The meeting between the head of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT), İbrahim Kalın, and Hamas leader İsmail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, on February 3 has increased the curiosity of Ankara diplomatic circles recently. A few hours after Anadolu Agency’s report, citing security sources, Hamas spokesman Osama bin Hamdan announced overnight that no new ceasefire
The Central Bank of Turkish Republic (CBRT) Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan “has been removed from office” by a Presidential Decree following contraversy surrounding her family’s unofficial involvement in the bank’s administration. The Deputy Governor Fatih Karahan is appointed as the new governor. “The President (Governor) of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Hafize
It had been just one year since the establishment of the Republic. President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk attended the Teachers’ Union Congress held in Ankara on August 25-26, 1924. In his historic speech there, he said: ‘You, the dedicated teachers and educators of the Republic, will raise the new generation; the new generation will be your
Imprisoned Turkish Worker’s Party (TİP) lawmaker Can Atalay’s parliamentary seat was revoked in the Turkish Grand National Assembly fueling further legal crisis in the country over the case. On January 30th, the Grand National Assembly Speaker’s Office read the verdict regarding Can Atalay, who was sentenced to 18 years in the Gezi Park Trial, revoking
The armed attack at Santa Maria Church in Istanbul on Janurary 28 not only claimed a life of a Turkish citizen Tuncer Murat Cihan, but also laid bare critical security vulnerabilities, sparking debates on the looming threat of ISIS infiltration in the city, as details unfolded. Tuncer Murat Cihan, who was killed in an armed
After President Tayyip Erdoğan signed and sent the approval for Sweden’s NATO membership to the Turkish Parliament, U.S. President Joe Biden also notified Congress for the sale of 40 F-16 fighter jets and 79 upgrade kits to Türkiye for $23 billion. A 15-day process has commenced. To prevent the opposition in Congress from blocking the
Since the May 2023 election defeat, Türkiye’s main opposition, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has grappled with internal conflicts that have taken a toll on the party. However, in addition to this, an unprecedented situation has emerged in Turkish politics: the CHP, not President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), appears to
Cyprus is not a serious problem in the eyes of the international community today, but it remains on the agenda as the region around it begins to heat up. It will be under the spotlight again in the coming days. The United Nations’ efforts to take frozen negotiations out of the refrigerator, the Gaza drama,
The Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) ratified Sweden’s NATO membership protocol, ending over a year of dispute over Ankara’s veto. 346 MPs participated in the vote on January 23, with 287 votes in favor of ratifying Sweden’s NATO membership, 55 against and four abstentions. Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and
Türkiye has approved Sweden’s participation in NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2024 military exercise, which is due to start this week, even though the nordic country is not yet a member. Steadfast Defender 2024, which starts this week and will last for three months, will be NATO’s largest military exercise since the end of the Cold War.