I was at the National Day reception at the Chinese Embassy in Ankara when Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Öncü Keçeli made a statement “it is an internal U.S. matter” regarding the federal corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams in which Türkiye is at the center. Unlike the Saudi Arabian reception, the entire Turkish military
At the recent NATO leaders summit in Washington, Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea were described as the “hostile camp” to the Alliance in harsher terms than ever before, sharpening fault lines. The decision to hold the 2026 NATO Leaders Summit in Türkiye was perhaps the most important decision for us. The joint statement also
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on July 12 that “Until a comprehensive, sustainable peace is established in Palestine, attempts at cooperation with Israel within NATO will not be approved by Türkiye.” In a press conference following the NATO 75th-year Summit in Washington DC Erdoğan said: “It is not possible for the Israeli administration, which
You might wonder about the connection between the “agent of influence” clause, said to be included in the 9th Judicial Package that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has not yet officially submitted to the TBMM Committee, and the allegations that asylum seekers, whom the UK will send to Rwanda, will be transferred to
We were chatting with an American diplomat, who held high positions in the US State Department while on duty, during the coffee break of an important meeting in Marrakesh. Stating that in the critical period we are in, the USA has been acting as if it has discarded Türkiye. In contrast, new dynamics have emerged
President Tayyip Erdogan’s meeting with US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Chris Murphy at the Presidential Palace on February 20 should not go unnoticed. The meeting was attended by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and US Ambassador to Ankara Jeff Flake. It was learned that Chris Van Hollen, a prominent figure in the Greek lobby in the
Baykar’s Executive Board Chairman Haluk Bayraktar announced last week at the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia, to Reuters news agency, that the TB-2 factory which is currently under construction in Ukraine would commence production within a year. The factory, to be built near Kiev, was expected to have the capacity to produce 120 drones
The meeting between the head of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT), İbrahim Kalın, and Hamas leader İsmail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, on February 3 has increased the curiosity of Ankara diplomatic circles recently. A few hours after Anadolu Agency’s report, citing security sources, Hamas spokesman Osama bin Hamdan announced overnight that no new ceasefire
After President Tayyip Erdoğan signed and sent the approval for Sweden’s NATO membership to the Turkish Parliament, U.S. President Joe Biden also notified Congress for the sale of 40 F-16 fighter jets and 79 upgrade kits to Türkiye for $23 billion. A 15-day process has commenced. To prevent the opposition in Congress from blocking the
The Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) ratified Sweden’s NATO membership protocol, ending over a year of dispute over Ankara’s veto. 346 MPs participated in the vote on January 23, with 287 votes in favor of ratifying Sweden’s NATO membership, 55 against and four abstentions. Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and