The Center for National Strategy (USMER) has organized an international conference on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea on July 18 and 19 in Istanbul, Türkiye. Today, we present the speech of the Russian Federation’s General Consul in Istanbul, Türkiye, Andrey Buravov. The speech was held in Turkish, unofficial translation by UWI. Dear Conference Organizers and Participants, On behalf ...
Ending 40 years of terror versus destroying the foundations of the republic – the opposing arguments in Türkiye’s current debate could not be further away. At their core is a process that became public in October 2024, when the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahçeli proposed a ‘right to hope’ for Abdullah Öcalan, founder and leader of ...
In recent weeks, the tension between Azerbaijan and Russia has taken center stage both in Türkiye and across the region. Of course, if there have been human rights violations committed by Russian police, those responsible must be held accountable. This is especially critical for Russia itself, as the individuals involved, although of Azerbaijani descent, are Russian citizens. The Russian state ...
The Center for National Strategy (USMER) has organized an international conference on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea on July 18 and 19 in Istanbul, Türkiye. Today, we present the inaugural speech held by Dr. Doğu Perinçek, Chairman of the Vatan Party (Türkiye). Dear Friends, You have come to our conference from seven continents, bringing your states’ resolve for ...
The PKK terrorist organization has begun to disarm following a call from its imprisoned founding leader Abdullah Öcalan. The first disarmament ceremony took place on July 11 in the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah. A group of PKK members put their weapons into a metal container and set them on fire in a symbolic ceremony. The ceremony, which lasted approximately 20 ...
The Serbian Center for Geostrategic Studies has held an international conference on Church and schisms, the abuse of religion for geopolitical purposes. One of the main topics of the conference was the role that the Patriarch Bartholomew I, whose seat is in Istanbul, Türkiye, plays. Below we document the speech of Dragana Trficovic, the center’s director, as published here. By ...
Tomasz Froelich is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. He also serves on the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Delegation for Relations with Central Asia. Froelich’s party AfD is currently Germany’s main opposition party. Despite the elections being relatively recent, the latest polls show the AfD leading nationally. As ...
The wars waged and supported by the US continue on different fronts. Israel’s attack was repelled by Iran and the US/Israel side was forced to declare a ceasefire. In Gaza, the Palestinian people continue to resist the occupation despite the Israeli genocide. In such a bloody and violent period, the new US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Representative for Syria, ...
As in the rest of the world, Türkiye’s agenda last week was dominated by the outbreak of war between Iran and Israel on June 13. While Turkish officials and political leaders issued a stream of statements on the war, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) also convened an emergency session in Istanbul, taking the escalating conflict as the main agenda. ...
Israel has launched a wave of air strikes on Iran, hitting military leaders, nuclear and military sites overnight on 13th June. Iran retaliated by striking Tel Aviv, Haifa and several military and strategic targets in Israel. The war is tending to escalate further, with no sign of compromise in sight for now. UWI author, historian and political scientist Associate Professor ...