RSS Feed http://en.yenisafak.com (c) 2026, Yenisafak EN Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:54:53 +0300 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0300 tr-TR https://assets.yenisafak.com/yenisafak/wwwroot/images/site-icon/yenisafak-en.png http://en.yenisafak.com/ http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/omer-kablan/we-see-more-do-we-know-more-3723624 We have probably never seen this much of the world. A war breaks out thousands of kilometres away and, within minutes, it's on our phones. A war. A protest. An earthquake. An election. A historic moment unfolding in real time. Someone is there. Someone has a camera. Someone is live. We see everything. Or at least, we think we do. Because seeing something is not the same as understanding it. And perhaps that is one of the biggest challenges facing journalism today. The world does not need more content. columns Ömer Kablan http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/omer-kablan/we-see-more-do-we-know-more-3723624 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/ersin-celik/instagram-chiefs-children-dont-use-instagram-so-why-should-ours-3723441 Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, in an interview he gave a few days ago, made confessions on a normal plane of thought that would drive all parents to take radical decisions for their precious children: "My children don't use Instagram." Just think... None of his three sons, aged ten, eight, and six, can touch the world's largest social media application that their father sits at the head of. So let us ask: Why does the man at the very top of Instagram so carefully shield his own children from columns Ersin Çelik http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/ersin-celik/instagram-chiefs-children-dont-use-instagram-so-why-should-ours-3723441 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:36:55 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/wasnt-everything-going-to-be-fine-3723440 In July 2024, Donald Trump was subjected to an assassination attempt at an election rally in Pennsylvania. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sent a letter to Trump, who escaped the attack with a light wound, conveying his wishes for a speedy recovery. Under the letter he shared on his social media account, Trump wrote in his own handwriting: "Mahmoud, very nice. Thank you. Everything will be fine. Best wishes." Mahmoud Abbas appeared quite hopeful about this reply. Trump took the presidential columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/wasnt-everything-going-to-be-fine-3723440 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 21:01:28 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/zionism-beyond-israel-3723431 I believe the question of what difference the distinction between Judaism and Zionism makes occupies the minds of many people. This was not even an issue that was dwelt upon before October 7, 2023. Of course, it has been spoken of and debated in certain circles. We can assume that those who follow the Palestinian cause seriously are familiar with such distinctions. The comments coming from our readers also show that those who find such a distinction unnecessary are in the majority. For this reason, columns Selçuk Türkyılmaz http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/zionism-beyond-israel-3723431 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:16:55 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/yahya-bostan/this-is-an-open-conspiracy-against-the-mecca-pact-3723430 One. The US invaded Iraq and then left it to Iranian influence, opening the way for Tehran to become a regional power. Now we are watching a parallel process. Iran, which lost strategic ground in the Caucasus with the Karabakh victory and saw its regional depth weakened with the fall of the Assad regime, is now expanding in the south after the US-Israeli attacks. Of course, this was not Trump's aim. But he could not defeat Iran by military means. Iran, for its part, is trying to emerge from the columns Yahya Bostan http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/yahya-bostan/this-is-an-open-conspiracy-against-the-mecca-pact-3723430 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:56:28 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/british-jews-and-the-israel-divide-3723429 In the Western world, "pro-Israel politics" now loses elections. The shift in public opinion against Israel is also forcing governments to some extent to keep their distance from Israel. Because of the genocide in Gaza, Israel has begun to be treated as a "pariah," like the Republic of South Africa, where the "White Racist" regime once held sway. This is an irreversible process. In the US, bipartisan support for Israel has become limited to the centrist wings alone. Young voters in both parties columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/british-jews-and-the-israel-divide-3723429 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:47:55 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/getting-past-hormuz-is-not-enough-to-end-the-war-3723428 While the Trump administration is spreading hope that the Iran war will end before the November elections, the pressure the conflict exerts on regional economies and the global financial system is taking on new dimensions. The Houthis' advance along the Yemeni coast and their attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure are deepening the gulf between Washington's calculation to reduce the war's impact and its regional allies' security concerns. Despite the Pentagon's statements that the Strait of Hormuz columns Kadir Üstün http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/getting-past-hormuz-is-not-enough-to-end-the-war-3723428 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:26:33 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/levent-yilmaz/the-central-bank-holds-steady-but-manufacturing-is-contracting-3723148 The interest rate decision that the markets were eagerly awaiting was announced last Thursday following the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. In line with the general market