Last week, the public agenda in Turkey had been busy with three main topics. First, has been Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu’s statements regarding the counter-actions of Russia against the NATO’s containment policy. Second, have been the situation reports on the mediation efforts of Turkey in the Russo-Ukrainian War, pursued by both the Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Presidential Spokesman ...
“The conflict in Ukraine is a broader one between NATO led by the United States and Eurasia led by Russia. In deciding whose side to take, Turkey should focus on its own national interests – and remember all the NATO coups against it” said United World International expert Yunus Soner in a recent interview to RT International. The interview has ...
Last week, the public agenda in Turkey has been busy with 3 main topics. First was the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the United Arab Emirates. Second was the 70th anniversary of Turkey’s ascension into NATO membership, subject to debates throughout the week. The third topic was the recent development in the normalization process between Ankara and Tel ...
Turkey’s Vatan Party has published a decision and explanatory statement on the country’s relations with NATO. Decided upon by the Central Committee of the party, the statement was made public on 70th anniversary of Turkey’s entry to the North Atlantic Alliance. The Vatan Party states that Turkey’s exit from NATO is it’s “strategic target” and calls the Turkish government to ...
By Mehmet Kıvanç The Ukrainian Crisis is heating up. As a NATO member, a Black Sea coastal country and with good relations to Ukraine and Russia, Turkey’s position in the crisis deems great importance. As United World International, we have asked Turkish experts on their comments on the crisis and the position Turkey should take. Retired Ambassador Uluç Özülker, retired ...
2021 is remembered as a very important year in terms of changing geopolitical processes in the world. The processes that have taken place in the region and the world over the past 365 days and the new situation created by the Covid19 pandemic have changed the shape of relations between countries and allies. The existing blocs and alliances in the ...
Turkey has undertaken the duty at the latest NATO summit to operate and protect the International Kabul Airport after the withdrawal of the USA and NATO troops from Afghanistan. While the aftermath of the NATO summit continues, debates on the Biden administration’s policies for the Middle East are still in progress. We interviewed the former Chief of General Staff Intelligence ...
The public agenda in Turkey was busy last week with three main topics. The first was the new phase of parliamentary diplomacy between Turkey and Egypt and the establishment of Turkish-Egyptian Friendship Parliamentary Group headed by Ismet Yilmaz in Turkey. The second was the Euro Cup 2020 Group Stage Matches, and particularly the match between Italy and Turkey. The third ...
US President Biden’s decision to call the events of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire a “genocide” has caused great upheaval in Turkish public opinion and opened the next chapter in Turkish-US crises. United World International expert Onur Sinan Güzaltan spoke to Iranian Tehran Times on the recent crisis, US’ reasons for the genocide statement and Turkey’s strategic path out of ...