Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived Samarkand Uzbekistan on Sep. 15 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders’ summit for the first time, marking a possibility for Turkey to hold a different place in the balance of power in the World within this rapidly changing process. First of ull, it is useful to underline a
It seems that the NATO Summit will pave the way for Türkiye to tackle the blocked arms purchase, and co-production, bids with the USA and the EU. Welcoming Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi in Ankara on July 5, President Tayyip Erdoğan said that Ankara wishes to proceed to the signing phase for the SAMP-T air
Türkiye’s inflation hits a 24-year high of 78 percent, independent researchers argue it is higher, the Minister says the increase is a result of global commodity prices, Foreign Minister reiterates Erdoğan’s warning to Nordic countries in their NATO bid, Russian-flagged vessel carrying grain in Türkiye’s Black Sea port… Here is what you need to know
The recent trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Turkey, Sweden, and Finland, which set the stage for the most successful NATO summit since the Ukraine crisis started, reminded me of Obama’s leading from behind doctrine. The phrase was first coined by the Obama administration to describe President Obama’s Libyan strategy; leading from behind. While
A day after he meets with US President Joe Biden, President Tayyip Erdoğan answered the questions of the journalists in a press conference. Frankly, I felt envious of our foreign colleagues. In Türkiye, only certain agencies, certain newspapers, and certain TV channels can ask questions to him without being subjected to the covert ban under
Erdoğan warns Finland and Sweden to meet Ankara’s demands, US President Biden supports F-16 sale to Türkiye, Ankara court bans access to broadcasters DW and VoA, minimum wage raised a way below inflation… Here is what you need to know what is happening in “Türkiye Today“: 1- Türkiye’s President Tayyip Erdoğan said Ankara could still
This article was written on the morning of June 30, more than 12 hours after President Tayyip Erdoğan and US President Joe Biden met at the NATO Summit in Madrid. The first statement was issued by the USA half an hour after the meeting, but there hadn’t been any statement from the Turkish side until
Biden Administration’s green light to F-16 sale to Turkey, Ankara to push for the extradition of 33 terror suspects “within the framework of the memorandum signed”, top court’s rule that imprisoned former HDP co-leader Demirtaş’s rights were violated, contentious draft media law’s parliamentary session postponed, retailers to be fined… Here is what you need to
The barrier that Türkiye placed on the NATO membership of Sweden and Finland was lifted with a four-way meeting held in Madrid on 28 June. After a two-hour meeting facilitated by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, it was announced that President Tayyip Erdoğan, signalled that Ankara’s veto would continue “unless concrete steps were taken” before leaving
Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin was a Russian general who was one of the architects of Russia’s 18th century expansionism. He was also a statesman and one of the lovers of Czarina Katerina II. He was devoted to establishing a new Byzantine Empire under the rule of Russia with Czarina Katerina II by dismantling the Ottoman Empire;