The Impact of Social Media on Thailand–Cambodia Tensions: Digital Nationalism, Information Wars and the Shaping of Public Opinion
Platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok and YouTube have evolved beyond being mere tools for ring information; they have become spaces where national identities are reproduced, disinformation is spread and public perception is ...
Global Reckoning and the Middle East in the Shadow of the Triangle of Fate
In his seminal work B *The Fateful TriangleB , Noam Chomsky examines e B eoretical framework at highlights e unjust power imbalance between e US, Israel and e Palestinians; today, with e emergence of new actors in a multipolar world, ...
The Turkmen Will Rising from Damascus (Part 1)
The Turkmen resolve on display in Kirkuk today and the Turkmen voice rising in Damascus are the product of the same cause, the same historical memory and the same national consciousness. Kirkuk, Mosul, Bayır-Bucak, Aleppo, Homs, Crimea, East ...
International Balances and a Roadmap for Turkey
For Turkey to become a truly global player, it must first implement radical reforms in certain domestic areas and resolve the issues that trigger internal vulnerabilities, thereby gaining the strategic leverage needed to strengthen its foreign ...
Forum Africa 2026 Concludes: Africa’s Structural Challenges and the Search for Local Solutions Discussed in Istanbul
Forum Africa 2026 has established a multi-dimensional platform for engagement with Africa, bringing together the academic, diplomatic, business, media, cultural and youth sectors under one roof. The Forum has demonstrated that Africa is an emerging ...
The New Face of Terrorism in Japan: The PKK/KCK’s Asia-Pacific Hybrid Warfare Network
The labor shortage in sectors Japan refers to as the “3K” (Kitsui, Oi, Kiken—Hard, Dirty, Dangerous), which young Japanese people avoid, has paved the way for organization-linked structures to establish themselves under the guise of ...
The Transformation of a Mass Suicide Incident into a National Motivational Factor: Masada Fortress
The story’s main character, Shmarya Gutman, was a Jew born in Scotland. Gutman arrived in Palestine at the age of three and, later in life, worked as a Zionist who sought to persuade Jews in Eastern Europe to immigrate to ...
In the Shadow of Colonial Borders: The Historical Roots of the Cambodia–Thailand Border Dispute
The borders drawn by European colonial powers in the 19th and 20th centuries often disregarded the region’s ethnic composition, geographical realities and local balances of power. This situation led to the emergence of border disputes between ...
The Turkish Axis in the Struggle for Hegemony: Turkey and the Organisation of Turkic States
Looking at the bigger picture, the anticipated developments in Eurasia could present certain opportunities for the unification of key and the kic world ahead of a potential Third World War. These opportunities include the liberation of East ...
The Patriarchate Controversy and the Muftiate of Western Thrace: A Search for Balance
Under the Treaty of Lausanne, the Patriarchate’s presence in Turkey was maintained, but its political and administrative powers were stripped away, reducing it to the status of a purely religious institution. This transformation demonstrates that, ...
US-China Conflict in the Asia-Pacific, or Turkey-China Tension? A Thesis on Current Geopolitical Scenarios
Throughout history, the conflicts between the Turks and the Chinese – including the Proto-Turkic resistance stretching from the Xiongnu to the Göktürks – have unfolded along the same geopolitical fault line: the energy routes, mineral deposits ...
Could the Republic of Cyprus (ROC) become a member of NATO?
Neither the old world, nor Turkey, nor Greece, nor the UK, nor the US, nor the EU, nor NATO. The world is changing, evolving. Let us show those fools who think they can gain anything through war and by raining down bombs that victory comes through ...
Who can stop the US?
Only the capitalist American people can stop the hegemonic United States. Perhaps progress can be made by increasing the costs of this operation, making the impact of these costs felt on the American public, and intensifying criticism from the ...
Strategic Analysis of Iran-US Tensions and Their Geopolitical Implications for Turkey
The United States' global strategy, which has taken shape in recent years, involves deploying strike forces to desired regions using aircraft carrier strike groups rather than direct land invasions, ng patrols with fighter jets, and ...
The New World Order and Unchanging Realities
Maduro's overthrow and the seizure of oil resources were a direct move against China, as China was the largest buyer of this oil. The US aims to weaken China's military power and undermine its position in the Taiwan issue by cutting off its energy ...
Strategic Risk Analysis from the Pacific to Turkey: Current Developments and Alliance Dynamics
The recent escalation of tensions in the Pacific, deepened by alliances such as AUKUS and QUAD, carries the potential to evolve into a Pacific War and simultaneously poses the risk of triggering a massive wave of migration ...
Turkey-Ukraine Strategic Partnership in the Geopolitical Architecture of the Black Sea: Reflections on the 2014-2026 Period
The Black Sea basin has become the focal point of global power competition and revisionist geopolitical moves over the past twelve years. The series of crises, beginning with the Russian Federation's illegal occupation and annexation of Crimea in ...
2039-2040 Strategic Outlook Report: The Pacific Breakdown and the New World Order
In line with the NIC's projections, the world order is moving away from being shaped around a single hegemonic centre. Our world is evolving towards a multipolar but unstable structure where competition is becoming unregulated. The period ...
Trade Relations between Turkey and the Member States of the Organisation of Turkic States
The Middle Corridor, an mportant transport and trade route n Eurasia, s considered strategic for trade between Turkey and Kazakhstan. In particular, with the railway agreement signed with Kazakhstan n July regarding the Middle Corridor, the aim ...
The War in Ukraine and the Future of the International System
The international community, which has remained ineffective in the face of Israel's crimes against humanity in Gaza, has also failed to raise a strong objection to the United States' abduction of the Venezuelan President. Trump can express his ...
The Cautionary Tales of Leaders Who Refuse to Step Down or Leave Their Seats
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo's attempt to dissolve Congress brought his presidency to an end. His successor, Vice President Dina Boluarte, sought to seize the presidency rather than call an election. She did not listen to the voice of the ...
2025 Belgian Farmers' Riots
While European agriculture has long been reshaped in line with sustainability, green transition and free trade objectives, the perception that the cost of this transformation has largely been borne by farmers has been the fundamental cause and ...
Threat Perception in Turkey–Israel Relations: Security Dilemma, Uncertainty and Future Risks
Security concerns between Turkey and Israel are shaped more by the military capabilities that the parties possess and are seeking to develop, rather than their total military strength, and by perceptions reinforced by ambiguous intentions and ...
The Russian Federation's Strategic Influence Architecture in the West: Reflections on Propaganda, Disinformation, and Hybrid Influence Operations
The primary objective of Russian drone operations is to create a persistent sense of insecurity and fragility within Western societies, including Turkey, by disrupting air traffic at major European airports such as Copenhagen, Berlin, Frankfurt, ...
NATO at the Crossroads: The Shifting Priorities of the United States, the Division of Europe, and the Collapse of the Common Threat Perception
Today's NATO has become a structure that, perhaps for the first time in history, cannot unite around a common definition of threat. A rupture is occurring. This rupture stems not only from the proliferation of direct military risks, but also from ...
The Benelux Model: Inspiration for Schengen
Benelux's main significance stems from its role as a laboratory for European integration. The free movement, common market and coordination mechanisms implemented between countries in the early stages later served as a model for the European ...
The Future of the Rules-Based International Order and the Changing Nature of Security
The international ystem is no longer one-dimensional; it has transformed into a multi-layered, fragile and rapidly changing tructure defined by data, finance, cultural communication, production chains and digital infrastructure. Consequently, the ...
The Pope's Love for Iznik, The Ecumenical Cause
The shadow of Russia's war in Ukraine, and particularly Moscow's unwillingness to engage in dialogue with other Orthodox churches on equal terms, fell over the Iznik gathering. Meanwhile, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople participated in ...
Europe's Secret Treasure: Switzerland
Shelters, mountain defence structures, a minute railway transport system and a long-established banking tradition act as parts of a whole that supports both Switzerland's internal and external ...
Europe's Rising Star: Poland
Poland's support for Turkey's EU accession process and Turkey's support for Poland's NATO membership in 1999 have contributed to the development of political relations. Our bilateral relations were elevated to the level of strategic partnership with ...
Middle East Peace Pact…Urgent
The chaos in Syria threatens not only the security and stability of this country but also the entire Middle East and its future. As at the beginning of every century, separatist groups, fuelled by the incitement and support of Western imperial ...
The Zangezur Corridor: A Strategic Turning Point in South Caucasus Geopolitics
The Zengazur corridor aims to cut off Iran's access to the South Caucasus and facilitate Israel's geopolitical encirclement of Iran, potentially severing Tehran's regional ties with ...
The Druze Nexus in Syria’s Geopolitical Chessboard: Israel, Turkey, and the Struggle for Southern Stability
The new Syrian leadership has set out to reconstruct the country’s security architecture, aiming for the disarmament of all armed groups operating across different regions. The ultimate objective is to create a unified military structure under a ...
The Kingdom Left Under the Ruins of a Hotel: The King David Hotel Attack (1946)
With the inclusion of the Palestinian region under British Mandate rule, there were strong reactions from both the Jewish and Arab communities, and the British Government issued a statement in June 1922 in an attempt to soften these ...
Zangezur, Karabakh, and the Turkic Awakening: Azerbaijan’s Geopolitical Reckoning with Russia
Throughout history, Russia has resorted to two tools to maintain its hegemony over Azerbaijan: inciting ethnic divisions and targeting the ...
The Post-Westphalian Era: Could Maps in the Middle East Change?
It was shaped by the Peace of Westphalia signed in 1648 and is the source of concepts such as ‘nation-state,’ ‘sovereignty,’ and ‘border inviolability’ that exist today. This is largely not the case in the Middle East. Civil wars, ethnic ...
Why is Western-style democracy such a difficult equation for Middle Eastern peoples caught in the grip of tribalism?
In societies dominated by a tribal structure, primary loyalty is to one's lineage, family and clan. Abstract concepts such as ‘state’ or ‘nation’ generally take a back seat to the concrete and powerful reality of blood ...
