By Ihsan Sefa, Retired Air Staff Colonel, Turkish Armed Forces With its aggressive policies, Israel, led by the Netanyahu government, wants to drag the entire Middle East and the Muslim world into a massive war. Israel continues to occupy the territories of South Lebanon, Southern Syria and, of course, the Palestinian state. Tel Aviv will clearly not be satisfied with ...
The arrest of Istanbul Mayor and Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu has further deepened political polarization in Türkiye. CHP leader Özgür Özel’s statements targeting President Erdoğan topped the national agenda. Prior to İmamoğlu’s arrest, Özel claimed that Erdoğan had sought approval from Trump and accused him of “junta”. Another key topic was the one-day consumer boycott organized ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist / Author The conflict in Syria, which has been going on for more than a decade and the global competition staged there, is rapidly moving towards a different level with the recent positive steps taken by Syria’s new leader Ahmed Ash-Shara. After weeks of negotiations between Ahmed Ash-Shara and the SDF, which is composed of ...
By Fikret Akfırat In the report prepared by the committee established by the Israeli government to outline strategic plans for the next decade, there is an assessment that stands out: “Israel must prepare for a potential war with Türkiye”. The committee was formed in August of last year under the leadership of former National Security Council Chairman Jacob Nagel and ...
Turkish President Erdoğan claimed that Israel threatens Türkiye’s national security. The Turkish parliament held a closed session about the issue, where the government informed the parliamentarians on the confidentiality basis. We asked Ismail Hakkı Pekin, retired Lieutenant-General of the Turkish Armed Forces and former Head of Intelligence at the Chief of Staff. Pekin described in which ways Israel could pose ...
Türkiye’s agenda last week was tied to global developments. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s speech at the United Nations, President of Parliament Numan Kurtulmuş’s visit to Russia and Presidential Advisor Yiğit Bulut’s statements regarding Israel were the key topics. President Erdoğan at the United Nations President Erdoğan visited New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. In addition to delivering ...
Last week, in response to the Israeli atrocities in Gaza, Türkiye announced that it decided to completely sever economic ties with Israel. The meeting between the government and the main opposition leader after many years received a large press and public attention. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also made important statements in his broad interview with Al Arabiya. Decision to fully ...
Türkiye banned some exports to Israel. The ban includes 54 products including cement, steel, aluminum and iron construction materials. The decision came just after Israel “blocked our attempt to airlift aid to starving Gazans”, as stated the Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan. The Turkish Minister of Trade, Ömer Bolat stated that Israel is preventing access to “the most basic food, ...
Parallel to the developments in the world, last week in Türkiye was marked by heated discussions. The arrest of 34 people allegedly working for the Mossad in Türkiye was at the top of the agenda. Türkiye’s refusal to allow the passage of minelayers that the United Kingdom wanted to send to Ukraine via the Black Sea through the Straits was ...
November 15 marks the foundation day of two different states in the Middle East: The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), in 1983, and the State of Palestine in 1988. Their historic leaders, Rauf Denktaş and Yasser Arafat once met and expressed envy to each other’s standing: Denktaş told Arafat he was envying Palestine, because it was recognized as a ...