By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Ethiopia last week, following visits to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, signaled not only a diplomatic engagement but also a new phase in Türkiye’s Horn of Africa strategy. The timing of the visit was particularly noteworthy, coming after Israel’s decision to recognize Somaliland and the resulting expectations of geopolitical shifts ...
UWI author and political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan answered questions from Ceyda Karan of Sputnik Türkiye. Güzaltan shared his views on the Munich Security Conference, the situation in the Atlantic alliance, the objectives of a possible attack on Iran, and Russia-West and Türkiye-West relations. We present the interview translated into English.—————- “Capitalism and the West as the owner of the ...
By Azar Mahdavan, from Tehran / Iran Referring to J.D. Vance’s visit to the South Caucasus, Iran’s former ambassador to Ankara emphasized: The United States is more vulnerable than threatening in the South Caucasus. Recent developments in the South Caucasus, particularly J.D. Vance’s visit to Azerbaijan and Armenia, have once again drawn attention to the role of the United States ...
By Melih Baş Recently, Türkiye has signed energy agreements with US energy giants. These include cooperation on energy exploration in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, as well as partnerships for overseas operations. Lastly on February 5, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources announced that Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) signed a joint oil and gas exploration agreement with Chevron. ...
In Türkiye last week, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visits to Saudi Arabia and Egypt topped the national agenda. Another major talking point came from Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan who made remarks on Iran during a television program. And the Epstein Files, together with the whole world, was a topic of the Turkish public. Erdoğan’s visit to Saudi Arabia and Egypt ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The global arena is facing the reality that the liberal order, which has dominated for decades and was established after the Second World War, has collapsed, and that the Western countries that owned this order, primarily the United States, can no longer control the crises. While the US struggles to maintain its global leadership capacity, ...
Last week in Türkiye, developments in Syria topped the political agenda. Operations launched by the Syrian government against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which Ankara designates as a terrorist organization, were met with a positive response in the Turkish capital. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s remarks on the US, emphasizing alliance relations, was another major topic. Developments in Iran also featured ...
Mohammed Sabreen, from Cairo / Egypt The Middle East appears poised for major alliances that will leave their mark on regional balances and the prospects for resolving long-standing issues in the region. Informed sources have revealed that Türkiye is seeking to become a member of a new defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. These sources also confirmed Türkiye’s imminent ...
Last week, at the top of Türkiye’s agenda was large-scale operations against ISIS and an armed clash that broke out during an operation in the district of Yalova. Another important item in the agenda was statements by Feti Yıldız, Deputy Chair of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), regarding developments in Syria. The expanding investigations into drug trafficking and illegal betting ...
By Serdar Ali Çavuşoğlu Introduction: The geostrategic weight of the “new oil” and the birth of the “rare earths era” Human history has evolved according to the raw materials that define the pinnacle of technological advancement: the Stone Age, the Copper and Bronze Age, the Iron Age, the Steel and Coal Age, the Silicon Age… Each era established its own ...
Last week in Türkiye, the agenda was as busy as ever. The visit of the Turkish delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, to Syria was at the top of the agenda. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the start of the domestic aircraft carrier construction process at a ceremony he attended at the Istanbul Shipyard Command. And the drug crackdown ...
By Ceren Ceviz Türkiye’s negotiations with the United States over the F-35 program remain complicated due to Ankara’s possession of the Russian S-400 Triumph air defense system. This article examines why Türkiye considers the S-400 essential and why it is unwilling to forgo it in exchange for the F-35 Lightning II. The Republic of Türkiye continues its negotiations with the ...