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Türkiye is making waves abroad as it reassumes its central position
Türkiye and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s international performance is extraordinary. Türkiye was previously treated like a garrison state on the West’s periphery, positioned as an outpost, and charged as NATO’s “border guard” on the east and west fronts. Yet today, it is setting the game in both the east and the west!ERDOĞAN, A LEADER WHO SPEAKS TÜRKİYE’S TRUTHS TO WESTERN LEADERS’ FACETürkiye stood out as a “central country” at the NATO summit held on June 30, 2022, in Madrid. President Erdoğan
26 July 2022
Türkiye's ruling AK Party pulls all stops ahead of decisive 2023 elections
In one of my previous columns, we discussed the reasons for Türkiye's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party losing in Istanbul to the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) by 10,000 votes in the municipal elections of 2019.I criticized the performance of the AK Party system on every occasion. Based on the lessons learned from the party's loss in the 2019 elections, the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party branch in Istanbul was restructured. To begin with, the head of the Justice and
24 July 2022
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Is Türkiye on the verge of a revolution in mining?
On Thursday morning, we set off from the capital, Ankara, to Eskişehir with our captain, pilot Attila Işeri. A little before we came to Sivrihisar, we took roads across numerous villages under the guidance of the navigation system.Our destination is the mining area, where rare earth elements (metals) will be extracted, which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave good tidings about after the cabinet meeting in the past few days.When we arrived at the region that contains the world's largest discove
02 July 2022
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Is NATO’s new 'cold war' declaration a means to reform bipolar world?
The historic NATO summit in Madrid was a concrete indication of why the Ukraine war happened, why the Aegean crisis further deepened, as well as the tensions in the West Balkans. We had the opportunity to follow the summit from start to end. Every step, from the bilateral meetings in Madrid to the routine hall meetings, was filled with clues to NATO’s new concept.NATO, which presents both great gains and great risks in terms of Türkiye, declared Russia the primary threat in its new strategic con
01 July 2022
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Türkiye's parliament speaker sets record straight on legality of Erdogan's candidacy
Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop served as the president of the Constitutional Committee in Parliament from December 2016 to January 2017 while preparing the constitutional package that was voted on in the referendum that took place on April 17, 2017.In other words, he was the first to know about all the discussions taking place between representatives of the government on the one hand and the opposition on the other, about their views on this package.During a television interview on Channel Se
22 June 2022
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The significance of moving Suleiman Shah’s tomb to Karakozak as Türkiye prepares to launch a military op in N Syria
We are counting not the days but the hours until Türkiye launches its new operation in north Syria after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Tal Rifaat and Manbij will be the targets.These two areas, where Russia waved its flag, are on the west of the Euphrates and one of Türkiye’s red lines.The presence of the People’s Protection Units (YPG)/Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Tal Rifaat and Manbij is contrary to the Sochi Agreement we signed with Russia.Today, Russia’s withdrawal from th
14 June 2022
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Is Türkiye ready to launch an operation in northern Syria?
On Thursday, after attending the EFES-2022 exercises held in Izmir, I had the pleasure of meeting with National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar together with a group of media colleagues.Numerous hot-button topics are on the agenda: Mounting tensions with Greece over to the West, preparations for an operation in Tal Rifat and Manbij to the South, negotiations underway in the North to release grains from Russia and Ukraine...At such a critical juncture, Akar's answers to our questions, which delved
11 June 2022
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Why has Erdogan openly challenged Greek PM Mitsotakis?
The messages conveyed by President Tayyip Erdoğan at a ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party group meeting on Wednesday was one for the history books—particularly those about Türkiye’s new military operation in Syria and the developments with Greece.Erdogan's messages about Türkiye’s military campaign that is expected to be launched against PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Syria, to the west of the Euphrates River, indicate that this operation is now “imminent”:"We are entering a new phase of ou
03 June 2022
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What are Latin American countries seeking in Turkey?
COLOMBIAI might be miles away, yet that does not mean I don’t follow the hot-button topics on Turkey’s internal agenda. I am aware that Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) visited a family and, even though they had electricity, posed for a photo under the candlelight, pretending their power was cut; the way he insulted Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez for revealing the truth, and how Minister Dönmez held his peace despite this aggression, exposing the
28 April 2022
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Erdoğan’s boundaries with Israel
Ankara is taking important and productive steps to normalize its bilateral relations with countries with whom ties were previously chaotic to ease tensions with the West and move toward creating a more balanced landscape.This tense atmosphere, which started in the summer months of 2020 through the East Mediterranean crisis with the European Union, and went as far as sanctions, has currently been replaced with a serene atmosphere.Meanwhile, relations with the U.S. are progressing in a “foreseeabl
22 April 2022
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What’s the most important goal of Turkey’s new military operation in Iraq?