Questioning the Nation State Paradigm
Today, we can say that nation-states are not disintegrating, but rather undergoing a significant transformation. This transformation suggests that the classic nation-state model may be replaced by multicentric, multilayered and flexible ...
The Importance of Turkey's NATO Membership in the Shadow of Israel's Middle East Policies
Pakistan, which may support Iran, has recently been involved in conflicts with India. Although geographically distant from the region, these conflicts should be seen as a chain of events that is strategically beneficial to ...
The Theological Explanation of the Iran-Israel War: Religion, Politics, Diplomacy and Sanctity
The roots of this conflict also lie in deep theological and ideological foundations. There is a perception of struggle between Iran's Shiite understanding of Islam and Israel's Jewish national identity, shaped by religious symbols, sacred texts and ...
For Some It Was a Holiday, for Others a Struggle for Survival
Tweeting, tagging, sharing a few heartbreaking photos... These things convey the pain, but they don't ease it. Kindness and justice are not just wishes; they are lived with ...
The Role of Water Will Continue to Grow in India-Pakistan Tensions
As seen during the recent conflict between India and Pakistan, control over water resources has become a means of geopolitical pressure, and water has become a strategic ...
The EU's Warnings
The country reports prepared by the European Commission are unilateral documents reflecting the Commission's views and assessments. The 2024 report on Turkey consists of a total of 90 pages and highlights a number of critical issues that deserve ...
The European Union's Opening to Turkistan and Cyprus Policy through the Organisation of Turkic States
The EU is upgrading its relations with Central Asia to the level of strategic partnership. However, a country such as Turkey, which shares language, religion, history and cultural ties with the Turkic states of Central Asia and is engaged in ...
Decision of the Turkic States on the TRNC
Statements such as ‘those who appoint ambassadors to the Republic of Cyprus can do the same for the TRNC’ are nothing more than an attempt to ignore this weakness in Turkish foreign policy. ...
One Nation, Two States... Interests should not prevail over massacre
Some of Azerbaijan's eign policy decisions create a situation that contradicts Turkey's sensitivities. In particular, Azerbaijan's deepening relations with Israel and its silence on the attacks in Gaza have turned into a serious disappointment ...
An Organisation in the Shadow of Existential Debates: NATO
Donald Trump's re-election as US President in January 2025 has revitalised the debate on the future of NATO. As a result of Trump's ‘America First’ and ‘isolationism’ policies during his first presidential term, which started in 2017, the ...
Assessment of the future of NATO in line with the changing policies of the new US administration
Let us first analyse the crisis with Ukraine and its leader Zelensky as a case study in the light of the new policies and strategies of the US, which have emerged under Trump. In this crisis, I visualised the United States not as a country but as an ...
Kazakhstan to Open Embassy in Greek Administration of Southern Cyprus (GKRY)
The opening of the embassy of Kazakhstan, a member of the Organisation of Turkic States (CIS), in the SCGA and the reception of the ambassador by the President of the SCGA was met with surprise and regret in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ...
US-GCASC Co-operation and Our National Interests
Looking at the recent developments, it will be seen that the dialogue between the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GASC) and the United States of America (USA) has evolved after a certain process and has turned into a full ...
Is Trump's Proposal a New Resource Diplomacy?
Therefore, Trump's statements should not be regarded as a sudden situation. However, Trump's proposal seems to have been accepted, for example, by ...
Russia-Ukraine War, Turkey, Black Sea and the Importance of the Straits Convention
Any amendment to the Convention on the Straits requires a request from one of the littoral states and its ratification by the Black Sea littoral states. This request will come sooner or ...
Gladio, Anti-Communist Associations, Cults in Turkey
The civilian organisation of the Turkish Gladio is clear. The civilian Gladio in Turkey is organised through two branches. The first is nationalist organisations such as the Anti-Communist Associations and the second is the ...
What is the Green Belt Project to be implemented in the Middle East and Turkey?
The Green Belt Project is the practical embodiment of the US policy of containment that was put into effect in the 1970s under President ...
Turkey's Participation in the MSP
It is highly likely that Turkey's recent steps to ensure the security of critical minerals will be ...
What is happening on the Russia-Ukraine line? (TRT Radio Live Broadcast)
As seen in Ukraine, we are facing a world where ethnic differences will be used in this way. In this respect, caution must always be exercised in every ...
A Possible Israeli Attack on Iran's Nuclear Facilities Would Cause Serious Reactions in the International Public Opinion!
As a sult of the tensions in the Middle East, experts point to dozens of possible scenarios, one of which is an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. On the surface, such a scenario seems likely. However, it should not be ignored that the ...
What needs to be done
The most important step Turkey can take in the Middle East is to immediately sign an equitable maritime jurisdiction agreement with both states, similar to the one signed with Libya, in a way that contributes to their will to protect the territorial ...
How can Netanyahu be so reckless?
Domestic political factors also influence Netanyahu to be so disproportionate in his attacks on Gaza's perceived enemies. ...
Can a Russian-Chinese Alliance Against the Anglo-American Deep Alliance Succeed?
For Turkey, our main focus should be to read the dynamics presented by the new world whose axis has shifted to the east, to see the opportunities, and to achieve a structure strong enough to stand on its own feet before the great duel expected to ...
Iron Lady Hasina, whose name is associated with nepotism and corruption in Bangladesh, was defeated in the street
Known as a calm but strong woman, Sheikh Hasina is also the daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who founded the country. She served as prime minister between 1996-2001 and ...
Blue Homeland Concept
It is not correct to characterize the concept of blue homeland as a fairy tale. We need to protect our country's interests and interests at sea, just as we do on land and in the ...
Washington Summit Declaration and Important Issues Raised at the Summit
The summit decided that the Alliance should deploy a high-level NATO representative to Kiev (similar to Hikmet Çetin's NATO mission in Afghanistan) and establish a centre and command in Wiesbaden, Germany, to coordinate security assistance and ...
The Endless Games of those who covet our waters in International Environments
Tigris dams had once whetted Saddam's appetite. A strong Turkey was Saddam's fear. Hafez al-Assad regime Syria had taken part in dirty games against Turkey in order to have the fertile water of the ...
Turkey and BRICS
The BRICS produce 44 per cent of the world's crude oil. The BRICS group wants developing countries to have "greater weight and representation". In 2014, the countries in the group established the New Development Bank to support development ...
How will the Ankara-London Line Work under the Starmer Government in the UK?
Labour Party won the election in England. However, according to the election results, in the regions where Muslims are in the majority, the Labour Party could not achieve the great success it achieved throughout the ...
Why wasn't Abdullah GÜL or Ahmet DAVUTOĞLU the new boss of NATO?
Turkish Foreign Ministry Statement: "Today, Allies unanimously approved the former Prime Minister of Turkey to lead ...
Blocs emerge before World War III in line with the concern for a 'common future'
Putin's peech at the economic forum in St. Petersburg on 5 June, in which he poke of a ymmetrical response against the countries upplying Kiev with precision weapons, i.e. "I will hoot not only the one who uses the weapons but also the one who ...
The 'Sick Man' of the Lost Continent of Europe: EU
"We have a "sick man" in our arms. He is very sick. I must tell you frankly that it would be a great disaster if we lose him one day before we take all the necessary measures. The Ottoman Empire may suddenly ...
Gaza Bomb in German Politics
As the attacks on Gaza entered the 9th month, the deaths of many civilians, including women and children, are being protested by different groups in European ...
The Commander of NATO Headquarters (LANDCOM) in Izmir should now be a Four-Star Turkish General
While recognising the importance of the USA as the leader of the Alliance, arrangements should be made to ensure that NATO's largest and most important military participants, both old and new (USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Italy, Sweden, Sweden, ...
Reconstruction of GAZA and Turkey
Since the beginning of the conflict and Israel's disproportionate attacks on Gaza, Turkey has focused its policy on two main issues. The first one is to ensure a ceasefire as soon as possible and the second one is Turkey's role as a guarantor ...
Is Russia Building a Military Base in Venezuela, the US Backyard?
It has an extremely negative view of the US policy towards Venezuela for many years. The current Venezuelan administration has a tendency to rapprochement with the Kremlin administration, which has been subjected to US sanctions due to the ...
What does Israel, which says that the war in Gaza will last at least 7 more months, aim with its so-called peace plan proposal?
The Israeli army took control of the strategic area along the order etween Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. It is estimated that the war in Gaza will continue for at least 7 months. It seems that the Butcher cannot get enough of ...
South Africa, the homeland of Mandela, who paved the way for the prosecution of butcher Netanyahu, has elections today, 29 May
Mandela became an internationally acclaimed political figure with his anti-colonial and anti-apartheid views. He became the flag-bearer of the struggle to overthrow the apartheid regime in South Africa and replace it with a democracy in which all ...
How Russian Influence Increasing in Georgia with the Agent Law Shapes the Future of the South Caucasus?
While Turkey is following developments in Georgia under the Espionage Act with caution, it does not recognise the so-called independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Nor does it support the process of building a fully pro-Western politics in these ...
What Does Pashinyan Want to Do? What does Mitsotakis expect from his planned visit to Ankara on 13 May?
Addressing Armenians, Pashinyan said, ‘Do not seek a lost Not only that, he also advised Armenians to ‘give up the habit of defining the borders of Armenia outside the current borders of Armenia as their ...
Should NATO go to war alongside the United States if China attacks Hawaii over Taiwan?
I believe that no state in the world can simply turn a blind eye to the possibility of a conflict in Taiwan, as it would have far-reaching consequences. From this perspective, the link and even interdependence between Turkey's ty and the ...
The Main Power of the Multi-Centre-Multi-Civilisation World: Eurasia
Eurasia today, with its widest geographical borders, with Portugal in the West, Japan in the East, Russia in the North and India in the South, has 60 per cent of the world's GNP and hosts 70 per cent of the world ...
Who Expects What from Xi's May 5-10 Visits to France, Serbia and Hungary?
From May 5 to 10, Xi is coming to Europe for an official visit that will take him to Paris and then to Belgrade and Budapest. Forty-nine years ago, in May 1975, Chinese Vice President Deng Xiaoping was also in ...
