As we bid farewell to 2022, let’s take a look back at the most defining moments of the year Undoubtedly, one of the most defining moments of this year was the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. That crisis evolved into […]
As we bid farewell to 2022, let’s take a look back at the most defining moments of the year Undoubtedly, one of the most defining moments of this year was the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. That crisis evolved into […]
The recently-improved capacity of Türkiye’s defense industry and the country’s active policies will play an important role in the search for a new security architecture As Türkiye fixates on next year’s elections, new developments have been taking place in international […]
The opening ceremony of the United Nations General Assembly’s 77th session took place in the shadow of the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia’s decision to abort its invasion of Kyiv marked the beginning of the conflict’s second phase. We have now reached […]
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which the Western media depict as an anti-Western alliance, continues its enlargement. The organization, which has nine members following Iran’s admission, recognized Egypt and Qatar as dialogue partners at the Samarkand Summit. At the same […]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will fly to Samarkand, Uzbekistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit. The organization, of which Türkiye is a dialogue partner, was established in 2001. Its members include Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan […]
I visited Sochi, Russia as part of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s official delegation on Friday. The visit took place in a new world, one shaped by a great power competition (which the Ukraine war deepened), and was a significant gathering […]
“The Initiative on the Safe Transportation of Grain and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian Ports” was concluded at Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace on July 22, with Turkey and the United Nations serving as mediators. The agreement that “will save millions of people from […]
Two summits in Jeddah and Tehran held three days apart turned all eyes to the Middle East. The Western media promptly portrayed the two events as the formation of rival alliances. As a matter of fact, some went as far […]
Ankara is not against NATO’s expansion amid the Russia-Ukraine war but objects to Finland and Sweden’s unacceptable policies on terrorist groups The war in Ukraine put a spotlight on the question of NATO expansion. Some American strategists, including John Mearsheimer, […]
Ankara endorses NATO’s key goals and wants the alliance to address its security concerns – that’s all President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently announced that Turkey did not have “positive thoughts” on the admission of Finland and Sweden into NATO. We […]
The toll of the war on civilians in Ukraine is increasing every day. The harsh aerial bombings of some towns in Ukraine and the clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces have generated another major refugee flow into the heart of Europe. In […]