expectation, MPC members kept the policy rate—the one-week repo auction rate—steady at 37 percent. In taking this decision—that is, leaving the policy rate unchanged rather than cutting it—we see that the emphasis was mainly on energy prices. In the MPC text, it is emphasized that despite the continued columns Levent Yılmaz http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/levent-yilmaz/the-central-bank-holds-steady-but-manufacturing-is-contracting-3723148 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:15:48 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/settler-violence-or-settler-terrorism-in-the-west-bank-3723141 While the meaningless agenda regarding the avoidance of using the concept of "settler" in Türkiye continues to exist, twelve European countries, including the UK, have decided to impose sanctions on illegal settlements in the West Bank. After this decision was announced, there were also leaders among Western leaders who showed the courage to call Zionist settlers in the West Bank terrorists. In this framework, concepts such as "settler violence," "settler terrorists," and "illegal settlements" were columns Selçuk Türkyılmaz http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/settler-violence-or-settler-terrorism-in-the-west-bank-3723141 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:22:40 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/erdal-tanas-karagol/the-ever-increasing-importance-of-alternative-energy-corridors-3723140 The global economy is facing a wave of energy crises caused by geopolitical risks. With the escalation of tension in the Middle East, the simultaneous riskization of the Strait of Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb, two of the most important routes of global energy supply, is changing the balance in the markets. Because in the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of world oil trade and a quarter of LNG shipments pass, risk and the Houthis' threats to commercial ships at Bab-el-Mandeb, the southern gate columns Erdal Tanas Karagöl http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/erdal-tanas-karagol/the-ever-increasing-importance-of-alternative-energy-corridors-3723140 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:59:28 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/the-wests-ordeal-with-its-zionist-frankenstein-3723139 The number of illegal Zionist settlers in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank has surpassed 750,000. The West Bank and East Jerusalem did not become this way overnight. They were brought to this point step by step over decades. Western regimes bred a "Frankenstein" in the occupied territories, and now they are at a loss as to how to bring this monster they kneaded with their own hands under control. Twelve Western governments, led by the UK, France, and Canada, announced that they would impose columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/the-wests-ordeal-with-its-zionist-frankenstein-3723139 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:54:09 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/taha-kilinc/governing-gaza-it-cant-be-dahlan-3723138 The most fantastical of the theories put forward about Gaza's future and how it will be governed appears to have been put back into circulation these days: "Muhammad Dahlan, once one of the most powerful actors behind the scenes in Palestine, will return from his exile in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the moment the 90-year-old Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas dies, and seize power. Dahlan will govern Gaza along with the West Bank." In the details of the news spreading through whispers, columns Taha Kılınç http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/taha-kilinc/governing-gaza-it-cant-be-dahlan-3723138 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:32:04 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/ersin-celik/how-does-the-jewish-mind-sink-a-brand-3723059 YouTuber Ruhi Çenet's documentary "Hasidic Jews," published on August 26, reached 70 million views in a week. What actually made the documentary go viral were the methods developed to circumvent religious rules prohibiting work on Shabbat, the Jewish holy day. A phrase used by a Hasidic man—"The Jewish mind found a solution for this too"—quickly turned into a social media format. People around the world humorously applied the same sentence to absurd solutions they found for everyday problems while columns Ersin Çelik http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/ersin-celik/how-does-the-jewish-mind-sink-a-brand-3723059 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:27:47 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/europes-sanctions-are-not-enough-to-liberate-palestine-3723046 The sanctions on Israeli settlements announced by 12 countries, including France, Spain, the UK, and Canada, carry the potential to create concrete costs for the deepening occupation. These decisions also mean that a principle European governments have long expressed only at the level of rhetoric is being put into practice for the first time. We are seeing the message that opposing the expansion of settlements must also have a counterpart in trade relations with Israel being put into practice. However, columns Kadir Üstün http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/europes-sanctions-are-not-enough-to-liberate-palestine-3723046 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:13:25 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/ibrahim-karagul/where-are-their-canton-state-maps-now-countries-are-now-uniting-this-is-turkiyes-thesis-after-yemen-kashmir-3722993 During the Iraq invasion period, the plan of the US and Europe—the entire Western alliance—was this: to "weaken strong states and fragment large maps" across the entire Middle East, our geography. To render this geography even more ineffective and keep it under control in the 21st century through ethnic or sectarian divisions. To prevent the region from becoming an "actor" while the global system was being rebuilt. THEY WERE GOING TO ESTABLISH CANTON STATES, CITY-STATES! JUST