What did Finland and Sweden bring to NATO?
According to Western observers, Russia's attack on Ukraine in 2022 fundamentally changed the security environment in Europe. It has increased anxiety among European nations, and the gavel of war is knocking on Europe's door again after 70-80 years. ...
The US and Israel are in a stalemate in Gaza, not just a stalemate but a deadlock
It has irrevocably lost its values such as international law, civilians, women and children, democracy, human rights and the rule of law. While all values are being thrown away, the USA has not only lost its position as a mega power, but also its ...
When will the Israeli-Iranian war of retaliation end?
"If you are a powerful state, you will respond in kind." What does this mean? It does not mean to respond in kind, but to respond in kind. This is a reflection and an important parameter of being ...
US Congress Approves 95 Billion USD Aid Package for Ukraine and Taiwan for Israel's Sake
After 6 months of waiting for American aid, Israel came to the rescue of Ukraine and Taiwan. More precisely, the massive Iranian attack on the night of 13/14 April. It was out of the question not to support Israel, which for the first time in its ...
Will evil triumph?
What do you ink would happen if we went to Cyprus and took a step inside e Greek-Turkish border? Would ere be e same reaction as e world has to Gaza? Let em enter! Turks have e right to kill up to irty ousand Greeks! Is at what ...
Persian Palaver
The main benefit of this attack for Israel is that what they did in Gaza has fallen off the world agenda for a moment, on the contrary, Israel is now seen as a ...
Development Road, what is the CPEC project? (Part-2)
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), announced as the most important step of the ambitious Belt and Road initiative launched by Chinese President Xi Jingping in 2014, will be implemented as a large-scale project covering energy, ...
Could Iran be the target? Why is Iran being dragged into the war?
In other words, by allowing a regime change with a Shiite character in Iran, a polarisation in the Shiite and Sunni world was imagined. Indeed, Kissinger wanted to use the Islamic revolution for the same purpose once all the pieces were in place and ...
What Can Turkey Expect from 75-Year-Old NATO? Can Turkey Nominate a Candidate for NATO Secretary General?
Turkey is a powerful country that deserves more prestigious positions within the alliance, and that supports the second largest army in NATO. Representation in political and military positions equal to its strength should be Turkey's constant ...
What Diseases Could Cause 75-Year-Old NATO's 'Premature' Death?
NATO's global reach and out-of-area activities outside its traditional borders disturb three actors (Russia, China and the Muslim world) that can influence NATO's future. ...
Can 75-Year-Old NATO See 100 Years of Age?
NATO has emerged as a highly deterrent international political and military organisation that enhances defence cooperation, assesses potential threats and measures to be taken, and maintains the Atlantic ...
75 years old NATO was primarily established to "secure American support, prevent Russian expansion and keep the Germans down."
For the United States, NATO serves as a "legitimising instrument of international action", while for Europe, with its existing capabilities, it fulfils the function of a "political and military power" in areas where the European Union cannot ...
US-Israel Tensions Over UNSC Ceasefire Resolution in Gaza: Is the US Withdrawing Support from Israel in Gaza?
In exchange for Saudi Arabia's normalisation of relations with Israel, the United States would provide Saudi Arabia with certain security guarantees, including arms sales and support for a civilian nuclear programme, while Israel would take concrete ...
When will the Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Treaty be signed?
Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan said Armenia should hand over four border villages to Azerbaijan and the two countries should return to the Soviet-era borders as part of peace efforts. ...
What is Development Road, Dry Canal Project? (Episode 1)
Ministry of Defense Yaşar Güler: The Baghdad administration very much wants to implement the Development Road Project that will reach Ovaköy. We want it too. Iraq's future also passes through this Development Path. This issue will also be ...
Will there be a war between Pakistan and Afghanistan after Ramadan?
Reactionary military operations continue to be carried out by Pakistan to destroy the terrorist nests in Afghan territory. However, Pakistan; While India stands still, a second front will not be opened with ...
Romania Becomes the New Center of NATO's Military Posture Against the Russians
Since NATO deploys an immediate reaction force in Eastern Europe, it has to deploy permanent and temporary forces in countries such as Romania, Poland and Bulgaria. One of the bases that would serve this purpose is Romania's Mihail Kogălniceanu Air ...
As soon as Sweden joined NATO, JAS 39 Fighters Intercepted Russian Airplanes
Bölgedeki güvenlik durumunun 2. Dünya Savaşı'ndan u yana hiç u kadar ciddi olmadığı iliniyor. NATO'ya hem güvenlik sağlamak hem de güvenlik kazanmak için katılan İsveç Ruslara karşı NATO şapkası altında ilk zorlu sınavını ...
What could an identity-based approach be like for Turkey's Palestine policy?
a Palestine policy based on our constitutional identity should be based on e following elements: Ataturkist understanding of nationalism, absolute superiority of e will of e nation, libertarian and secular democracy, "Peace at home, peace in ...
Why is Somalia the Cornerstone of the Turkish Triangle?
The Republic of Turkey, which created an imaginary line between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Aden, made a third strategic move and revived the strategic Turkish Triangle for the establishment of Savakin Island in Sudan in ...
What was the purpose of Zelensky's visit to Turkey?
Zelenskiy entered into a diplomatic ace to present his plan to leaders, including Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who assumed the G20 term presidency, and ultimately ealized that Turkey was the ...
Why does the Vatican want Turkey to be a mediator between the parties?
Pope advised that "Today, for example, in the war in Ukraine, there are many people, countries, who want to act as mediators. Turkey for example. Do not be ashamed to negotiate before things get worse, ...
What was the benefit of Tehran and Riyadh's detente on 10 March last year for the Middle East?
The Saudi leadership needs Iran and Tehran-backed non-state actors in the region to 'sit tight'. The chances of Vision 2030's success are seen as directly related to security. Therefore, for Riyadh, Iran had to be transformed from a threat into a ...
Geopolitical Turmoil in the Middle East
When we look at the historical foundations of trade in the Eastern Mediterranean and the struggle between the Safavids, Ottomans and Mamluks, today's Middle East cannot be understood without Turkish values and contribution. This historical ...
What Does Netanyahu Want to Do in Gaza? What is Israel's Plan for Gaza?
Netanyahu rejects "unilateral recognition" of a Palestinian te. Moreover, he has vowed to maintain full security control over all territories west of Jordan, including the occupied West Bank and Gaza, where the Palestinians seek an independent ...
Reflections on US Mistakes
'The price of greatness is responsibility'. How beautifully Churchill's quote describes the situation of the United States today. ...
What Did Putin Say to the Western World in His Interview with Tucker Carlson? Why was Turkey, Turks and even President Erdogan not mentioned in the interview?
In the interview, Putin scripted a revisionist history film about the collapse of the Soviet Union and NATO expansionism, including the 'Putin facts' about the creation of Russia and Ukraine. ...
What is the Main Characteristic of the Mullah Regime in Iran?
The Persian word "Ahund" is the common colloquial title given to the clergy in Iran. On the other hand, the respected name of the "Ahund Regime" is the "Mullahs' Regime", but not the Ayatollahs' regime, as is often ...
Why Tensions in Kosovo Won't End? What is Serbia Waiting for from Russians?
In October last year, in a ceremony at his headquarters in Pristina at a time of high tension in Kosovo, Italian Major General Angelo Michele RISTUCCIA handed over the post of KFOR Commander of the NATO-led KFOR mission to Major General Özkan ...
International Bias
In a multipolar world order, it is not beneficial for medium-sized states like Turkey to stay on one side, to be good with one side and bad with the other, neither for the countries on both sides nor for ...
What is the Real Reason for the US - China Trade War?
If China produces for a western brand, this is not a problem. The capital, technology and IP rights of this brand do not allow the profits to accumulate in China. A cycle of goods and capital in the world can continue in a branched and knotty ...
What is the Importance of BRICS, the Transcontinental Power Transforming into a Union of Civilizations?
BRICS offers a new regional and global cooperation model based on e politics of compromise. This formation has a highly democratic system with its multinational, multi-religious, multi-cultural, multi-civilizational, multi-centered structure. At ...
What Was Shepherd Blinken Up To During His Latest Middle East Tour?
I am here today not only as the US Secretary of State, but also as a Jew. (…) I brought a clear message to Israel. You may strong enough to defend yourself. But as long as the USA exists, you will never have to do this, cause we will always ...
Why Is the Western World not supporting Zelensky and Netanyahu anymore?
Both Zelensky and Netanyahu are trying to play their games by trusting their own elders. But it is a known fact that it is obvious that both of them will lose. Because their 'elder brothers' do not believe that they can achieve ...
What is the Mahmur Camp Incident? How is it related to what is happening in Gaza?
Despite the international public support for Israel's rejection of the relocation plan, Cairo is preparing for a scenario of "displacement of the population of the Gaza Strip to the Sinai Peninsula", not only behind closed doors, but on almost every ...
Will Peace Come to Palestine?
In Turkey, the "Palestine Question" is a "National Issue" just like the "Cyprus Cause" and the "Cretan Cause" of the late Ottoman Empire. However, the "Palestinian Question" has not become a "National Cause" of the Islamic Ummah, of the ...
Henry Kissinger is Dead. Who is Henry Kissinger?
Henry A. Kissinger was the 56th Secretary of State, a respected American scholar, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a statesman who helped shape the post-World War II world order and guided American foreign policy at a time of its most complex ...
When does come the end of the domination of the mighty one?
Russia was the country that started the process of the domination of the strong with its operation in Ukraine. In 2023, Israel initiated a similar domination of the ...
What is the White Man, the Jewish Mentality that Drives the Indians in America and the Palestinians in Gaza to Extinction?
Like the Zionist Jews who occupied the lands of the Palestinians, the Americans occupied and settled the lands of the Indians. This is the reason why Lieutenant General James Glynn, who became famous as the Butcher of Fallujah in Iraq in 2004, known ...
What are the Results of the Riyadh Summit?
