The extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League convened on the Gaza Crisis held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 11th. In the harsh final declaration, Muslim-majority countries raised their voices in unison against Israel’s aggression against Palestinians. The leaders of 58 countries, claiming to represent more than 2 billion
The news that the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation sent a letter to the 3rd Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals on November 7, stating that the Constitutional Court had “exceeded its authority” in ordering the release of Can Atalay, not only showed that another decision of the Constitutional Court
The European Commission adopted its 2023 Enlargement Package on November 8 and is testament to the direct or indirect influence of Russia. In a couple of decades, we may look back on the map of Europe and see how Russia has influenced the alignment of countries. We may have not noticed it, but Russia is
The Third Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Türkiye rejected complying with the Constitutional Court’s decision to release imprisoned lawmaker Can Atalay, filing a criminal complaint against the members of the top court, quoting that they “exceeded their authority.” In an unprecedented decision on November 9, the Supreme Court ruled to defy Constitutional Court’s
It would be a geostrategic fallacy to see US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s November 2-10 tour of the Middle East and Asia as solely about the Gaza Crisis. Likewise, it would be an exaggeration to say that the US and the European Union have put Ukraine aside because of its support for Israel, even
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) changed its leader at a highly contested November 4 congress, and delegates elected young Parliamentary Group Chair Özgür Özel to replace Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who refused to resign despite his failure in the presidential and parliamentary elections that took place in May. The 49-year-old pharmacist challenged the 13-year-old Kılıçdaroğlu-chairmanship
Ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Türkiye on November 5-6, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made an important statement on the Gaza crisis and relations with Israel. He said that severing relations with Israel over the Gaza crisis was not on the agenda, but that he would no longer deal with Prime
The centenary of the Republic bears great significance. While speaking about the interaction between democracy and foreign policy, one prominent aspect to keep always in mind is the country’s international positioning. In this respect, the vision to be put forward on our path towards the European Union (EU) which has been considered as a strategic
“We are journalists, we will continue to do journalism”. This was journalist Tolga Şardan’s response to a young colleague who asked him on November 1, “Tolga Abi, do you have anything to say?” as he was being taken to Ankara’s Sincan Prison after being arrested for his column published on the T24 news website on
Dilan Polat, who gained fame and made much money in a short time as a “social media influencer” (with 6,8 million Instagram followers) was detained in the early morning of November 1, 2023 in İstanbul. Along with Dilan Polat, her husband Engin Polat, her sister Sıla Doğu, her brother-in-law Kürşat Polat, and Ahmet Gün, all