LIKE DURING THE CRUSADER columns İbrahim Karagül http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/ibrahim-karagul/where-are-their-canton-state-maps-now-countries-are-now-uniting-this-is-turkiyes-thesis-after-yemen-kashmir-3722993 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:46:39 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/from-economic-encirclement-to-hot-war-washingtons-iran-strategy-3722825 On August 24, the Trump administration signaled its shift toward an encirclement policy by declaring an 'economic D-Day' against Iran, and has since shown that this strategy can be supported by military conflict from time to time. The resumption of American attacks a few days later, and Iran's retaliatory missile strikes on American bases in the region, indicate that low-intensity continuous warfare will proceed in tandem with the economic encirclement policy. In other words, Washington does not columns Kadir Üstün http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/from-economic-encirclement-to-hot-war-washingtons-iran-strategy-3722825 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:26:29 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/what-shattered-the-fallacy-that-israel-is-a-safe-homeland-3722824 On October 7, 2023, the Palestinians plunged Israel into a major security crisis. On that day, one of the most fundamental promises of Zionism was called into question, and the thesis that Israel is a safe homeland for Jews began to be scrutinized. One of Zionism's most important theses was that Israel, built as a settler colonial structure, was a safe homeland for all Jews. Zionist leaders like Theodor Herzl attached great importance to the safe homeland thesis. In this way, it would be easier columns Selçuk Türkyılmaz http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/what-shattered-the-fallacy-that-israel-is-a-safe-homeland-3722824 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:18:12 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/taha-kilinc/zionists-have-always-set-their-sights-on-cyprus-3722823 I had intended to write a column about the increasingly growing Zionist Jewish population in Cyprus in recent years. After completing my reading, I noted down on the Saturday, September 5 page of my agenda: "Subject: Israel-Cyprus." (I determine my column topics in advance this way and record them in my agenda. Unless there is an urgent development, I stick to my plan. This way, my mind operates within a certain order.) Then, last Saturday—August 29—I saw, with a beautiful coincidence, that this columns Taha Kılınç http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/taha-kilinc/zionists-have-always-set-their-sights-on-cyprus-3722823 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:01:37 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/zionists-have-zero-shame-left-3722817 In the occupied West Bank, "Zionist-fascist settler terrorism" is intensifying day by day. Almost every day, Zionist terror continues to claim lives in the West Bank. Western administrations, meanwhile, try to manage the situation by imposing slow-motion sanctions on the Zionist-fascist settlers. These administrations separate settler terrorism from the Israeli government. They ignore the organic connections between the settlers and the Israeli government. Israel, which is carrying out a full-time columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/zionists-have-zero-shame-left-3722817 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:40:51 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/omer-kablan/we-dont-just-watch-the-news-anymore-we-live-inside-it-3722762 Think about how you found out about the biggest story this week.Chances are, you didn’t go looking for it. It found you. Maybe on Instagram. Maybe on X. Maybe through a WhatsApp message. Before you knew it, you had watched the video, read the comments and probably seen three different versions of what supposedly happened. That is news today. We don’t just watch it anymore. We live inside it. And working in media, I see this every day. A story can travel around the world before a newsroom has even columns Ömer Kablan http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/omer-kablan/we-dont-just-watch-the-news-anymore-we-live-inside-it-3722762 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:18:00 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/can-they-save-netanyahu-3722604 In 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an "arrest warrant" against the genocidal Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. That warrant is still valid. 124 states, including the 27 members of the European Union that are party to the ICC, are obligated to surrender to the court any individuals against whom arrest warrants have been issued if they enter their countries. Since there is no "statute of limitations," Netanyahu cannot escape prosecution as columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/can-they-save-netanyahu-3722604 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:15:39 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/the-uks-complicity-in-crimes-of-genocide-3722548 Defining the UK's relationship with Israel through the word "support" also leads to errors in assessment. Because the UK, whether covertly or openly, is complicit in almost all of Israel's war crimes. Therefore, the relationship between the UK and Israel is not one of support but of complicity. We have previously shared three separate examples from different areas regarding this complicity. A politician like David Cameron, who has occupied the offices of both Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister, columns Selçuk Türkyılmaz http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/the-uks-complicity-in-crimes-of-genocide-3722548 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:30:35 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/erdal-tanas-karagol/can-the-sco-become-a-true-alternative-in-the-new-world-order-3722547 The formation created in 1996 by China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, known as the Shanghai Five, officially became