The inability of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to put an end to Israel's aggression by invoking international law, as it has always done, was almost lost between the lines of the joint declaration as an expression of impotence. The UNSC ...
What are the Results of the 10th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Astana?
The 10th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OST) was held in Astana, Kazakhstan on November 3, 2023. Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan nd observer member Hungary participated in the Summit ...
Can the country stand up with meaningless debates?
If the Palestinians resent their fate, they will resent it. Like some other societies that have ever lived in the world, they will live their destiny as they are destined to live. We have to know how to be strong so that we don't experience a ...
Despite facing the world, Israel and its supporter USA continue their massacres in Gaza
Netanyahu is no longer a person for us (for the world of humanity) to deal with in any way. We erased him, we threw him ...
Explicit Target Iran, Implicit Target Turkey?
Where is the old Syria? Only in name, not in reality! All the soft and soft grounds have collapsed. They undermined Iraq and Syria. Both countries did not have a unique nation-state ...
Can the USA, which serves the Jewish and Israeli Lobbies, have a chance to solve international problems?
We know that the Jewish population in today's world is around 15.3 million as of September 2022. According to current figures, the population of Israel is 8,655,535. The number of Jews in this population is approximately 7 million 80 thousand. ...
Are Gaza's Natural Gas Fields in the Mediterranean Sea Another Reason for the War?
Gaza Offshore Gas Field This field consists of two natural gas fields located 30 kilometres off the coast of the Gaza Strip. These gas fields, also known as Gaza Marine One and Gaza Marine Two, were discovered in 1999 when the British Gas Group was ...
Nation State Understanding and the Language of the Palestinian Flag
I believe that it would be better for the Palestinians to carry on their g a colour related to their real enemies, the Jewish Nationalist Zionists, instead of the hatred of the Ottomans and Turks, which they reflect down to the colour of their ...
Don't the Palestinians, dispossessed of their homeland by Zionism, which thrives on British support, even have the right to be angry?
Zionism is the extreme nationalism of Judaism. To understand this extreme form of partisanship, one must read Tolstoy's War and Peace to see how a Francophile Russian learnt to hate the French and became a Russian ...
In the big picture, who is doing what in the Israel-Hamas crisis?
America has decided to send its largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the region after the Hamas attack on Israel. As far as I know, it is still on its way, but it is imminent, it will reach the region today and tomorrow. What is the ...
Footsteps of Change in the World
Spykman put forward he idea hat whoever controls he Mediterranean, he Middle East and he Caucasus will dominate he world. We need o analyse he recent developments in his region, which Spykman claims hat he one who controls will dominate ...
Why Regional Problems Never End?
The Mossad seems to have fallen short in terms of intelligence and the Russians do not seem to have shown sufficient support. Is this only because the Russians are angry with Israel? Or is Russian intelligence not as strong in the region as it used ...
Why has the American Right assumed a separatist role that encourages acts of domestic terrorism in Western societies and divides the world?
The great replacement theory is the theory or paranoia that non-white people are being deliberately brought to Western countries in order to weaken the political power of white ...
How Viktor Orban gave the European Union a piece of his mind?
While it was emphasised that the Turkish military in Cyprus as a guarantor state was an occupier, on the other hand, the Azerbaijani army, which established constitutional order in its own territory, was also labelled as an occupier. Reacting to ...
What is Turkey's Role in the Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia?
Members of the heavily armed, masked Serbian paramilitary group that attacked the police in Kosovo crossed the border with Kosovo by infiltrating through a mountain road in armoured vehicles advanced about 15 km into the country. Those killed ...
Why does Iran support Armenia and not Azerbaijan?
As of yesterday, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence announced that the Armenian groups in had laid down arms. Ministry spokesman Colonel Anar Eyvazov said: "With the surrender of the Armenian forces, the anti-terrorist operation in ...
Evolution of the International Criminal Court and Its Fundamental Structure
The world community was not indifferent to the serious violations of the "Humanitarian - Law of Armed Conflict" during the break-up of Yugoslavia after the Cold War, and a specialised International Criminal Tribunal was established within the UN in ...
How Greece is Breaking the Sanctions on Russia by Selling Old Ships
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Greece's strong maritime sector has been making good money by transporting Russian oil. It is indirectly circumventing the sanctions imposed on Russia, and interestingly enough, the US and the EU prefer to turn ...
Why Should the New Silk Road IMEC Line Developed Against China Pass Through Turkey?
One of the most important outcomes of the New Delhi Summit is the IMEC (India - Middle East - Europe Economic Corridor). A group of countries that came together during the summit signed a joint agreement to build a railway and transport corridor ...
Relations of the New Turkish States with NATO after the Disintegration of the Soviet Union
As the newly established Turkic Republics entered the process of statehood systematics, on the one hand, they modernised under the new NATO umbrella with the "Partnership for Peace" (PfP) projects, and on the other hand, they took twinning ...
What is the Importance of Indian Prime Minister Modi's Visit to Greece for Turkey?
The two countries agreed to strengthen our military ties and defence industry in the defence and security sector. By 2030, they aim to double bilateral trade. In addition to the defence and security sectors, they are strengthening bilateral ...
Why Does A Quarter of the World's Population Suffer from Thirst
Data show that 25 countries are exposed to extremely severe water stress each year. These are countries that use more than 80 per cent of their renewable water resources for irrigation, livestock, industry and urban and omestic needs. Even a short ...
World Number One India
India is a very powerful country. In terms of technology and engineering, they have experts working in very good positions, especially in the USA. The other day India successfully landed a spacecraft on the south pole of the moon and became the ...
While the Grain War Continues in the Black Sea, Can the Danube be an Alternative Route?
The most forgotten Danube has been expanding rapidly since the start of the war. Is the Danube safe? It is not entirely clear yet. Russia has threatened l ships sailing to Ukrainian terminals in the Black Sea, so ships sailing to the river may ...
What is the root cause of the neocons' quarrel with Islam?
Have you ever thought about why "Orientalism" and "Orientalist Thinkers" were targeted in the West when the "Clash of Civilisations" was served to the whole world as a fictional assumption? Let me even go a little further, why are they shown as ...
A Refutation to the Modern World Far from Protecting Human Dignity
Human dignity is inviolable. It is the duty of all state authorities to respect and protect it. But this is not the case. Europe does not show a humanitarian approach to those seeking refuge in their countries from non-European countries, including ...
Turkey and the Turkic World in the Light of Today's Eco-Political Developments
Apart from whether Germany, the motor power of the EU, has the bility to ct gainst the will of the US, Britain's departure from the union, China's economic power, the reemergence of the three lines of the historical Silk Road s n energy supply ...
What is the source of social anger in France?
France is a country of scandals. Until yesterday, Muslims rioted with cartoon scandal. Then re was ISIS problem! Did ISIS commit a few massacres in France? Then yellow vests. Even more recently, reactions against increase in ...
Prigojin Uprising and the Rules of Russian Roulette
There was a unilateral challenge, Putin understood the gravity of the situation, he understood that the war would be won by the constitutional forces, he sided with the constitutional forces. Wagner and the Kremlin agreed and the crisis was over ...
Writing from Moscow: What is happening in Russia?
Yes, I am trying to tell the truth from Moscow in these days when all the world channels are broadcasting that a coup is taking place in Russia. When Vladimir Putin, in response to Yevgeniy Prigojin's recent complaints, instead of aying okay, I'm ...
Do Prigozhin, the Russian Patrona Khalil, and the Wagner Group have any chance of success against Putin and the Oligarch System?
Prigozhin, the man at the top of the Wagner Mercenary Group, had been signaling this rebellion in his rhetoric for several months. He was trying to gauge the Kremlin's reaction to what he said, to test the limits of his own power. It is likely that ...
Reflections of the so-called Iranologists of Persian Chauvinism
Putting one's own nation above other nations and showing it everywhere in the form of contempt and hatred. The approach in Europe today to humiliate, belittle and patronize the people of the third world. This such a form of behavior that it ...
Will our forests and lungs burn this year too?
Cities are really polluted. If you want fresh air, you can only go to the mountains, slopes or the countryside to find some fresh air. But sometimes even that is not the solution. Some natural disasters seriously pollute the air everywhere you ...
Why is there a problem with visas to Europe again?
It is said that it is quite difficult to get a visa to Europe these days. For some reason, Europeans don't even give visas to some artists for their concerts. Especially Germany! They say that green passports are the most problematic, and if you ...
Is a Serbia-Kosovo War about to commence?
the Western world, and NATO and European Union member states in particular, including Turkey, do not want a repeat of similar events, including he genocides hat followed he break-up of he former Yugoslavia in he 1990s. That is why hey decided ...
What is happening in Sudan? Why is Sudan splitting up?
Countries wishing to rise to a dominant position in international world trade have aimed to gain direct dominance or privileges in the Suez anal, Bab-ul-Mandeb Strait, as well as the Turkish Straits, Gibraltar, Gibraltar, eylon, Singapore, eylon ...
On May 14th, could the current government stay in power through elections?
Despite some speculation, the elections on May 14 are expected to take place in a relatively free and fair atmosphere. On the other hand, the government has allegedly been trying to undermine the opposition for quite some time. In recent years, some ...
Can Beijing Bring Peace and Stability to the Middle East?
China outlined its policy towards the Arab world some 6-7 years ago, in a policy document published in 2016, and stated that it planned to develop relations at the strategic level with countries it considered key in the Middle East. Beijing probably ...
Is the Sea of Islands a Greek Sea? Or a Turkish Sea?
Maybe we should suggest renting the islands directly for a certain period of time, like the British did for Cyprus? In other words, in a sense, integrate the nearby islands into ...
Behind the Scenes of Macron's "New European Vision"
French President Emmanuel Macron, who has always insinuated that he is the leader of continental Europe, has been using a similar motif for the last six years. n fact, the concept of "strategic autonomy" first came to the fore in Europe during the ...
War and Peace
We can find many examples in our history: if we waged war a state, peace treaties were signed with another frontline country so that others would not hit us from behind. In fact, such agreements were signed even before we declared war ...
