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Tail wagging the dog? America's costly alliance with Israel
Everyone knows the saying: "The drum is around one person's neck, and the stick is in another's hand." This idiom describes how the one who suffers the burden and the one who profits from it are different people. It would not be wrong to describe the US-Israel relationship as America being the "drum" and Israel being the "stick." Using America's military, political, and diplomatic power, Israel commits every atrocity, including "genocide." Recently, US Vice President JD Vance stated that American
22 June 2026
The mirror is cracking: America's reflection in Israel's wars
The fact that the US-Israel attacks on Iran have, first and foremost, derailed US-Israel relations is the most significant development for both countries since World War II. Until now, the hidden face of these relations had always been a source of stories about the dominance of mysterious forces. When mysterious forces were mentioned, Jewish families came to mind, as they are the visible face of global capital. In fact, many people shared the belief that the world was governed by certain families.
21 June 2026
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The war is ending, but will its effects end too?
We started the week with the news of the agreement between the US and Iran. The tension that had persisted in global markets for a long time has, at least to some extent, given way to calm. Because there had been positive developments on the agreement before, but somehow things had reached an impasse again, and the parties had acted in ways that kept the Strait of Hormuz closed. This time, however, the situation looks different, because for the first time, official Iranian authorities have also
21 June 2026
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The Republic of Algorithms: Now it's our turn!
Let us recall for a moment: we had come to accept social media as "digital squares" where people produce content on almost every subject, get news about what is happening, connect with new people, and form social circles. Is that still the case now? I received hundreds of messages from parents in response to my article "Children in the Algorithm Field." Sensitive teachers and psychologists who care about the issue also wrote. One mother was complaining that her son constantly plays violent games
21 June 2026
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Pakistan's Founder: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
The other day, a news item appeared on the second page of Yeni Şafak under the headline "Pakistan's Founding Memory in Rami." The subheading read: "The exhibition 'A Nation's Founding Memory,' prepared to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, has opened its doors to visitors at the Rami Library. The exhibition, which sheds light on Pakistan's founding process through historical documents and photographs, will be open for free until June 23." Let me state
21 June 2026
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Why are they attacking JD Vance?
The signing of the 14‑point "memorandum of understanding" between the US and Iran has also stirred the Neocons, who had been hiding in the shadows for some time. One of them is Douglas Feith, who played a significant role in the occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq on fabricated grounds. Feith served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy during the George W. Bush administration. In his June 18 article published in the Washington Post, Feith harshly criticized US Vice President J.D. Vance for his
21 June 2026
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Trump's Iran agreement and the limits of divergence with Israel
The 14-point memorandum signed by Trump does not merely mean a temporary halt to the war or paving the way for a nuclear agreement. The agreement also carries critical importance in terms of regional power balances, the US-Israel relationship, and Iran's normalization. The existence of those who defend the agreement as a diplomatic victory and a historic opportunity, against those who interpret it as a major concession to Iran, shows that the economic and political cost of the war is generating
21 June 2026
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Rethinking the Six-Day War...
The Israeli attacks that went down in recent history as the "Six-Day War" first targeted Egyptian sites at dawn on June 5, 1967. Israeli warplanes began striking Egyptian airfields and military runways at 07:48 in the morning, and within a short time, they had rendered 189 Egyptian aircraft and helicopters inoperable across 14 air bases. After the initial strikes that heavily wounded Egypt, the armies of Jordan, Syria, and Iraq, which found themselves compelled to intervene in the war, were similarly
21 June 2026
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The great awakening of the region's true owners: can the US break free from Israel?
The agreement between the US and Iran appears to have seriously disturbed Israel. If a final deal is reached, Israel's concern will increase even further and may even turn into fear. If there is no fixed fight, if the reactions from Israeli circles are not a fabrication, then it becomes clear that the US has made this agreement "despite Israel." This feeds the general global expectation that something is being questioned in US-Israel relations. WE WILL NOT FORGET THESE FOR A MILLENNIUM! Let us say
18 June 2026
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From Reagan to Trump
On August 13, 1982, the New York Times published a very important report on the state of US-Israel relations at the time. According to the article by Bernard Weinraub: a serious crisis was unfolding between US President Ronald Reagan and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Furious over Israel's bombardment of West Beirut, President Reagan tried to reach Begin by phone for a full hour but could not get through to him. After speaking with Saudi King Fahd in the meantime, Reagan finally managed
18 June 2026
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Who will win the tug‑of‑war?