The green light for a military operation was given at midnight over the weekend as the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) launched a new campaign into northern Iraq to “combat terrorism at the place of its origin.”Prior to writing this article yesterday, I obtained some information from security sources regarding the first two days of the military intervention.This information is as follows:-Destroying the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) logistics, training areas, and shelters was prioritized in the fi
20 April 2022
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Does positive momentum in Turkey-US ties signal an end of tensions?
The U.S. State Department sent a letter to Congress, in which it asked members to respond positively to Turkey's request for the purchase and modernization of F-16 fighter jets.According to Reuters, the letter included the following:1- The Biden administration believes that the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey will be in line with U.S. national security interests,2- It was emphasized that such a sale would serve NATO's long-term unity.As you all know, in October, Turkey had requested the purc
09 April 2022
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Will Putin further escalate the war in Ukraine?
Understanding and making sense of Putin's both inner and outer worlds, decisions, and goals have become crucial after his ruthless war in Ukraine. The following questions also come to mind in light of the most recent events:- How will the war in Ukraine end?- If Putin achieves his goals in Ukraine, will he open a front in other countries?- What is he fighting for exactly?- What kind of case does he have?The issue becomes all the more critical when you add in questions such as who do they see as
26 March 2022
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Is there any truth to Biden’s ‘leaked’ S-400 offer to Turkey?
The American administration did what they always have done when they don’t want to engage openly in certain matters.They leaked to the press what they wanted everyone to know but could not say openly.I’m talking about the S-400 offer made to Turkey that would see Ankara delivering the S-400 batteries it purchased from Russia to Ukraine, in return it will be returned to the F-35 program from which it was removed.This is the offer that was leaked.It is obvious that it is an unreasonable offer, but
24 March 2022
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Turkey's Erdogan plays peacemaker in Ukraine crisis as Putin hits dead-end
After Russia launched a devastating invasion in Ukraine on Feb. 24, there is now, finally, a spark of hope on the horizon regarding a ceasefire.At least, this is how the markets perceived it.The prospect of peace in Ukraine played a determining role in the recent drop in fuel and gold prices.Statements were made on behalf of the two parties on the stage of this hopeful atmosphere. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, “We are close to reaching a compromise with Ukraine.”Ukrainian Presiden
17 March 2022
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Did Biden ask Erdogan to impose sanctions against Russia?
The balanced policy pursued by Ankara during Russia's invasion of Ukraine opened up a space for Turkish diplomacy that made an international impact.It’s crystal clear that it helped shape Turkey’s role in this crisis when we look at the traffic of President Tayyip Erdoğan's meetings, both the visits to Ankara and the upcoming meetings, and the mediation mission that brought together the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Ukraine in Antalya.A few days prior to the start of the war in Ukra
12 March 2022
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Erdogan policy proven right after Zelenskyy bet everything on the West
Addressing deputies at a Justice and Development (AK) Party meeting, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made some striking remarks aimed at the Turkish opposition.His statement that started as, “When we consider the matters objected to by the Feb. 28 [the post-modern coup in 1997] alliance,” continued with the following headlines:-We know that they will give up Turkey’s gains, end cross-border operations, withdraw its presence from certain countries,-Hand over the economy to the IMF,-Stop major inve
10 March 2022
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The West’s empty rhetoric on Ukraine should serve as a lesson
A few months ago, when the Ukraine crisis started to flare up, I had included a quote from a senior Turkish security official in this column.After the Ukraine crisis gave way to an invasion/war, that quote has since taken on an even bigger meaning.For that reason, I wanted to bring it up again now.When I asked my interlocutor about U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement on Ukraine in which he said at the time: "If Russia pursues a path of conflict in Ukraine, we will make them pay a
26 February 2022
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Turkey’s Black Sea gas to start heating homes sooner than anticipated
Last month, when I asked Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, during his trip to Albania, if there would be any glad tidings regarding Turkey’s newly discovered natural gas reserves in the Black Sea, he said:"Our entire vision, the work of the ministry, expert information, and especially the reports from our seismic research ships, all point in this direction."On Wednesday, Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez announced that the Fatih drilling ship has embarked on its third v
17 February 2022
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All roads lead to Turkey: Biden scrambles to solve EU’s gas conundrum
Just a few days ago, Germany's new chancellor and Merkel's successor Olaf Scholz was hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington.The focus of the Q&A session during Scholz and Biden's press conference was whether the Nord Stream-2 pipeline should be activated, which has long been a serious sticking point in the U.S.-Russia-Germany triangle.Biden seems hellbent on preventing the commissioning of this already-built pipeline waiting to be used for gas transportation, throwing a spanner in the
10 February 2022
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