the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2001 with Uzbekistan's participation at a meeting held in Shanghai. Initially planned for border security, this organization took an important step toward becoming a strong player in economics, politics, security, and energy across Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe with the inclusion of India (2017), Pakistan columns Erdal Tanas Karagöl http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/erdal-tanas-karagol/can-the-sco-become-a-true-alternative-in-the-new-world-order-3722547 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:17:10 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/ihsan-aktas/era-of-ascension-historys-tide-is-about-to-shift-3722539 "History is being rewritten in our region. A new era is beginning in our region, from Syria to Gaza, from Iraq to Lebanon. As Türkiye, we are not outside this historic transformation—we are at its very center. The future of the region must be determined not by imperialist calculations, but by the will of the region's peoples." The rise and fall of nations are like destiny. Just as the decline of the Ottoman Empire could not be stopped and ended with the empire's dissolution, the rise of Great Türkiye columns İhsan Aktaş http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/ihsan-aktas/era-of-ascension-historys-tide-is-about-to-shift-3722539 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:02:06 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/zionism-the-enemy-of-civilization-3722538 In ancient Greece, when the Spartans—the very Spartans that the Zionist genocider named Netanyahu aspires to when he says "we will make Israel a super Sparta"—entered Attic territory, the first thing they did was burn the fields, olive trees, vineyards, and orchards in the countryside. Meanwhile, the rural population would have withdrawn to Athens, which was surrounded by walls all the way to the port of Piraeus, before the Spartans arrived. Most of us have heard the stories of Ottoman soldiers columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/zionism-the-enemy-of-civilization-3722538 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:46:16 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/setbacks-that-have-devastated-the-israel-lobby-3722389 The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the most influential organization of the "Israel Lobby" in the US, is experiencing the most fragile period in its history. AIPAC operated within the two wings of American politics—Republicans and Democrats. However, starting from the Obama era, AIPAC's turning its compass more toward Republicans has been criticized even by Jewish circles that support Democrats. For American politicians, appearing on AIPAC's stage was seen as advantageous. The columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/setbacks-that-have-devastated-the-israel-lobby-3722389 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:32:00 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/who-encouraged-israel-to-attack-syria-3722388 After October 7, 2023, the support of England and Germany for Israel became much more visible. It is worth repeating that the word "support" is insufficient to describe the relationship of these two countries with Israel. Because Germany has effectively participated in the colonization of the West Bank, becoming part of the expansionist aggression in Palestinian lands. Immediately after October 7, German statesmen went to Israel and showed that they were also part of the extraordinary attacks on columns Selçuk Türkyılmaz http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/who-encouraged-israel-to-attack-syria-3722388 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:25:02 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/yasin-aktay/israels-turkish-threat-paranoia-born-of-aggressionbut-that-doesnt-mean-israel-isnt-being-watched-3722378 Israel's attacks on Syria have now crossed a line where they can no longer be explained by the "Iran threat" or classic security justifications. When Iran was at its strongest in Syria—with all its military, intelligence, and Hezbollah assets—Israel never felt such a great threat. Only when Bashar al-Assad, who kept Iran in the country, was overthrown and replaced by a government representing the Syrian people, did Israel begin to feel and attack what it calls the greatest threats from Syria. Meanwhile, columns Yasin Aktay http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/yasin-aktay/israels-turkish-threat-paranoia-born-of-aggressionbut-that-doesnt-mean-israel-isnt-being-watched-3722378 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:45:18 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/abu-duhur-attack-israels-quest-for-regional-supremacy-3722329 Israel's strike on Abu Duhur in Syria carries meaning beyond the targeting of a military facility. While countries like Türkiye and Saudi Arabia are taking concrete steps in response to the need for a new regional order—made visible and urgent once again by America's Iran war—Israel emerges as an actor seeking to preserve its operational freedom absolutely. As American power proves insufficient not only in producing regional order but also becomes a source of instability itself, Washington's privileged columns Kadir Üstün http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/abu-duhur-attack-israels-quest-for-regional-supremacy-3722329 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:36:21 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/yasin-aktay/afghanistan-five-years-on-from-occupation-to-liberation-to-state-building-a-decolonization-story-3722235 Five years have passed since the Taliban entered Kabul and effectively ended twenty years of American occupation in Afghanistan. Today, we can evaluate the meaning of the events of August 15, 2021, somewhat farther from the noise of those early days. Even then, we said that this was above all an event of independence and liberation. Five years later, there is no reason to change that judgment; on the contrary, the distance Afghanistan has traveled has made the meaning of this judgment even