Ambassador (Ret.), Global Relations Forum President
The European Commission adopted its 2023 Enlargement Package on November 8 and is testament to the direct or indirect influence of Russia. In a couple of decades, we may look back on the map of Europe and see how Russia has influenced the alignment of countries. We may have not noticed it, but Russia is
Since the July 11 – 12, 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Turkey – European Union relations have started to be discussed again. However, it is important to see if there is any substance to this debate. Relations have gone backwards, especially since the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, the seventh anniversary of which we just
1923 marks not only the centenary of our Republic, but also the sixtieth anniversary of the Ankara Agreement with the European Union. During this time, our relations have gone through many different phases. The last few years have witnessed a steady decline in these relations. After the presidential and parliamentary elections in May, it is
After the 6 February earthquake disaster, many experts examined whether there will be an impact or change in our foreign policy as a result of the aid and support provided to our country by more than a hundred countries. While our country is healing its wounds, this assistance asserts the human element. Turkey has also
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will soon pass ten months. This event not only disrupted the existing order in Europe set since the Second World War, but also caused global shocks. While the effectiveness of the United Nations and similar organizations established after 1945 had been questioned for a long time, this war launched by a
The media is overflowing with news about Afghanistan. After a twenty-year occupation, the irregular withdrawal of the United States and the re-take of power by a group that it tried to destroy is, of course, a situation that will occupy the international agenda for a long time. Especially in the last two decades, despite everything,
Relations with Turkey were discussed at the June 24 session of the European Council in accordance with the March European Council Conclusions of the European Union, but judging by the results, very little headway was made. We know that perspectives do not change easily, but while the world is rapidly moving, governments continue to lag
There is daily evidence that we are living in an age of impunity. The latest attacks by Israel demonstrated that no matter what the world says, no matter how loud the outcries, no one can stop it from continuing its pounding of rockets and destruction of the Palestinians. The only country that could at least
The long-awaited meeting finally took place. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken got together on March 24, in Brussels, the premises of the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting. This meeting constitutes the first high-level face-to-face contact between Turkey and the new US administration. Although all details are not clear yet,
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