Above, the photograph shows President Tayyip Erdoğan speaking while the leaders attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Sept. 15 are listening to him. Only Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are not seen in this photo. Perhaps they joined the group later. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived Samarkand Uzbekistan on Sep. 15 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders’ summit for the first time, marking a possibility for Turkey to hold a different place in the balance of power in the World within this rapidly changing process. First of ull, it is useful to underline a
It is reported that 49 Armenian and 50 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in the clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia that sparked on September 13. The toll may increase. Baku said Azerbaijan was ready to unilaterally transfer the bodies of up to 100 Armenian soldiers to Yerevan. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Ceyhun Bayramov cited Armenia’s “large-scale subversive
Statements from opposition İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener and Kurdish issue-focused Democratic People’s Party’s (HDP) imprisoned former co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş on September 13 strengthened the possibility that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s competitor in the critical 2023 presidential elections will be main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. “The decision will be made
On September 12, two essential data for July were announced: Labor force and balance of payments. In summary, the situation is like this: The unemployment rate is still at a high level, in particular, the broadly defined unemployment rate is referred to as the ‘underutilized labor rate.’ On the other hand, the current account deficit
Turkey’s judiciary is under political pressure, judges and prosecutors are in fear, President of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) Erinç Sağkan said at the opening ceremony of the judicial year, assessing the current state of Turkish judiciary as “in a very dark place”. “There is a political pressure in the proceedings regarding political
A favourite phrase by Turkish government officials these days is that they are “implementing a foreign policy with a 360 degree outlook which is cemented on friendship”. I’m assuming the message is that they are weighing every possible policy angle before making a decision but the ultimate aim is friendship. Actual policy and reality on
When the construction of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, which the Russians were building in Turkey, came to a standstill, the issue came to the table during the meeting of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with Russian President Vladimir Putin at their August-5 Sochi meeting, but it could not be resolved. Erdoğan met with the officials of
Global surge in gas, electricity and food prices have ignited protests in many countries all around the world from Czech Republic to Germany, India, Ethiopia, as people hit streets asking governments to resign. In Turkey, pro-government news agencies covered the stories with enthusiasm, implying that Turkish people are not protesting the growing inflation and deteriorating
Turkey’s inflation continues to rise as the data published by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has surged to 80,21 percent annually with a 1,46 percent rise in August, the highest inflation recorded in the country in 24 years. According to TURKSTAT figures, in August 2022, CPI increased by 1.46 percent