Murat Yetkin

Murat Yetkin

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Erdoğan’s ally Bahçeli wants İmamoğlu case to end urgentlyErdoğan’s ally Bahçeli wants İmamoğlu case to end urgently

Erdoğan’s ally Bahçeli wants İmamoğlu case to end urgently

On April 14, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli made one of his astonishing statements that echoed in…

1 week ago
The Turkish position as Israel wants the US to dismantle Iran, tooThe Turkish position as Israel wants the US to dismantle Iran, too

The Turkish position as Israel wants the US to dismantle Iran, too

Six hitmen working for Israel who had been put to sleep in different European countries, were woken up two days…

2 weeks ago
The latest Turkish PKK move is a new generation disarmament ProjectThe latest Turkish PKK move is a new generation disarmament Project

The latest Turkish PKK move is a new generation disarmament Project

I have been watching to see who would name it correctly. Finally, it was Tuncer Bakırhan, the Co-Chairman of the…

2 weeks ago
Is Trump’s support for Erdoğan to disarm PKK and Hamas together?Is Trump’s support for Erdoğan to disarm PKK and Hamas together?

Is Trump’s support for Erdoğan to disarm PKK and Hamas together?

In Türkiye, as main opposition CHP leader Özgür Özel called on the masses who filled İstanbul’s Saraçhane Square despite police…

4 weeks ago
A Şimşek style answer to İmamoğlu questions of foreign investorsA Şimşek style answer to İmamoğlu questions of foreign investors

A Şimşek style answer to İmamoğlu questions of foreign investors

The İmamoğlu Crisis continues. Not only on the Turkish domestic political front, but also in terms of its effects on…

4 weeks ago
EU wants Turkish military but not its membership: a case of hypocrisyEU wants Turkish military but not its membership: a case of hypocrisy

EU wants Turkish military but not its membership: a case of hypocrisy

When I say hypocrisy of the European Union’s suggestion to Türkiye, I am not referring to the proposal by Polish…

1 month ago
Ankara’s conditional support for US-bound SDF deal in SyriaAnkara’s conditional support for US-bound SDF deal in Syria

Ankara’s conditional support for US-bound SDF deal in Syria

The agreement announced on March 10 on the Kurdish-base Syrian Defense Forces, SDF joining the Syrian army was brokered by…

1 month ago
“The genie is out of the bottle”. Ankara discusses a Europe without NATO“The genie is out of the bottle”. Ankara discusses a Europe without NATO

“The genie is out of the bottle”. Ankara discusses a Europe without NATO

This sentence, uttered by the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to the Financial Times, summarizes the view of Türkiye regarding…

2 months ago
Will Erdoğan untie or cut the PKK’s knot in Syria?Will Erdoğan untie or cut the PKK’s knot in Syria?

Will Erdoğan untie or cut the PKK’s knot in Syria?

When I was writing my book “Kürt Kapanı (The Kurdish Trap)” about the full story of the capture of Abdullah…

2 months ago
The hardest hurdle cleared: Öcalan tells PKK, “disarm and disband”The hardest hurdle cleared: Öcalan tells PKK, “disarm and disband”

The hardest hurdle cleared: Öcalan tells PKK, “disarm and disband”

The most challenging hurdle was Abdullah Öcalan—who founded the PKK nearly half a century ago—declaring that the organization has run…

2 months ago