UWI writer and political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan discussed the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in Moscow on January 28, as well as the US-Russia-Ukraine talks, on Ulusal Kanal Television. The interview, conducted in Turkish, has been translated into English by UWI. What does al-Sharaa’s visit to Russia mean at a time when ...
By Rafet Ballı My words here are actually directed at those who govern Türkiye. To explain my point clearly, I will first narrate some incidents through Syria. In the spring of 2022, I met with a close friend of General Qasem Soleimani in Tehran. Our conversation revolved around Türkiye-Iran relations and the escalating problems due to the Karabakh issue. Then ...
By Prof. Mehmet Yuva * On December 22, 2022, at Putin’s invitation and forced by circumstances, the Defense Ministers and Intelligence Chiefs of Türkiye and Syria met in Moscow. Following this, it was expected that the foreign ministers of the two countries would meet in mid-February and that after the Assad-Erdoğan summit, the two countries’ political relations would move towards ...