last week, the Turkish public agenda has been busy with three main topics. The first was the second phase of the counter-terror Operation Claw-Eagle by the Turkish Armed Forces and the execution of 13 civilians by the PKK terrorist organization. The second topic was the ongoing negotiations and arguments about a resolution, whether the island of Cyprus should be governed ...
Türkiye’yi siyasi platformda zora sokmak, itibarını zedelemek için tıpkı Amerika’daki radikal Ermeniler gibi Güney Afrika’da da radikal bölücü gruplar, en az 30 yıldır Türk devleti aleyhine propaganda faaliyetleri yürütmektedir. Şüphesiz bu faaliyetlerin esas gayesi Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’ni bölmek ve sözde bir Kürt devleti kurmaktır. İsrail ve Amerika başta olmak üzere Türkiye’yi düşman gören bütün devletlerin bu tür menfi oluşumlara destek verdiği ...
Daha önce bazı Avrupa ülkelerinin, 15 Temmuz darbe girişiminin ardından Türkiye’den kaçan FETÖ’cülere nasıl kol kanat açtıklarını bu köşeden yazmıştım. AK Parti tarafından hazırlanan bir raporda, bu defa bazı Avrupa ülkelerinin terör örgütü PKK’ya resmen “yardım ve yataklık” yaptıkları dile getirildi. Türkiye’ye karşı terörle mücadele de her zaman olduğu gibi ikiyüzlü davranan Avrupa ülkelerinin, binlerle masum insanın ölümünden sorumlu terör ...
Birçok ülkede terör örgütlerini taşeron olarak kullanıp binlerce insanın ölümüne sebep olan ve bazı ülkenin bölünmesinde en büyük rolü olan ABD, her yıl olduğu gibi bu yılda evlere şenlik bir terörizm raporu açıkladı. Başta İran olmak üzere bazı ülkeleri teröre destek vermekle suçlayan ABD, PKK’nın Suriye kolu olan YPG’yi “terör örgütü” olarak rapora koymadığı gibi, terör örgütü lideri sözde General ...
Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri’nin çeşitli kademelerinde yurtiçi ve yurtdışı Orta Doğu görevlerinde bulunan Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Süleyman Özmen, gelişmelerin önümüzdeki süreçte büyük bir savaşın işareti olduğunu belirterek, “Asıl amaç geniş çaplı mezhep-etnik köken savaşıdır” dedi. Harekâtın tek başına terörü temizlemek için yeterli olamayacağını belirten Özmen, Suriye Milli Ordusu/Özgür Suriye Ordusu (SMO/ÖSO) ile ilgili de, “ÖSO, ne kadar özgür sorgulanmalı” uyarısında bulundu. ...