There are elections in Israel in October and in the US in November. Republicans already control both chambers of the US Congress, albeit by a narrow margin. The war with Iran and the anti‑Israel sentiment taking root in American public opinion could cost the Republicans dearly. If the Republicans lose even one of the two chambers of Congress, it would create serious difficulties for Trump. Losing the Senate on top of that would multiply those difficulties. Indeed, many Republican senators are warning
14 June 2026
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The Iran dilemma between war and diplomacy
The Middle East remains trapped between war and negotiation. The fact that Israel has not ended its attacks on Lebanon appears to have created a need for Iran to show that it is ready to walk away from the table. While the Trump administration struggles to keep Iran at the table, the escalation of mutual attacks has once again highlighted the fundamental contradictions in Washington's strategy. The Trump administration, unable to bring Iran to its knees by increasing military pressure, tries to
13 June 2026
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The limits of American power
These days, American strategists are debating whether America, despite establishing military superiority over Iran, may have lost strategically. The debate between those who argue it is too early to say Washington has lost the war and those who argue that Iran has become a player in the new regional geopolitics once again reminds us of the limits of American power. Those who argue that the Trump administration, like many previous administrations, fell into the trap of the "short war fallacy," remind
04 June 2026
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US-Israel military integration and negative differentiation
The genocide and war crimes committed by Zionist Israel in Gaza have forced the entire world to change. Simultaneously with Gaza, Israel committed the same crimes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The crimes of Zionist settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which are completely "off the grid" – meaning not constrained by law – have caused outrage almost everywhere in the world. In this context, the fact that figures like Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, who lead settler terrorism, are met with hatred
03 June 2026
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"Armageddon Americans" are looking for a way out!
In my previous article, I mentioned that a significant portion of educated, secular young Jews in Israel are migrating to Europe. This group does not see a secure future for themselves in Israel. Among young Jews living in countries outside Israel, a break from Zionism is also taking place. One of the important reasons for this divorce from Zionism is the genocide of Palestinians. A significant number of Jews in the West, especially in the US, do not want to be identified with Israel. A similar
01 June 2026
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Palestinian natives and imported Jews...
I cannot say that I fully understand why the concept of "settler colonialism" disturbs those who claim to shape Turkish intellectual life, and why they suggest using the term "occupier" instead. Despite their objections, settler colonialism is one of the most prominent pillars of colonial expansion—indeed, one of its most permanent pillars. To understand this, one needs to read the relevant texts. Unfortunately, such texts are scarce in our language. Still, translated works like The Imperial Age,
31 May 2026
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Which way is the global economy heading?
The balance of economic power in the world is changing. We are transitioning to an economic order where the world economy is no longer determined solely by financial institutions like the IMF and the World Bank, but also by energy supply security, logistics routes, and critical minerals. THE COUNTRIES DETERMINING THE WORLD ECONOMY ARE CHANGING While the world economy after World War II was determined by economic institutions and organizations established by the US and European countries, the influence
31 May 2026
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Israel's military manpower shortage has turned into a crisis!
In Israel, "Ultra-Orthodox Haredi Jews" who refuse to serve in the military frequently clash with the police. The Israeli army is struggling immensely to address its manpower shortage, while Netanyahu does not want to lose the support of the Haredim. The Israeli army is stuck between the government and the Haredim. On the other hand, the "draft crisis" also reflects the conflict between secular Jews and Ultra-Orthodox Jews. European-origin secular Jews, who are an important link in Israel's relationship
31 May 2026
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Trump, caught between hawks and pragmatism in Iran negotiations
As Trump seeks a way out in negotiations with Iran, his being caught between pressure from domestic and foreign hawks and the political pragmatism required by the November elections continues. The fact that signals of a return to war have been given together with news in recent days that a deal is taking shape stands out as the most concrete example of this. Trump, sending contradictory messages on the same day, indicates on one hand that he is ready for a deal, and on the other that he could return
29 May 2026
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The impact of Sumud – Part 3: when Europeans became Palestinian
Mostly European ambassadors of conscience, including doctors, lawyers, academics, journalists, and human rights defenders, came face to face with the systematic violence that Zionism has been inflicting on the Palestinian people for years. (I would not have wanted to burden our minds with these painful realities on the morning of Eid al-Adha, but in order to celebrate future holidays in a free Palestinian land, we must see this historic turning point and expand this awareness.) One of the most striking
29 May 2026
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