What is the PKK extension called the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan trying to do?
On March 15, 2023, two Eurocopter AS350 helicopters carrying 9 terrorists of the Syrian PeKaKaKa Anti-Terrorist Forces (YAT) ashed in Berkiyat village of Çemankê district, 40 km northwest of Dohuk. The ash of two helicopters, rather than the ...
Why is the Ankara-Damascus line not working while the so-called "Kurdish State" is being established in Syria?
Hungary only ratified Finland. It did not leave Turkey alone and started to take things slowly for Sweden. I believe that Budapest is waiting for Ankara. I certainly don't expect Ankara to approve Sweden on the eve of the elections, which is seen as ...
What are the reflections of the US-Israel alliance on the ground in the PKK/YPG dimension?
General Michael Erik Kurilla, Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), was also observed arriving in Northern Syria in order turn Milley's planning guide into an action plan. It is understood that the Syrian PeKaKa forces are also planned ...
What does the Tehran-Riyadh Rapprochement and Beijing's Mediation Mean?
China saw the de-escalation of tensions between the regimes in Tehran and Riyadh primarily as an opportunity to assert itself as a global actor as the antithesis of the United States. At the same time, it decided to play the role of mediator, seeing ...
Why is the US Establishing the PKK/PYD/YPG Satellite State in Syria?
The title PeKaKa/KCK is important because it is an umbrella organization. It is an organizational systematic that constitutes the Syrian leg of the phenomenon of "Kurdistan in Four Parts", which holds one third of the 185,000 km.2 of Syrian ...
Is the US Creating a Kurdish State Despite Turkey?
This is the first time we have seen such an intense high-level diplomatic traffic from the American side. Without prejudice to other issues, I believe that the main purpose of these visits is to neutralize the Iranian militias in Syria with the ...
Is the Tension Between Serbia and Kosovo Close to an End?
Kosovo police set up roadblocks between the parties to prevent clashes in Mitovica and Zveçan settlements in the north of the country. In reaction to this, Serbs also set up a counter barricade. This resulted in the reflection of tension on the ...
Why Does the European Union Consider China's Arms Supplies to Russia as a Red Line?
Looking at the recent developments, we can conclude that China has two main approaches to the Russian aggression in Ukraine. The first approach not to stand against the international community reacting to Russia's aggression. The other approach ...
Has Turkey's National Vulnerability Increased After the Earthquake?
Shouldn't the earthquake break the fault lines that harbor enmity and hostility? Putting everything else aside, has it really broken the fault lines that harbor hostility and enmity, or can it? As far as we can see, first of all, it is clear that ...
What does an earthquake look like from Russia?
Not only those who lost their relatives and families in the earthquake, but the whole of Turkey is in mourning. Words are not enough to describe our pain. All of Turkey is nited and trying to heal the wounds. Who is to blame? Perhaps it is all of ...
Goal is Europe! BAAB (Greater Eurasian and African Union) is Not a Dream!
The EU was the world's biggest economic power, but it was not the biggest power. To become the greatest power; energy resources of its own, It needed a global military power of its own. ...
Is Turkey being set up by NATO?
Recently, the globally influential American magazine "Foreign Policy", "The Wall Street Journal", Bloomberg, the Washington Post, the British magazine "The Economist", the Guardian newspaper and most recently the German magazine STERN have targeted ...
How is Sweden's Trial Against Terrorism Going?
On July 8, 1709, e Swedish army, which was trying to take e Poltava fortress, suffered a heavy defeat against e Russian army commanded by Peter e Great. After is defeat, King Karl e 12th of Sweden took refuge in Ottoman lands with two ...
Footsteps of the Approaching War
The world has been subjected to ycles of old, heat, peace and war, in ycles of ten years. The winners are always the same: the rich and the arms dealers. The losers are the same: the poor and the victims of armed attacks. The movie and the ycle ...
Will the US and France Fight Turkey for Greece?
Against the UK and the US, which use Cyprus and the island of Crete as an aircraft carrier, and against the RF, which has difficulties in using the Syrian airspace, Turkey has built new weapons, rocket and missile systems, and has embarked on a new ...
Is the Leaders' Summit of Russia, Turkey and Syria a Solution?
It is an undeniable fact that there can be no permanent confrontation or rancor between states that lasts forever and to the end. This is the necessity of rationality, pragmatism, acting according to rational principles in reaching the truth. Mutual ...
Can Europe, Warmed by American Gas, Reignite Its Cooling Economy?
Many observers wondered how European governments could satisfy their citizens who had not seen war since the end of the Second World War. There were even fears that European democracies might disintegrate during Russia's war against Ukraine. The ...
Ukraine War Offers Turkey, Saudi Arabia and India an Opportunity to Increase Their International Influence
The war in Ukraine has drawn attention to the search for 'strategic autonomy' by opening up a playing field for medium-sized powers. Turkey, Saudi Arabia and India are among the most prominent countries in this ...
Netanyahu government is a source of concern inside and outside Israel
Netanyahu's coalition partners reject the internationally-backed peace formula for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which envisions an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank with Jerusalem as their shared capital. The leader of the ...
Will Zelenski's Formula Bring Peace in 2023?
At the G-20 ting, which Russia did not attend, Zelensky delivered a speech that was supported by applause. He surprised the ting by presenting "Ukraine's peace formula". The Peace Formula, which Zelenski expressed for the first time at this ...
Why Did Zelensky Go to Washington?
Exactly 300 days after the beginning of the Russian occupation of his country, Ukrainian President Zelensky went to Washington to guarantee American support against the Russians, to exchange views on how the Russians will act the next 300 days, ...
What are the Chances of Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania in the Schengen Admission Process?
Persons whose visa is approved can stay in Schengen member European countries for 90 days. In this context, Schengen is understood to be a system that allows the member states of the European Union to move freely among themselves. ...
What Does Xi's Visit to the Middle East Mean?
The energy-rich Middle Eastern countries are trying to maximise their interests, to keep this region away from global power competition as much as possible and to diversify their relations on a global scale in this context. In today's multipolar ...
Will there be reconciliation with Damascus?
What should never be done in inter-state relations is to burn bridges or red line politics is a very wrong conditioning. Liaison is maintained at all costs. In inter-state relations, even in the dimmest period of relations, intelligence and ...
Why is the Holly David Corridor being rebuilt?
The establishment of the Prophet David Corridor is more important than anything else for Israel's security, as Turkey's operations in northern Syria have closed its access to the Mediterranean from this region. However, what they have in mind in the ...
Gabon Republic
Yes, it is a state on the ocean coast in Africa. Its population is around 2 million 120 thousand according to 2018 estimates. Its surface area is 267,667 km². It is like one third of Turkey. A former French colony. ...
What are the Contributions of Potential Members Sweden and Finland to NATO Air Power?
It is worth noting that both the Swedish and Finnish armed forces have developed a significant level of interoperability over the years through numerous bilateral and multilateral exercises with neighboring NATO countries. This means that the ...
TRNC and Reciprocity Principle in International Relations
In pure lexical terms, reciprocity is defined as a state or condition of reciprocity; a reciprocal action or relationship; a return. The motive for reciprocity is the interest of the other party, and the intention is to maximize that party's benefit ...
"Sleeping with a bear"
Given Turkey's support for Ukraine in this war, could Russia use these balances as an opportunity to influence the elections in Turkey in its favor, or could Turkey be unwittingly being pulled towards a point by flattering public opinion? ...
Why is Iran's Needle Pointing to Russia?
The sides are becoming clearer as the ranks are tightening. If you want signs, here are the signs. The first of these is that Iran is on the RF side, although it has not openly declared it, the second is that the RF has suspended its participation ...
How Should France's European Political Community Initiative be Understood?
On the tiative of French President Macron, the European Political Community (EPC) held its first meeting with the participation of 44 leaders in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, which holds the rotating presidency of the EU. As a new ...
Will Europe, Leaderless after Merkel, Give Up to Putin?
In the minds of Putin and those around him, the pampered peoples of the West cannot bear the hardships of the energy crisis that has emerged as a result of the gas shortage. One day they will have to submit to Russia, which holds the gas valve. So ...
Putin Describes Turkey as an Island of Security and Stability in Energy Supply
It is only natural that in today's environment, every country pursues its own energy interests, and energy has become the primary task of international relations. On the other hand, if we look at the energy factor in the multipolarity universe in ...
What is the Evil Eye?
It's not really the evil eye, but rather Murphy's law that I have experienced. Sometimes when things start to go wrong, for some reason they keep going wrong one after another. I think Murphy's law is definitely ...
Syrian Border Demining and Afghan Refugees
The Ottawa Convention entered into force on March 1, 1999. 164 countries, including Turkey, which igned it in 2003 and put it into force in 2004, became parties, while 32 countries, including the USA, China, Russia, Israel, Iran and Syria, did not ...
First Step Towards TRNC Recognition
President Erdoğan's call for the recognition of the TRNC and the lifting of embargoes from the podium of the 77th UN General Assembly was a truly historic step. By the way, let us mention that the TRNC has a consulate in the Turkish House in New ...
Europeans will survive this winter, but will they not forget the frost?
The situation in the European Union is of course not as dramatic as in Ukraine, but the inhabitants of the EU countries are also facing the prospect of an extremely difficult winter due to the Kremlin's gas cuts. For several months now, Russia has ...
What are the Possible Problems Before the Larnaca-Fenerbahce Match?
It has been observed that, especially since the beginning of the 20th century, the Olympics have become a focal point of the international system, sometimes at a low level, sometimes at a high level, depending on the course of relations and ...
How Does Italy's Far Right Meloni Government View Turkey?
With 26% of e vote, Giorgia Meloni, leader of e far-right Fratelli d'Italia (Fratelli d'Italia) party, is almost certain to lead her country as prime minister. She will be e country's first far-right prime minister since Benito Mussolini and ...
Candidate Countries Do Not Have to Sign Readmission Agreements on Refugees
In my report "Turkey and Refugees", which was published as a book by UNHCR, I found an excellent data on the subject: Turkey did not have to sign a Readmission ...
