Journalist-Writer
In France, there was no winner in the first round of the presidential election on April 10. The current president and Le République en Marche candidate Emmanuel Macron gained 28.6 percent, and Rassemblement National candidate Marine Le Pen gained 23.9 percent of the votes and were the two candidates to compete in the runoff on April 24. In summary,
The fishermen from Turkey’s BlackSea cost told the press on April 9 that the Coast Guard Command had warned them not to sail because of the stray mines offshore. Two weeks before, on March 26, a maritime patrol detected a mine offshore Western Black Sea, which later be neutralized by the Underwater Defense (SAS) commandos.
On April 7 evening, pro-government media was in a celebratory mood. It was not because the inflation had fallen or Turkish Lira has started to gain value against foreign currencies. It was not the case that the price hikes for electricity and natural gas was reverted. They were excited because a Lebanese newspaper published a
It was announced by Washington on April 6 that the US State Department approved the sale of 40 F-16 fighter jets and 80 modernization kits that Turkey demanded in a letter to the Congress. “The Biden administration believed that a potential sale of jets to Turkey would be in line with US national security interests
Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the US – Turkey Strategic Mechanism was launched on April 4 in Ankara. The ministry stated that the decision was taken during the meetings held between Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Önal and the US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and their delegations. The same statement
The elections held in Hungary on April 3 would set an example for the opposition coalition formed in Turkey (and Poland) for the 2023 elections. In Hungary, six opposition parties initiated the Everybody’s Hungary Movement- MMM to join forces against Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz Party, which won the election under accusations that he was
The second high-level political meeting between Russia and Ukraine was held today, March 29, in Istanbul. The first meeting after Russia’s offensive on Ukraine started on February 23 was held in Turkey’s Antalya between Russian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Dimitro Kuleba on March 10. President Tayyip Erdoğan and Minister of Foreign Affairs
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) submitted a new draft law to the parliament, which stipulates a further punishment to mention corporations in public that can be regarded as “defamation.” That stirred a debate since Turkey’s public has long been calling a number of construction moguls involved in mega
One of two tables is being set up in Istanbul Turkey for the 6 opposition party leaders get together to overthrow the ruling alliance through elections. Their main agenda is to find a strategy as a precaution against ruling party’s recent change of the election law to protect the number of ruling seats in the