9 people have been killed and at least 22 injured so far in the attack on a tourist facility near the Iraqi city of Zakho on 20 July. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazimi, who declared a day of mourning across the country, and Muqtada al-Sadr, the religious leader of the Iraqi Shiites, pointed artillery fire
Today marks the sixth year of the thwarted coup attempt in Türkiye; the US House of Representatives’ F-16 decision restricting Türkiye sale; US Officials voice concern over Ankara’s Syria operation; Turkish Jewish Community’s Cemetary vandalized… Here are the news that Türkiye is discussing Today: 1- Today marks the sixth year of the thwarted coup attempt
The US Department of Defense, Pentagon, more precisely Central Command responsible for Middle East Operations (CENTCOM), announced on July 12 that it had killed ISIS’s Syria chief, Mahir al-Agal. According to the Americans, al-Agal, one of five members of the IS administration, was shot “outside Jindires in northwestern Syria,” and another ISIS leader with him
The four-way meeting with Russia, Ukraine, UN and Türkiye delegations in a bid to resolve the grain crisis in the Black held in Istanbul Türkiye. The military delegations of the Ministry of Defense of Turkey, the Russian Federation and Ukraine and the United Nations delegation convened in Istanbul on July 13 in a one and
The main opposition leader argues that certain business people close to President Erdoğan are approaching him in fear of power change; Fugitive Organized-Crime leader Sedat Peker continues to stir debate by his accusations; HDP’s jailed former co-leader pens letter from prison, urging opposition to act together with self-criticism; latest survey’s surprising result… Here is what
Türkiye’s six-party opposition alliance leaders convened for the fifth time in a meeting, Kurdish issue-focused HDP re-elected its co-leaders in the party congress. The opposition parties’ agenda focuses on forming a program to secure the public confidence in next elections to be held against President Erdoğan. The HDP’s stance for the six-party opposition depends on
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
Some 1169 provinces closed to the residency of foreigners, Osmaniye locals in search for migrants turned migrant attack, Armenia-Türkiye opens up borders, Ukraine urges Türkiye to seize Russian ship, 29th anniversary of Madımak Massacre… Here is what you need to know what is happening in Türkiye Today 1- 1,169 neighbourhoods in 62 cities in Türkiye
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
A day before the Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan departed for the Madrid NATO Summit on 28-29 June, Baykar, the manufacturer of Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), released an interesting statement. According to the release published in Turkish, English, and Ukrainian, 3 TB2 drone were donated to Ukraine, not for money raised by the