more columns Yasin Aktay http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/yasin-aktay/afghanistan-five-years-on-from-occupation-to-liberation-to-state-building-a-decolonization-story-3722235 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:17:34 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/ibrahim-karagul/israel-wants-to-drag-turkiye-into-an-early-conflict-so-why-didnt-ankara-intervene-3722212 On Tuesday, August 18, Israeli warplanes penetrated three hundred kilometers inside the Syrian border and bombed the inactive Abu Dhuhur Military Airbase, located sixty-five kilometers from the Turkish border. There had been a long silence in Israel's airstrikes on Syria. Ground invasions and attacks on Syrian territory, however, had continued intermittently. The latest attack was seen as a sign that something else was being planned, that a different agenda was being pursued. "WE SENT A MESSAGE columns İbrahim Karagül http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/ibrahim-karagul/israel-wants-to-drag-turkiye-into-an-early-conflict-so-why-didnt-ankara-intervene-3722212 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:15:55 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/netanyahu-digs-a-deeper-hole-for-himself-3722211 The genocidal Netanyahu, who has become quite adept at raining tons of bombs from the air on some 2 million Palestinians squeezed into a narrow strip in Gaza, slaughtering tens of thousands of children and women, is now practically dive-bombing into concrete by targeting Türkiye through Syria. Israel must be very careful when choosing an "enemy"—the consequences of a wrong choice could be "fatal." Netanyahu, who dreams of making Israel the region's so-called hegemon by leaning on America's back, columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/netanyahu-digs-a-deeper-hole-for-himself-3722211 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:57:07 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/is-america-choosing-encirclement-over-victory-in-iran-3722210 Now that it has become clear that a clear victory cannot be achieved in America's Iran strategy, it can be said that it is beginning to evolve toward a policy of encirclement and economic pressure. Trump's announcement of "total economic pressure" points to a new strategy taking shape, involving steps such as blocking Iran's trade, limiting its oil revenues, continuing the American blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, and avoiding military conflict to escape war costs. The realization that the war columns Kadir Üstün http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/is-america-choosing-encirclement-over-victory-in-iran-3722210 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:39:51 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/yahya-bostan/radical-steps-against-israel-in-syria-3722209 The attack on the Abu Dhuhur Military Air Base in the Idlib countryside is not really a surprise. Because Israel appears to have entered a new phase regarding Syria, and it was expected that it would increase its attacks (see: Israel says Syria is Gaza 2.0, June 30). Moreover, news hinting at this attack had also been circulating. On June 14, the Israeli media had reported the claim that "Tel Aviv asked the US to launch attacks on Turkish targets or Turkish-backed forces in Syria, but Trump blocked columns Yahya Bostan http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/yahya-bostan/radical-steps-against-israel-in-syria-3722209 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:34:31 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/they-even-made-huckabee-angry-3721963 The Zionists are trying to transform the nearly 60‑year‑old occupation regime in the West Bank into a permanent system. Palestinians, forced to abandon their homeland, have been resisting the occupation for 60 years. The Palestinians' unwavering self‑defense only further enrages the Zionists. Zionist violence escalates every year. The so‑called rules‑based, liberal, international legal order is powerless to curb the Zionist‑racist‑fascist settlement regime. Beyond powerlessness, there is open and columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/they-even-made-huckabee-angry-3721963 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:37:59 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/what-spider-man-and-the-odyssey-tell-us-about-american-power-3721859 Reading the summer blockbusters 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' and 'Odyssey' through the lens of American foreign policy offers important clues about the country's self-perception, its fears, its self-confidence, and the debates surrounding its international role. At first glance, these two films may seem quite different from each other, but in fact they stand out as stories that touch on fundamental issues of foreign policy: the use of power, the consequences of war, the definition of friend and foe, columns Kadir Üstün http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/what-spider-man-and-the-odyssey-tell-us-about-american-power-3721859 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:52:52 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/levent-yilmaz/from-interest-rate-cuts-to-interest-rate-hikes-3721475 Between war, inflation, and domestic political developments, we had started to lose sight of what was happening abroad. However, just as every issue has its effects, some developments abroad, policy changes, and steps taken also affect us and, in certain areas, cause us harm. Of course, when it comes to economics, the foremost institution is the US Federal Reserve, the Fed. Because, despite comments that "it is losing its power," the US dollar is still the reserve currency, and its value is of close columns Levent Yılmaz http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/levent-yilmaz/from-interest-rate-cuts-to-interest-rate-hikes-3721475 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:49:55 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/omer-kablan/the-choice-that-doesnt-define-your-future-3721452 Every year, millions of young people face the same