The US administration imposed sanctions 5 Turkish companies and 1 Turkish citizen for violating US sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war, Reuters reported on September 14. “For the past 18 months, we’ve shared our concerns with the Turkish government and private sector and informed them of the significant risks of doing business with those
Strong defence ties and the need for geostrategic cooperation between Türkiye and the US used to provide the main resilience against problems and crises between two countries. The level of economic and trade ties, by contrast, never reflected the strategic cooperation between the two allies. In fact, Türkiye’s purchase of armaments constituted the main bulk
President Tayyip Erdoğan on his trip to India to attend the G20 Summit. The theme of this year’s summit, to be held in New Delhi on September 9-10, is “One World, One Family, One Future”, taken from the ancient Sanskrit concept of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”. “The theme affirms the value of all life – human, animal,
In an unexpected move, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan linked Sweden’s application to the Western defense alliance NATO on July 10 with practically frozen relations of Türkiye with the European Union (EU). “First, let’s pave the way for Türkiye in the EU, and then we will pave the way for Sweden just as we did for
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and US President Joe Biden met on the margins of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali, Indonesia, on November 15. The White House statement read that “President Biden expressed his deep condolences to President Erdoğan and People of Türkiye on the acts of violence in Istanbul and made clear that
The initial results of the US midterm elections came as a huge disappointment for the ranks of the Republican Party. The Republicans were almost certain of a success in the midterm elections, which would renew all 435 members of the House of Representatives, one-third of the 100 total members of the Senate, as well as
It seems increasingly less likely that the results of the U.S. Midterm elections will help clear the clouds menacing American democracy. Anand Giridharadas, commenting on recent developments in world politics said: “We are living through a revolt against the future”. The former New York Times columnist is right on target. Throughout the world we are
One of the most difficult tasks in the Foreign Ministry must be the job of the spokesperson of the Ministry. When they appear in front of the press, the spokespersons have to give enough information to satisfy the journalists while at the same time not say anything about the essence of the matter, a mission
Was there ever a US President before Joe Biden who went to Saudi Arabia and didn’t come back with an exorbitant arms deal? Or an American president who returned home without being able to get what he wanted in oil production quotas, or without even getting a promise? Let alone that, it could not even
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