Iran's Religious Regime is Crumbling
The protests in Iran were sparked by he detention of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained by he "morality police" on September 13, 2022 for violating he headscarf and dress code, and whose health deteriorated while in custody, allegedly due ...
Understanding the Background of the Russia-Ukraine War
The peaceful period established by the so-called ‘benign hegemony’, the US, after the end of the Called War, expected to live forever as asserted by American political scientist Fukuyama. It was anticipated that liberal-world order would prevail ...
France and the US continue their policy of pitting nations against each other
France and the United States continue to support Armenia, just as they have supported Greece and the SCGA. However, instead of trying to bring Azerbaijan and Armenia to the peace table, France and the United States, as permanent members of the UN ...
Analysis of the Evolution of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and its Evaluation from the Perspective of Turkey
Although the SCO is similar to NATO in the security dimension, it can be likened to the 1996 border security agreement ratified by the 'Shanghai Five' and the AKKA signed between the Western and Eastern Blocs, and to the EU in terms of economic, ...
Is Washington behind Yerevan in the September 13 Azeri-Armenian Conflict?
Despite this fact, Armenia, which continued its occupation of Karabakh under Moscow's patronage after 1994, could not avoid defeat the Second Karabakh War 2020, which lasted for 6 weeks. Thus, the Azeri-Armenian balance the region changed ...
Memories that will shed light on Turkey's Asylum Seeker/Refugee Problem: Part-1
I have three memories about "legal regulation and geographical reservation", "demining the Syrian border and resettlement of Afghan refugees", "EU and readmission agreements", which are very important for Turkey, which will guide us to understand ...
The Antidote to Alexandroupoli is the Karaagac Triangle
"Armenia" with its "3 T" initiative in the east and "Greece" with its "4 T" attitude in the west. In the east, they focus on the Armenian genocide allegation with the "3 T's" of "Recognition, Compensation and Territory". The other is "Harassment, ...
Queen Elizabeth II's Visits to Turkey
Elizabeth II, who died yesterday evening, ruled the United Kingdom for 70 years as Queen of 16 sovereign states following the death of her father George VI on February 6, 1952 (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; b. April 21, 1926). ...
Is the US Greece's proxy?
The additional protocol exchanged on October 5, 2019 to the 'Mutual Defense and Cooperation Treaty' signed between the US and Greece in 1990 constitutes the starting point of the sailing ...
Why Greece Accused Der Spiegel Reporter of Being a Turkish Spy
Particularly in its migration policy, the Greek government is in gross violation of international law and the European acquis. The Greek police, empowered by Mitsotakis, are brutalizing refugees trying to cross from Turkey to Europe through Greece. ...
Why Greece Harassed Our Aircraft in the Aegean during NATO Exercises?
The flight areas, participating countries, number of aircraft and flights of the Nexus-Ace series exercises are notified to all allied countries in advance. The exercise, which took place in August, was conducted in international airspace over ...
Japan’s Geopolitical Landscape for Shinzo Abe Assassination
Some of the votes may have been sympathetic but the election was primarily a clear signal of the public sentiment regarding the growth of Japan’s military capabilities and a de facto break with the country’s Post-World War II pacifist stance and ...
Is the European Union the Loser of the Ukraine War?
the new chancellor of post-Merkel Germany is playing the role of the Trojan Horse of the US, and instead of bringing the EU countries together, let alone the leadership of Continental Europe, he offers a good example of backwardness, insincerity and ...
Erdogan and Saudi Salman's Dance of Interests Continues
Suudi Arabistanlı gazeteci Cemal Kaşıkçı'nın 2018 yılında İstanbul’da Suudi “yamyamlar” tarafından paramparça edilmesi, Türkiye-Suudi Arabistan ilişkisinin tamamen askıya alınmasına neden oldu. Bu travmatik durum, iki ülke ...
The Changing Color of Global Refugee Problems: Are the Dams Breaking?
While the refugee issue is clearly a human rights issue, it can often easily become a tool of countries' domestic and foreign policies. The persistence of this problem, as well as its tendency to grow, has led developed countries to prefer a ...
Erdoğan's Pragmatist Political Economy and the Course of Relations with Israel
In the recent period, it is widely believed that it is in Turkey's strategic interests to establish good political, military and economic relations with Israel, Egypt, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and even Greece. In this context, ...
Could Damascus and Ankara Open a White Page?
Let's go step by step, if you like. The most important question to be answered is: First of all, "Can the Damascus government and the opposition reconcile? Let me remind you that reconciliation is not only with the Syrian National Army. So where are ...
From Russia's Perspective, What is Russia's Policy on the PKK and Syria?
First of all, Syria was an opportunity for Russia to prove to the world that it is still a superpower. Even if he could not get the world states to adopt this view, at least in domestic politics Putin would have proved it to his own ...
What is the Purpose of Nancy Pelosi’s historical visit to Taiwan
As far as Taiwan is concerned, they have the right to be a sovereign country and to conduct their political and diplomatic affairs. On the other hand, it should be understood that Western countries, especially the United States, support Taiwan not ...
GAP's International Strategic Importance
Since GAP is an integrated project based on the development of ansboundary waters, it has also affected international relations. In this context, problems of international dimension emerged between Syria, Iraq and Turkey regarding the sharing of ...
Turkey and NATO's Path in Unstable Bosnia
Christian Schmidt, who has been serving as the United Nations High Commissioner in Bosnia and Herzegovina since August 1, 2021, warned that "the prospect of further fragmentation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the outbreak of conflict in the country ...
What is the situation in Kosovo, the Ukraine of the Balkans?
The "Utopia of Panslavism" within the "Expansionist Russian System of Thought" is so deeply ingrained in the Russian people and the Russian state system that it is almost as if a "special bond" between Russia and the Slavic nations of the Balkans ...
Can the Chinese Army Dare to Invade Taiwan on August 4?
Washington needs a small war. Thus, by using the perception of aggressive China, it can lead the countries of the egion to increase their armament expenditures and become a consolidated power against China. The way has already been cleared for the ...
What Happened in Zaho/Dohuk?
Turkey has been openly accused of this attack, which is clearly provocative, and it has been tried to be defamed with all the dirty tricks of the media. Turkey has been consciously and clearly targeted. It is regrettable to express that Turkey does ...
What can China and Turkey jointly do in the tension between the West and Russia?
In fact, many countries do not share the common anger against Russia in the Euro-Atlantic basin. It is known that there is a general indifference in the rest of the world towards Russia's war with the Western World over ...
Will Political Borders Between States One Day Be Abolished?
Wars between states continue today, and rs continue to change today. The most recent example is the war between Ukraine and Russia, although a r change has not been officially determined yet, as a result of the de facto situation, the ...
What Role Does Turkey Play in Food Supply Security?
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated the importance of this meeting held in Istanbul t the press conference held t the UN Headquarters in New York on 13 July 2022. It was n important initiative that he stated that he was beacon of hope ...
T-BRICS
Turkey, a shining star with its secular and democratic structure, which can represent the continent of Europe and Asia, which is a member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, by adding itself into the BRICS countries as a new ...
What Does the NATO 2022 Strategic Concept Mean?
In the preliminary talks regarding the membership process of Turkey, Sweden and Finland, the issue of terrorism was brought to the fore by attracting the attention of all its allies, and it achieved the goal of emphasizing the threat of terrorism in ...
Turkey's Responses to Greek Claims: Part-10 (Final)
Except for the islands that were transferred to Greece by treaties, all other islands, islets and rocks passed from Ottoman rule to the Republic of Turkey. There are no derelict islands, islets and ...
Turkey's Responses to Greek Claims: Part-9
Turkey has not declared an EEZ in the Aegean and Mediterranean. However, problems similar to the continental shelf with Greece also apply to the EEZ, if declared. ...
Russian Civil-Military Relations in Concept of Ukrainian Geopolitics: Part-5 (Final)
In fact, the real threats to overthrow President Putin do not come from the oligarchs, but from the Slovaks. There is some kind of power-sharing agreement between Putin and the Russian oligarchic team, but this is one-sided and mostly limited to the ...
Turkey's Responses to Greek Claims: Part-8
The dispute between the parties is essentially of two different natures. These are the disagreement regarding the essence of the delimitation of the continental shelf and the disagreement as to the method by which this dispute will be ...
Russian Civil-Military Relations in Concept of Ukrainian Geopolitics: Part-4
The list of the Siloviki members who are coming from different backgrounds is paramount important to know Putin's inner ...
Should the Hood Incident be Forgotten in the Turkish-American Relationship?
They arrested 11 Turkish soldiers, including 1 colonel and 2 majors in the building. Moreover, the arrested soldiers were treated as al-Qaeda militants. A sack was put on their heads. In this way, they took the Turkish soldiers to ...
Russian Civil-Military Relations in Concept of Ukrainian Geopolitics: Part-3
In long-term perspective, it created a militarized struggle with NATO, a stronger capitalist coalition. That struggle was entirely unnecessary, and was very expensive for the Soviet Union. It diverted attention away from the neutral developing ...
Turkey's Responses to Greek Claims: Part-7
During civil and military activities in Aegean Sea, search and rescue steps are carried out as a coordinated process with support of appropriate technical means and means as soon as possible. The concept of Search and Rescue (SAR) came to ...
NATO 2030: New Strategic Concept
With a smart start, Turkey has managed to include the support clause for the European Union's participation in the 'OGSM and Policy' in the text of the "Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding" signed as a result of the "Quadruple Mini ...
NATO and Turkey from 1952 to 2022
This book; “What is NATO in the minds of Turkish people? What good does it do us? Have we done well by being a member? Should we leave NATO?" It has been written with the thought that it will help him find answers to similar questions, get to know ...
Turkey's Responses to Greek Claims: Part-6
According to the rules of international law, including the Chicago Convention of 1944, the width of a country's airspace is limited by the width of that country's territorial ...
Turkey's Responses to Greek Claims: Part-5
It is clearly stated in Annex 15 to the Chicago Convention on which flights to provide flight information and traffic information. Accordingly, there is no relation between the FIR line and the concepts of sovereign airspace. ...