question: What should I study? For many, it feels like the decision that will define the rest of their lives. It isn't. Choosing a university matters. Choosing a degree matters. But neither will determine your future on its own. When I was making that decision, I didn't know exactly what I wanted to become. I wasn't certain I would end up in journalism. I only knew one thing. I wanted to understand the world. That's why I chose Politics, Philosophy columns Ömer Kablan http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/omer-kablan/the-choice-that-doesnt-define-your-future-3721452 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:38:00 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/omer-kablan/the-choice-that-doesnt-define-your-future-3721453 Every year, millions of young people face the same question: What should I study? For many, it feels like the decision that will define the rest of their lives. It isn't. Choosing a university matters. Choosing a degree matters. But neither will determine your future on its own. When I was making that decision, I didn't know exactly what I wanted to become. I wasn't certain I would end up in journalism. I only knew one thing. I wanted to understand the world. That's why I chose Politics, Philosophy columns Ömer Kablan http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/omer-kablan/the-choice-that-doesnt-define-your-future-3721453 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:38:00 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/israel-is-the-cause-and-everything-else-is-the-consequence-3721451 Everyone knows that support for Israel among Americans is at rock bottom. On the other hand, it is a fact that the "Israel Lobby's" ability to shape public opinion is waning day by day. Likewise, the American media, which has long been an expert at whitewashing and covering for Israel, is, so to speak, bursting at the seams and has lost its credibility. The bright days for Israel are behind it. In the youth bases of both wings of American politics, there is an irreversibly fierce backlash against columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/israel-is-the-cause-and-everything-else-is-the-consequence-3721451 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:11:30 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/yasin-aktay/the-jasmines-are-still-alive-in-tunisia-and-ghannouchi-is-still-breathing-3721442 Amid the interesting situations we recently described as emerging against Houthi rule in Yemen, similar interesting developments were simultaneously taking place in both Libya and Tunisia. The fact that these three countries of the Arab Spring have mobilized at the same time is a noteworthy situation in its own right. These can be read as signs that counter-revolutionary processes have failed to establish stability, and that the public’s demands for a better life, liberty, justice, and bread cannot columns Yasin Aktay http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/yasin-aktay/the-jasmines-are-still-alive-in-tunisia-and-ghannouchi-is-still-breathing-3721442 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:07:30 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/the-cias-colonial-pipeline-why-american-zionists-are-flooding-east-jerusalem-3721411 "The moment Zionist settlers from New York seized the home of an elderly Palestinian woman in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem, attacked her, and caused her to be hospitalized." The social media account where I shared this news with our readers also contains a video recording. In the footage showing the moment when American Zionists, apparently arriving from New York, entered the elderly Palestinian woman's home, the faces of the American Zionists are visible. The American Zionists columns Selçuk Türkyılmaz http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/the-cias-colonial-pipeline-why-american-zionists-are-flooding-east-jerusalem-3721411 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:47:05 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/whos-really-driving-the-iran-war-escalation-3721410 Iran's targeting of American troops in Jordan with a ballistic missile attack stands out as a move aimed at showing that the dynamics of conflict and negotiation are not solely in Washington's hands. When Trump announced last week that he had stopped the attacks at Iran's request, Tehran responded by stating that there was no ongoing negotiation process. Iran appears to have responded to Trump's move, which seemed more aimed at calming markets than achieving a new momentum in negotiations, with columns Kadir Üstün http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/whos-really-driving-the-iran-war-escalation-3721410 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:37:58 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/what-is-happening-in-the-west-bank-3721268 Since it is not commonly used in our context, no proper understanding of settler colonialism and settlers has been formed. Unlike in our usage, this concept has a corresponding meaning both in colonialist states and in colonized societies. Indeed, under international law, settler colonialism is a crime. Of course, reaching a consensus was necessary for settler colonialism to be recognized as a crime. Consensus is the result of experience. From now on, history will have to be viewed somewhat through columns Selçuk Türkyılmaz http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/what-is-happening-in-the-west-bank-3721268 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:59:03 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/omer-kablan/how-do-you-help-people-as-a-journalist-3721267 Journalism is often measured by headlines, ratings, and clicks. But perhaps the better question is this: Who did your work help today? Helping people doesn't always mean charity. Sometimes, it means telling the truth. A well-reported story can expose injustice. A fact-checked article can stop misinformation. An interview can give a forgotten community a voice. Sometimes, journalism helps by informing. Other times, it helps simply by listening. The role of a journalist isn't