By Ihsan Sefa (retired colonel, Turkish Armed Forces) The situation in the Turkish economy in recent years is far from ideal. According to the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye, inflation in August was 51.97 percent compared to August last year. Why is our economy in trouble? Türkiye is not characterized by a wealth of natural resources – a ...
Türkiye’s Ministry of National Education has decided to replace the term “Central Asia” with “Turkistan” in school textbooks. The ministry justified its decision by stating the goal of raising future generations with a sense of Turkish identity, national consciousness and patriotism. So, what is the purpose? Why now? How will nations and states in Asia respond to this? What impact ...
Türkiye’s purchase of the S-400 air defense system from Russia sparked great tension with the US. It still remains unresolved. It is reported and discussed in the press that Washington continues to put pressure on Türkiye. In Türkiye, questions frequently arise about the current status of the S-400s and whether they are actively in use. One of the most knowledgeable ...
Türkiye is at a crossroads, says Bercan Tutar, an expert on international politics and columnist at Turkish daily newspaper Sabah. He states that the Russian Special military Operation in Ukraine in many ways is like Türkiye’s long-enduring fight against the terror organization PKK. Here are the reasons he states in the interview with UWI and also the choice Ankara faces. ...
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 ...
By Tehran Tapdigov, Baku, Azerbaijan Armenia drifting westwards, Azerbaijan applying officially for BRICS membership, Russian President Putin making one of his rare travels to Baku, turmoil in Georgia and a steady balance of tension and cooperation between Iran and Azerbaijan. The South Caucasus is in a constant change that turns eyes to its grand neighbor, Türkiye. We spoke about Ankara’s ...
Former Turkish State Minister Cavit Çağlar recently suggested in an interview, “If it were up to me, I would get rid of the S-400s. We could sell them, and there are ready buyers. Russia would understand”. However, this proposal is fraught with traps for Türkiye on multiple fronts. NATO-dependent defense systems do not suffice Before examining this issue from the ...
Türkiye signed an anti-Russia declaration at the “Summit on Peace in Ukraine” just before Erdoğan and Putin’s meeting in Astana on July 3-4. Switzerland hosted the “Summit on Peace in Ukraine” on 15 and 16 June 2024, in the city of Bürgenstock (Canton of Nidwalden). Some 100 delegations and 57 heads of state and government attended the Summit. The final ...
By Aykut Diş The warnings of Russian president Vladimir Putin regarding the TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines during the International Economic Forum meeting have become a hot topic. Putin said to the heads of international news agencies that Ukraine sees the natural gas pipelines connecting Russia to Türkiye as “targets”. Russian President also called on the journalists, saying “Please inform ...
UWI author political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan was guest to Russia Today. Güzaltan answered the questions and shared his views on the broadcast about the attack in Moscow. Turkish political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan, very well welcome sir, thank you for joining us. We see reports that four of the terrorism suspects were reportedly trained in Türkiye for two months ...