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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s alliance partner Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli’s late arrival to his party’s parliamentary group meeting on June 25, his first-time seated speech, and subsequent need to rest backstage briefly stirred the political scene. Reasons included high blood pressure and the hot weather, which are plausible given the extreme heat,
I read on the Hürriyet newspaper’s website that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is working on a new communication strategy. To be honest, when I heard the term “communication strategy,” I briefly wondered if President Tayyip Erdoğan and the AKP officials had finally decided to change their view of the media. Would the
One of the main questions seeking an answer in President Tayyip Erdoğan’s second meeting with Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel at the CHP Headquarters on June 11 was “is it over or will it continue?” amid Erdoğan’s alliance partner Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader’s fierce criticism towards the “normalization” of fiercely polarized Turkish
The expectation was that the nationalist right, often mischaracterized as the “far right,” would gain ground in the European Parliament (EP) elections held from June 6-9, but the extent of their success was unexpected. The shock was evident on the night of the June 9, as early results started to come in. In response, French
Do you remember, President Tayyip Erdoğan postponed his visit to the White House, which was expected on May 9 upon the invitation of U.S. President Joe Biden, although there was no official announcement? It’s good thing that he didn’t. I’m not saying this because of the F-16 sales agreement that Turkey signed and put into
Devlet means state in Turkish and “Devlet (State) will come to the head of the state!” was one of the most striking slogans of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) before Devlet Bahçeli moved from the opposition ranks to the AKP government ranks via the People’s Alliance, supporting President Tayyip Erdoğan. It’s no longer used, but
What put Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s trip to China on the global agenda was neither Türkiye’s desire to attract investment and economic cooperation from China nor the fact that he was the highest-ranking Turkish official to visit Uyghur Turks in China’s Xinjiang province after 12 years. It was the BRICS issue, sparked by a report
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s visit to China from June 3-5 encompassed not only political discussions on issues such as Palestine, Uyghur Turks, and Taiwan but also aimed to elevate trade and economic relations between the two countries to a strategic level. Prominent topics included energy investments and transportation projects, particularly the Asia-Europe Belt and Road
You might wonder about the connection between the “agent of influence” clause, said to be included in the 9th Judicial Package that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has not yet officially submitted to the TBMM Committee, and the allegations that asylum seekers, whom the UK will send to Rwanda, will be transferred to
As President Tayyip Erdoğan began his day on June 4, there was a problem on his agenda that could potentially evolve into a crisis. The day before, on June 3, Interior Ministry had first detained and then dismissed Mehmet Sıddık Akış, the DEM Party mayor of Hakkari, who had won the election on March 31,