to tell people what to columns Ömer Kablan http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/omer-kablan/how-do-you-help-people-as-a-journalist-3721267 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:25:00 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/yasin-aktay/israel-wants-to-also-erase-palestine-from-history-3721257 What happened yesterday at Al-Aqsa Mosque was not an ordinary provocation or a usual settler raid. Under the leadership of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, 4,248 settlers entered the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy police protection. Among them were ministers, members of parliament, rabbis, and leaders of "Temple" organizations. They performed Talmudic rituals, prostrated, and sang hymns. Ben-Gvir, in a statement made in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa, said, "Jews now worship columns Yasin Aktay http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/yasin-aktay/israel-wants-to-also-erase-palestine-from-history-3721257 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:43:25 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/zionist-occupiers-are-testing-the-eu-3721256 Zionist settlers who destroy crops, burn olive groves, demolish homes and water tanks, poison wells, and even kill livestock know no bounds. Israel and its settlers label Palestinians who defend their homes and hearths as "terrorists" and slaughter them. The day before yesterday, four more Palestinians from the same family were killed in attacks by illegal Zionist settlers in the West Bank. According to United Nations data, since October 2023, at least 35 of the more than 1,000 Palestinians killed columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/zionist-occupiers-are-testing-the-eu-3721256 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:39:17 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/erdal-tanas-karagol/the-impact-of-geopolitical-risks-on-the-global-economy-3721177 Geopolitical risks deeply affect many economic indicators, primarily through energy prices. For this reason, the impact of geopolitical risks on the economy has now become a test. So, through which channels do geopolitical risks affect the economy? GEOPOLITICAL RISKS, INTEREST RATES, AND INFLATION While geopolitical risks influence the global economy through interest rate decisions, they also directly affect the momentum of the disinflation process being implemented in Türkiye's economy. Rising columns Erdal Tanas Karagöl http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/erdal-tanas-karagol/the-impact-of-geopolitical-risks-on-the-global-economy-3721177 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:26:23 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/zionist-settler-colonialism-3721175 Israel is a colonial structure that emerged from the coming together of settler communities. As I have expressed several times before, Israel is almost a one-to-one copy of the US, Australia, and New Zealand in terms of its founding period characteristics. Moreover, all of these structures, including Israel, are products of British colonialism. Canada is also a state founded by Anglo-Saxon settler colonists. A very significant portion of the powerful figures shaping our intellectual life believed columns Selçuk Türkyılmaz http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/selcuk-turkyilmaz/zionist-settler-colonialism-3721175 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:19:36 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/nuclear-developments-on-the-washington-riyadh-axis-3721170 The nuclear cooperation agreement signed by the Trump administration with Saudi Arabia has the potential to change the balance of power in the Middle East in the medium and long term. The Saudis will not acquire nuclear technology immediately, and even building nuclear power plants will take years, but the agreement opens the door to becoming a "nuclear threshold" state in the future. The Saudis naturally want to possess peaceful nuclear technology for electricity generation and energy diversification, columns Kadir Üstün http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/nuclear-developments-on-the-washington-riyadh-axis-3721170 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:49:34 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/they-did-not-make-genocidal-netanyahu-happy-3721086 I have never been interested in football throughout my life. I have occasionally glanced at national matches. I must confess that my watching the second half of the "Spain-Argentina match" on Sunday evening was received by my household with some surprise and, moreover, meaningful smiles. Spain ultimately won the World Cup with a single goal, and US President Donald Trump inevitably presented the medals to the Spanish team players with his own hands. It was a spectacle, of course, and I enjoyed it. columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/they-did-not-make-genocidal-netanyahu-happy-3721086 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:42:22 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/israels-digital-influence-operations-3720989 The Israel Lobby in the US pursues a strategy that can be grouped under three main headings. The goal of programs conducted under different titles is to ensure the continuation of military support for Israel without interruption. Targeting the November midterm elections, the Israel Lobby and affiliated organizations are spending extraordinary amounts of money to ensure that candidates who object to Israel's influence over American politics and openly state that Israel is committing genocide lose columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/israels-digital-influence-operations-3720989 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:57:34 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/why-did-america-and-iran-return-to-war-3720828 With President Trump's announcement that the war with Iran had restarted, CENTCOM announced that it had carried out strikes in different parts of Iran for three consecutive days. After Iran struck ships it claimed were violating