As far as we know, the first military sanctions applied by the US to Türkiye began on December 11, 1974. The apparent reason was the Cyprus operation on July 20, 1974. The real reason was different. The main reason for the US Congress’s decision to cut off military weapons and equipment sales to Türkiye was
Donald Trump was shot during his campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 14. He sustained a minor injury to his ear, narrowly escaping death by mere millimeters. The shooter was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was killed at the scene by the Secret Service. The FBI, in their wisdom, has announced that they
The idea of a university is based on research, searching for answers. To do this, it is necessary to ask questions and be free to discuss unpopular and contrary ideas. There may be a power that has taken over the media, the decision-making bodies and established a monopoly on “truth”. If the university is autonomous
Top-level Turkish security delegation’s visit to Baghdad on March 14 should be considered as a significant step towards a comprehensive Türkiye Iraq agreement ahead of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s expected visit to Iraq in April after 12 years. The rapprochement and establishment of strategic political and economic relations between Türkiye and Iraq appear to
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is scheduled to visit Washington to meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken within the framework of the Turkey-US Strategic Dialogue Mechanism meetings on March 7-8, diplomatic sources confirmed to YetkinReport. Meanwhile, intelligence sources announced on March 4 that the head of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), İbrahim Kalın, also
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
“If we had not been there, the organization’s attacks on our borders would have continued as before and we would have paid a higher price in our own cities,” Yaşar Güler said on January 16 as he and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan briefed the Turkish Grand National Assembly in response to the PKK attack to
Türkiye’s Ambassador to Washington, Murat Mercan, announced this week with a message posted on social media that his stint will end due to his retirement age and that he will leave the capital on January 12. As of January 13, Türkiye will be represented at a charge d’affaires in Washington and Türkiye will have no
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Jan. 6 in Istanbul as a part of his week-long diplomatic tour amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East, particularly in the context of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The high-level meeting attended by Fidan, National Intelligence
The Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee announced on December 22 that it has added Sweden’s NATO accession protocol to their December 26 meeting agenda. The Foreign Affairs Commission announced on December 22 that it has included the “Proposal for a Law on the Approval of the Ratification of the Protocol on the Accession of the