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Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu gave the first signal that Turkey-Egypt dialogue resumed, a major policy change, when he said March 3 that talks began on the Mediterranean maritime jurisdiction zones. Two days earlier, Egypt had granted licenses for oil and natural gas search companies in line with the maritime jurisdiction map that Turkey presented to
The ruling Justice end Party (AKP) will gather on March 24 its general assembly and party congress, a key event in terms of President Tayyip Erdoğan’s political future and its People’s Alliance with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). According to political backstage information, Erdoğan and MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli have discussed scheduling the MHP congresses
The economic reform package announced by President Tayyip Erdoğan on March 12 compares to the Human Rights Action Plan he announced on March 2 in terms of failing to be convincing about introducing a structural change. If Erdoğan had named the plan he announced on March 2 an Administrative Reform in the Judiciary, it would
Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq on 5-8 March was important both historically and politically as its effects could extend over a long period. This first visit by a Pope to Iraq came at a time when the waters in the Middle East were heating up again. Some commentators argued that the pope also visited Arbil,
İbrahim Kalın, President Tayyip Erdoğan’s spokesperson and chief security and foreign policy advisor, has signaled revision on Turkey’s foreign policy. Such revision seems to be focused on putting relations with the U.S. administration under Joe Biden into the track.So remarks by Kalın during a March 8 interview with Bloomberg on a wide range of issues
President Tayyip Erdoğan’s expectation from U.S. President Joe Biden is not limited to a phone call as he actually wants to go back to the good old days when he was hosted by Donald Trump and make statements starting with “My friend Biden,” as if there weren’t any problems between the two countries. He wants
The Human Rights Action Plan of the Turkish government would be meaningful if President Tayyip Erdoğan had presented it as an administrative reform in the judiciary. Actually, Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül explained the real target of the package, announced on March 2, by saying that “The most important thing for me is secure judiciary” Whether
Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül is scheduled to announce the new Human Rights Action Plan of the government on March 2 at the presidential palace. President Tayyip Erdogan will also attend the “presentation ceremony,” an event that organizations such as the Human Rights Association (İHD) or the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) are not
If political parties, especially those in power, feel the need to take a defensive position on more issues, it points out that something is wrong not only in the country’s conditions but also within the party. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) delegates in Istanbul elected Osman Nuri Kabaktepe as the provincial head on
The U.S. has expelled Turkey from the F-35 program, despite it was a production partner, and seized eight of its already purchased jets in retaliation to Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems. Former U.S. Donald Trump, who Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan “my friend,” even introduced sanctions on the Turkish Defense Industry Presidency (SSB). Upon