the agreement, Trump announced that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would be reimposed and raised the possibility of imposing a 20 percent fee. Iran, in turn, announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz and, in an apparent mockery of Trump, stated that it was columns Kadir Üstün http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/why-did-america-and-iran-return-to-war-3720828 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:53:42 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/ro-khanna-saw-the-monster-with-his-own-eyes-3720790 American Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna may have thought that the sense of security conferred by being a member of Congress would carry weight in the occupied West Bank. When Khanna was harassed and detained by armed Zionist settlers in the West Bank, he came face to face with reality. Khanna was traveling in the West Bank with his American companions. Illegal settlers, who block roads with automatic rifles distributed to them by the US to Israel and by the Israeli government to them, did not columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/ro-khanna-saw-the-monster-with-his-own-eyes-3720790 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:34:12 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/omer-kablan/why-journalism-is-different-3720712 Journalism is one of those professions where every day brings something different. Every story is different. Every person you meet has a different perspective, a different experience, and a different story to tell. You spend your career asking questions, learning, adapting, and trying to understand a world that's constantly changing. It's demanding. The hours are long. The pressure is real. The responsibility is enormous. But that's also what makes it so rewarding. Journalism gives you a front-row columns Ömer Kablan http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/omer-kablan/why-journalism-is-different-3720712 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 22:37:00 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/taha-kilinc/ten-more-martyrs-3720680 Bosnia, as it does every year at this time, will today remove the bandage from its wound, cry out the truth to the world once more, and then gently cover its wound again. Yes, for the victims of the Srebrenica Genocide that took place in the summer of 1995, tears will flow again today, hearts will ache again, and the martyrs will remind the "modern" world once more of its hypocrisy and indifference. On the 31st anniversary of the genocide, 10 more victims whose identities have just been identified columns Taha Kılınç http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/taha-kilinc/ten-more-martyrs-3720680 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:52:00 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/ankara-summit-turkiyes-strategic-weight-in-natos-transformation-3720600 The NATO Ankara Summit takes place at a critical juncture where, beyond Türkiye's hosting, it will play a key role in determining how the Alliance will shape its future in the face of the challenges of the new era. Taking place in a context where the restructuring of the transatlantic alliance is being debated under intense American pressure, the summit constitutes a turning point that will determine the strategic orientations of allies in the new period. Earlier this year, while it was being discussed columns Kadir Üstün http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/kadir-ustun/ankara-summit-turkiyes-strategic-weight-in-natos-transformation-3720600 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:20:33 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/what-does-it-mean-to-be-american-3720542 The US turned 250 years old on July 4. But Americans are also divided on how to commemorate and interpret this anniversary. Of course, for "Native Americans" and "African Americans," the founding of the US evokes settler brutality, slavery, and racial segregation. For Native Americans, the history of the US is neither limited to "1619," when slavery began, nor to "1776," when the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed. US history begins with European settlers in the 1500s and continues with columns Abdullah Muradoğlu http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/abdullah-muradoglu/what-does-it-mean-to-be-american-3720542 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:47:05 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/ibrahim-karagul/this-is-not-a-nato-summit-its-a-turkiye-summit-3720471 Tomorrow, Türkiye will host perhaps the most important summit of this century. Perhaps NATO members, too, will hold the most critical meeting of the 21st century. At a time when US-NATO relations are loosening, intra-European disagreements are escalating, and Türkiye has transformed into a colossal military power, this summit will not remain just another NATO summit. Will the Western alliance, which won the First and Second World Wars, emerged victorious from the Cold War but failed to sustain that columns İbrahim Karagül http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/ibrahim-karagul/this-is-not-a-nato-summit-its-a-turkiye-summit-3720471 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:08:10 +0300 http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/erdal-tanas-karagol/nato-countries-economies-and-defense-spending-3720419 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which set out in 1949 with 12 founding members against the Soviet threat, is today experiencing a period of its highest budget and widest borders with 32 members. So, on the eve of this week's critical leaders' summit in Ankara, what is the state of the Alliance's economic strength, internal dynamics, and defense spending? A Defense Partnership from the Baltic to the Mediterranean Founded in 1949 with the US, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada, columns Erdal Tanas Karagöl http://en.yenisafak.com/columns/erdal-tanas-karagol/nato-countries-economies-and-defense-spending-3720419 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:09:18 +0300