Turkiye's Opportunities in NATO Fortification from North to South and Cyprus
It should be declared that the security of the Eastern Mediterranean, the strengthening of the southeast flank of NATO and the completion of the encirclement of Russia from the south cannot be realized without the approval of ...
Turkey's Responses to Greek Claims: Part-4
The reason why Turkey said "no" to e possibility of e Greek territorial waters extending to 12 miles was primarily due to geopolitical realities. Turkey, whose consent should not be even 6 miles under normal conditions, will face e situation ...
The Strings Have Changed in the Instruments
In 1914, there were only two non-colonial countries in Africa. These countries are Ethiopia (Formerly Abyssinia) and Liberia, founded by liberated US ...
Turkey's Responses to Greek Claims: Part-3
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panayotopoulos said during an exercise in Slovakia at the beginning of June 2022, “It is strange that we have an ally who is discussing the disarmament of some of our islands and says that if are not disarmed, ...
Turkey's Responses to Greek Claims: Part-2
Lemnos and Samothrace belonging to Greece and Imroz and Bozcaada belonging to Turkey are the "Boğazönü" islands. These islands, which control the entrance to Çanakkale, are demilitarized islands in accordance with Article 4 of the Lausanne ...
Turkey's Responses to the Greek Allegations (1)
The situation of Armenia is obvious and it is special in itself. If Armenia is not counted, Greece is the only neighboring country where positive relations could not be established even during the Cold War period, the problems between the two ...
Food insecurity associated with water insecurity
According to the latest estimates, about one-tenth of the world's population suffers from hunger, and about one-in-three people face food Behind these numbers lurks another threat closely related to food insecurity: water ...
Putin's Challenge: "Unipolarity Is Over."
The mega power position of the United States of America (USA) had become controversial with the start of the 21st century, anyway. III. With the millennium, our earth had begun to evolve from unipolar to multipolar in terms of "geopolitical and ...
Paradigm changes and Cyprus
Two important factors emerge in the fact that the Cyprus problem has not been resolved for years. First, the Greek Cypriot side's domestic and foreign policy as if it were the entire owner of the island, and the economic, sociological and political ...
Why Aren't the Territorial Seas Ceasing Between Greece and Turkey?
In terms of Lausanne, the territorial waters are already 3 miles at most as customary. In the Treaty of Lausanne, there is no record that the territorial sea is 3 miles, and only the statement "The islands within the area up to 3 miles from their ...
Fresh Water Resources Are Not Infinite
Our current resourcesin the world are able to feed 12 billion people a year. However, the resources that can be produced in 1 year throughout the world are unfortunately being depleted earlier every year ince the 1970s. In terms of resource use, ...
Greece's Ugly Propaganda Attack
Another concept that should always be emphasized as important as the 'Blue Homeland' is the concept of the "continental shelf", which is the indispensable principle of how countries will benefit from marine resources. It is a prime concept. ...
Increasing Polarizations in the International System
The biggest handicap of Europe is the inadequacy of energy resources. This problem does not exist in the USA, in fact, the USA has been climbing up the list of energy exporting countries recently. However, as we all know, America does not hesitate ...
The Global Food Crisis and the Danger of Hunger
India is e second largest wheat producer in e world. When e wheat export of Ukraine was cut off due to e occupation of Russia, e eyes were turned to other producer countries. It was ought at India could be a support for e countries ...
Membership veto on Sweden and Finland
Turkey objected to the membership of Sweden and Finland to NATO. Let's add that the person who is most happy with Turkey's exit is ...
Could the Russians Launch a Nuclear Weapon Attack?
Putin immediately mastered the situation nd switched to Plan B. He replaced the entire staff in the middle of the war, even the rmy commander. For now, they don't show ll the losses in plan A in the news in the country. It is understandable when ...
Possible New Members of NATO: Finland and Sweden
"Turkey will accept it anyway, the logic has dominated all layers of ...
Are Nation-States Being Liquidated?
The end of the "Second World War", which started with the challenge of the defeated of the Great War, eroded the s to a large extent, and with the start of a system in which the strong is right, the destruction process of the ...
People's Republic of China
Except for China, Ottoman and Seljuk States, it is the name of the country where the written records of the Turks' emergence on the world stage are kept, archives and storage are made since Mete Han. ...
Where Is the Russia-Ukraine War Heading?
A significant number of western arms dealers entered the race to sell western origin arms to Ukraine and an important economy started to return from here. The most risky situation encountered in wars has begun to be experienced. The proliferation of ...
Is India Becoming a Tempest Partner?
According to the joint statement released at the end of bilateral talks between the Prime Minister of India and his British counterpart, both sides have decided to cooperate in key areas of strategic cooperation, including modern warplanes and Jet ...
Is There Any Hope for a Armistice in the Russo-Ukrainian War?
RF, USA and UK, these three countries, among other obligations, they respect Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity, that they avoid the threat of using force against Ukraine's territorial integrity and independence, and that they ...
Sweden and Finland Join NATO?
At a time when it was said that "it is unthinkable that there will be a war in Europe from now on", the Russian attempt to invade Ukraine brought these two countries closer to NATO and brought the Western world together around common interests and ...
Will Putin Have the Expected "Speech" on May 9?
By drawing parallels between Putin's Soviet victory over the Nazis and the de-Nazification of Ukraine, the war launched by Russia against Ukraine, the de-Nazification of Ukrainian lands, the disarmament of Ukraine and the process since 2014 in the ...
Would Bosniaks' Love for NATO Cause War with Serbs?
High Representative of the opean Union for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell wanted to talk about an effect that could spread to the Balkans with the prophecy of “Russia will not stop in Ukraine” and deemed it necessary to warn the ...
Three Historic Summits Held in Brussels While the Russia-Ukraine War Continues
Summits are chasing each other, by the way, Brussels hosted not one, but three summits. While the reconstruction fund was decided for Ukraine at the European Union (EU) Leaders' Summit, the NATO and G7 summits challenged Russia to "stop the war ...
On Wars and Their Causes
For some, this is Putin's war. For some, it is Russia's struggle to survive against the will to containment and destruction. For others, it is a reflection of the principles of democracy and freedom on the field, a struggle for ...
What Are the Decisions Taken at the NATO Leaders' Summit?
While NATO enlargement brought stability to the Balkans, it caused the instability of Eastern Europe and the Russian threat to these ...
Who Will Stop Putin from Bullying?
The nightmare scenario, based on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, continues to occupy the world agenda for the last six months. Putin's Russia has presented a real challenge to the US-led world order. The West has not yet awakened. It is unclear when ...
Is the "Iron Curtain" Re-drawn in Europe?
The Ukraine issue has long ceased to be a problem between Russia and Ukraine. After sitting in the presidency, in February 2021, US President Biden said, "America is back". In the last year, the international community has always wondered how this ...
Does the Kiev-Moscow Line pass through Ankara?
The frequency of news in the Western world that the possibility of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has increased in recent days draws attention. Everyone expresses the difficulty of predicting where and how a possible Russian operation against the ...
What is NATO's Enlargement Process, which angers the Russians? (4)
In this first phase of NATO's enlargement process, the memberships of three countries, namely Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary, whose memberships were finalized as of 1997, were realized as expected during the Washington Summit in the 50th ...
What is NATO'sa Enlargement Process, which makes angry the Russions (3)
In intra-Alliance discussions, new member ates are not considered as 'second-class' members, new members reap the benefits of being a member of the Alliance, while taking on the same responsibility as other countries, adopting NATO doctrines and ...
What is NATO's Enlargement Process, which angers the Russians? (2)
What happened in Bosnia (ethnic cleansing) has been, as Richard Holbrooke put it, "the biggest obstacle to the operation of collective security since the ...
What is NATO's Enlargement Process, which angers the Russians? (1)
Today, the economic and political stability of many of the countries in Eastern Europe, the Balkan countries, the Caucasus and Central Asia is based on joining the European Union. It is aimed to associate the security of the said countries with ...
NATO and Russia
The policy of the USA against the Warsaw Pact countries during the cold war was the policy of containment. The purpose of this policy was to prevent the expansion of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ...
Biden's 'Qurayshi' Debacle
It is the fact that the USA and Russia, which are relatively new states according to the nationalization systematic, have not directly faced each other at any stage of their common history. ...
Biden's Soft Belly: The German-Russian Line
Putin's Russia, which has risen by evaluating the rise natural gas and oil prices with a rational strategy to build the goal of "Greater Russia again"; started to follow a proactive close environment policy order to revive its lost fluence ...
The 'Kurdish Question' on the Axis of Iraq and Syria (1)
After Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 during the First Gulf War, the UN decided to embargo Iraq. Thereupon, the Turkish Government announced that it closed the Kirkuk-Yumurtalık ...
Could the Ukraine Crisis Turn into a Hot War?
After the pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovych, who won the elections in 2010 and became the fourth president of Ukraine, refused to sign the EU Association Agreement in 2013, supporters of the West took to the ...
“Baghdad Railway Project” Again in Our Time
In 1871, the late colonial Germany, which could only provide its National Unity as an indispensable principle for the nation-state through Sedan, opened the door to the capitalist world, but something important was missing. “Expansionism and ...
American and Russian Propaganda War over Ukraine (2)
The USA warns the whole world about a possible Russian invasion every day and tries to increase global awareness. Meanwhile, Ukraine, with limited support from the Western world, is in a hurry to prepare its military forces against Moscow, which ...
American and Russian Propaganda War over Ukraine (1)
The Ukraine crisis continues to occupy the world agenda. When we look at the developments in the last week, there has not been any noteworthy development that will dampen the ...
State-to-State Terrorism and International Law
It is regrettable to express that in our world, the EU(D) and Israel, which are among the leading "Defiant Terrorist States" in quotation marks, "the real politics where the strong are right, not the right one" is an accepted ...
Could the September 12, 1980 Coup Repair the Turkish-American Relationship?
