22 September 2022, Thursday / Published in Politics

Turkey’s Foreign Policy: Playing a New Tune Every Day

An old mentor of mine taught me that proper diplomacy must be consistent and one cannot play a different tune every day. He must be turning in his grave watching Turkey swinging from one side to another like a ship caught in a perfect storm. Our foreign policy seems to be indexed to our domestic
16 September 2022, Friday / Published in Politics

A Shanghai photo and two interpretations

Above, the photograph shows President Tayyip Erdoğan speaking while the leaders attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Sept. 15 are listening to him. Only Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are not seen in this photo. Perhaps they joined the group later. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin
15 September 2022, Thursday / Published in Politics

Shanghai Summit and Turkey: New Balance of Power

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