The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) targeted 154 prominent figures, alleging that they have “systematically maligned the party” through their reporting on the contentious Sinan Ateş murder case. Barış Terkoğlu, a columnist for Cumhuriyet, reported that MHP has filed a controversial request to join the Sinan Ateş murder case as an “injured party.” In their request,
The frequent invocation of Adolf Hitler in the context of modern political discourse, particularly within the United States, often raises eyebrows. It is arguably absurd and reductive to equate figures like Donald Trump with Hitler, as the two share few meaningful similarities beyond their controversial natures. However, this practice is part of a broader, historically
President Tayyip Erdoğan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis were in Cyprus on July 20, on the same occasion but for completely different reasons. For Erdoğan and Türkiye, July 20, 2024, marked the 50th anniversary of the “Peace Operation”, as Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit called it in 1974 to liberate the Island’s Turks from massacres.
In Türkiye’s busy agenda, the visit of a high-level Turkish delegation to Niger on July 17 should be read as an important stage in the Türkiye-France rivalry that has recently come to the fore in Africa, beyond extensive bilateral contacts and agreements. The oil and gas agreements signed with the West African country of Niger
The Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) commission commenced discussions over a controversial bill aiming to amend the Animal Protection Law in a marathon session filled with heated debates, protests, and high tension. The bill, known for its potential to introduce “euthanasia” for stray animals, sparked strong reactions from various political factions and civil society groups.
Donald Trump was shot during his campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 14. He sustained a minor injury to his ear, narrowly escaping death by mere millimeters. The shooter was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was killed at the scene by the Secret Service. The FBI, in their wisdom, has announced that they
Reading the open letter by UN Cyprus Special Representative María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar, one cannot help but savor the irony. After six months of effort, Holguín concludes that we must “think differently” to solve the Cyprus problem. Really? Did it take six months to grasp a truth that has been glaringly obvious for decades? On
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli’s recent visit to the Police Special Operations Department (PÖH) on July 15 was an evidence that the Turkish government has not learned anything from the July 15 2016 coup attempt. The reason lies behind a scene where Süleyman Karadeniz, Head of the Police Special Operations, welcomed Bahçeli at
Unless the Minister of Treasury and Finance or the Governor of the Central Bank is suddenly dismissed, as it happened before, and the current ‘lacking’ economic program continues to be implemented, inflation in Türkiye could reach 40 percent by the end of 2024 and around 30 percent by mid-2025. Even if this happens, Türkiye will
Have you seen the 2010 short animation of Serge Avedikian called “Chienne d’histoire”? It tells the story of 80,000 stray dogs, forcibly rounded up and exiled to a remote island in Istanbul in 1910. The dogs died in a cruel manner with their cries echoing through Istanbul for days. The event known as “Hayırsızada Dog