The current state of Turkish-American relations reminds me of William Shakespeare’s “To be or not to be, that is the question” tirade expressed by Hamlet in the third act of the play.I think this tirade perfectly applies to the difficulty of managing the bilateral confrontation we will witness later this month. While both parties have
President Tayyip Erdoğan’s relation with Russian President Vladimir Putin is not like it used to be after the five years of close ties. Winds have changed since the Ukraine crisis. On May 31, when Putin extended the flight restriction to Turkey for another month, Ankara’s expectations that the current account deficit would be narrowed through
The Marmara Sea, with an area of 11,000 square kilometers, is an important inland sea for the Middle East. Connected to both the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea with the straits opened with the increase in global temperatures after the Last Glacial Maximum experienced twenty-two thousand years ago, it is considered a unique ecosystem
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced after today’s cabinet meeting that the pandemic gradual normalization process will begin as of June 1.The calendar for June, which will be revised for July, is as follows: During the month, lockdown restrictions will start at 10 pm on weekdays and end at 5 am. On Saturdays, the lockdown will
Fugitive mob leader Sedat Peker, who has been airing Youtube videos full of serious allegations against government and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) figures, implied that he will reveal issues concerning President Tayyip Erdoğan in his next video. “We will come to terms with you Brother Erdoğan,” said Peker in his eighth video on
“Women brought President Tayyip Erdoğan to power, now women can lead to the end of his rule,” is a presumption that might come true but not only because of the rivalry of İYİ Party (Good Party) leader Meral Akşener.Still, Erdoğan threatened her, saying that “These are your good days. See what will happen in the
President Tayyip Erdoğan told in a May 26 video conference the executives of 20 prominent U.S. firms that he and U.S. President Joe Biden are seeking a new era in mutual ties despite everything, “Although the statement he made has put an extra burden on our relations, I believe that the meeting I will hold
Turkish opposition İYİ Party (Good Party) leader Meral Akşener reacted strongly to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s remark, which she called a “threat.” “It is awful to be threatened by the president,” said Akşener in a live interview on private broadcaster Fox TV early on May 28. The fresh row between Erdoğan and Akşener began after
Polish President Andrzej Sebastian Duda paid an official visit to Turkey on 24 May upon an invitation by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. On the same day, at a ceremony attended by Duda and Erdoğan, a contract was signed by Mariusz Blaszczak. the defense minister of Poland, and Baykar Defense General Manager Haluk Bayraktar for the
On World Biodiversity Day on May 22, I drew attention to nitrogen pollution in my article as a major threat to the environment. Coincidentally after this article, images of ‘sea snot’ in the Marmara Sea started to take place in Turkey’s environmental agenda. Experts warned in the news that this incident was a result of