American Central Intelligence Agency CIA's Station Chief in Turkey, Paul Henze, said to Jimmy Carter, the US President of the time, "Your boys did the coup!" the September 12 coup, hich he heralded as; He 'repaired' the Turkish-American relations, ...
Turkey Effects of Flexible Response Strategy and Missile Crisis
At the beginning of the 1960s, various nuclear exercises were conducted at the instruction of the then US Secretary of Defense, Rober McNamara. As a result of these exercises, it has been revealed that in a nuclear war that may occur in Europe, ...
Russia will not attack Ukraine, however!
The biggest tragedy in the center of gravity of the Russia-Ukraine crisis is the crash of the Boeing 777-200 type passenger plane belonging to Malaysian Airlines on July 17, 2014, in the village of Hrabove, in the Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine, 60 ...
Legacy Reflected From Castro's Cuba to Today
Perhaps the only example of superpowers breaking the rule of not entering each other's "backyards" was seen in ...
Turkish Military Presence in Afghanistan after 2001
After September 11, upon the request of the USA, Turkey opened eight ir bases, including Incirlik, within the scope of collective defense within the framework of the decision taken in NATO, nd ctively supported the Northern Alliance in the fight ...
No Georgian Crisis, No Ukraine Crisis.
The roots of the tension that led to the Russia-Georgia war in August 2008 go back to the early 1920s. According to the regulations made in 1922, Ossetia was divided into two, and "South Ossetia Autonomous Region" was connected to Georgia. ...
What is the Effect of the 1956 Suez Crisis on Turkey?
After Second World War, most important factor affecting political developments in Middle East was establishment of State of Israel. The Arab-Israeli conflict, which has intensified since 1945, has played a decisive role in ...
State Wisdom in Our Relations with Egypt
One of the most important concepts reflecting the characteristic features of the modern state, "state mind" is a concept that emerged as a term in modern Western Europe in the 16th century and became widespread in the 17th century. ...
Impacts of US Bases and Facilities on Turkey under NATO
With 's membership in NATO on February 18, 1952, tens of thousands of American civilian and military personnel began to come to to work at the NATO facilities to be established. In order to determine the status of these personnel, ...
As the Curtain Is Raised in Kazakhstan
You may have heard that the famous Italian Tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) broke a glass by raising his voice rhythmically while singing. Undoubtedly, there is a scientific explanation for this phenomenon. What's that? ...
What would happen in Kazakhstan now?
Defined as the "Shield of Eurasia" by Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski in his book The Great Chessboard, Kazakhstan welcomed the year 2022 in a very different way from the rest of the world. The peaceful demonstrations started by the people protesting ...
What is France's Policy in Transatlantic Relations?
While the founding text of NATO, which was founded in 1949, was being written, the balance of power within the alliance was defined in an unwritten way: “The major decisions will be matured and determined by the three major members of the Alliance ...
Why can't Putin convince NATO and the USA?
Moscow, which still keeps the Russian soldiers above the Donbas region of Ukraine like the sword of Damocles, continues to keep the Russian military presence of around 100,000, which it has piled up on the Ukrainian border, in order to get the ...
Poland of Asia: 'Kazakhstan'
After watching the events in Kazakhstan closely, one by one, I think it is much better understood how Turkey turned on the night of July 15, 2016. At that time, the series of motivated and injected events to which Turkey was exposed took place ...
American and British Policies in the Context of Transatlantic Relations (3)
The expansions in the Atlantic basin have been directly or indirectly related to the integration of European countries, the enlargement of the EU and NATO, as well as the discussions on the reason for NATO's ...
The Future of Transatlantic Relations in the Axis of American Policies (2)
In the future of nations, economic criteria have taken a more active place than in the past. A society that does not have a strong economy has to deal with a series of problems, especially instability. ...
What's going on in Kazakhstan?
Today, a population of around 5-7 million Slavic origin (Russian) lives in the lands of the five states (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and yrgyzstan) that make up West Turkistan. The presence of the Russian population (mostly in ...
The Future of Transatlantic Relations in the Axis of American Policies (1)
For five hundred years, the American Dream, fed mainly by immigration originating from Europe, has united the two sides of the Transatlantic within the framework of "shared common values" rhetoric and has succeeded in getting ahead of Europe in many ...
Turkey Transfers Command to France in NATO Tomorrow
NATO has always had one strategic goal: to deter the Soviet Union from invading Western Europe. Besides this purpose, other discourses (preventing the resurgence of military nationalism in Europe and promoting European political integration) ...
Why Is Putin Succumbing To His Fury On Ukraine?
When viewed through the eyes of Putin and most Russian nationalists, who see the current "Ukrainian Crisis" as a proxy war, Ukraine; It is seen as an integral part of Russia in historical ...
Why Did Ukraine Lose Crimea in 2014?
Ukraine, which Russia annexed by eliminating the Crimean Khanate in 1783; After the 1917 Revolution, it wanted to declare its independence. However, it was occupied by the USSR in 1920 and became a part of the Soviet ...
Cold Peace
The doctrine of the USA during the hot war period between 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 was embodied in the framework of realism mainstream thought, in the form of making the whole world accept its own power by force of ...
What is the secret behind the success of ISIS (Daesh)?
ISIS was founded in Iraq in 2004 under the name of "Tawhid and Jihad" by Abu Musa Zarqawi. He later joined al-Qaeda led by Osama Bin Laden and changed its name to "Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia". Parallel to the weakening of al-Qaeda, he left this ...
What is the Kiev talks between Washington and Moscow?
In the air of a mighty leader sitting in the wheelhouse of a Russian ship, Putin is now threatening the world with the possibility of a major war. ...
Is Iran's State Bureaucracy Strong?
It is probably one of the misunderstood "Galat-i Sahih". “Water sleeps, the enemy does not.” concise expression. So, what everyone knows is wrong. When you think about it, does 'water' ever sleep? Of course he doesn't sleep. The wrong use of a ...
Reflections of Turkish, English, Persian and Russian Competition in Our Region
While reading Islam between East and West and hearing what happened in Syria, Russia's last move and our martyrs, we protect and host Syrians, on he one hand, we are martyred by Syrians, especially when we see Syrians attacking Turkish soldiers on ...
The Thoughts of the US Cluster in Alexandroupoli
If you ask me, Prime Minister Kiryakos Mitsotakis, o handed over his key country to the USA, is so afraid of Turkey that he announces with drums on every occasion that he believes the most serious security threat to Greece will come from Turkey, ...
Is Permanent Peace Possible in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
With the end of the Cold War, what everyone expected happened and Yugoslavia fell apart. Consisting of six republics and two autonomous regions, which Tito of Croatian origin tried to hold together, this 'mosaic' country began to grapple with ...
What's going on in What's going on in Ukraine?
Developments in Ukraine have been quite active lately. NATO has previously claimed that Russia is massing on the border to invade Ukraine. Russia denied this claim and said that Russia has no plans to invade Ukraine. At the last NATO meeting in ...
Does Greece Want a Solution?
Can there be a solution with Greece? Or can a solution be reached using military force? Say what? It seems to me that it's actually not both? If your interlocutor is Greece and/or the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GKRK), you don't ...
Will the Russians Occupy Ukraine?
When we ook at it from a historical perspective, the region today called the "West" and dominated by the Atlantic Basin countries has been a "special" world where the Russians have always been eft out. Although the Russians are a Christian nation ...
Tripartite Summit in Sochi
How quickly time passes. There's no need to go too far, that's the pace of the routine, but on the face of it. But let's not forget that the conspiracy works that are planned and organized behind closed doors take place on a different level and ...
Why should we call "Turkeli"?
Turkish Nation is very dynamic and fluent in terms of life. No borders can be drawn and walls cannot be built against the Turks. Turks, as the defenders of the universal values of right, truth and justice throughout history, have wanted to ...
Can the Wind of Legitimacy Fly HAMAS?
Just as everything has a price, surviving in the Middle East also has a cost. Like the “Law of Love”, getting a card in the Middle East has a cost. This law is like the law of physics. A kind of lean is not like a set of rules to be followed, ...
Turkey's areas of interest and spheres of influence
There were times when foreign policy came to the fore in the Republican era. The years of the Lausanne negotiations, the end of the 1930s when the Hatay problem was experienced, the period of the Straits issue, the period just before and after the ...
What is Mitçotakis's Turkey Policy?
After all se years, we are officially used to two things, or rather, we are used to it, dear readers. We do not expect anything else. What y will do is formed in our heads. What are y? The first of se is fraudulent conspiracies of ...
What is the US Doing in Greece?
The current joint defense and cooperation agreement between the USA and Greece, mutually signed on 5 October 2021, has been extended for five years. Likewise, a five-year strategic defense agreement was signed between France and ...
Greek Discourses Based on Militarization in the Aegean
Can there be a solution with Greece? Or can a solution be reached using military force? Say what? It seems to me that it's actually not both? If your interlocutor is Greece and/or the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GKRK), you don't ...
NATO Membership is in Lion's Mouth
In our previous article, he situation of NATO after its establishment on April 4, 1949; As of April 13, 1949, we stated hat "Turkey's possible NATO membership is out of he agenda for he United States". As a result of he ratification process of ...
Paris climate agreement
For the Paris Climate Agreement, within the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is expressed as “an important opportunity to leave a world with a more stable, healthier planet, fairer societies and more vibrant ...
Territorial integritiy of Syria
Unfortunately, foreign policy analyzes that are not based on history and geography do not contain sound evaluations. Our topic is Syria. In this article, we will examine Syria from the perspective of history and geography and try to draw useful ...
The Thoughts on the Armistice Agreement in Karabakh
One can't help except asking? Is the Karabakh Armistice Agreement, hich ended the Armenia-Azerbaijan ar on 10 November 2020, really in effect? It's like it doesn't exist. You do not think so? Or are the conditions for the cessation of the ongoing ...
The Effects of Soros's Balkan Policy on Turkey
The Soviet Union was exposed to the devastating effects of global finance, so it was taken over nd the bipolar world order collapsed together. The Warsaw Pact, led by the Soviets, closed its doors shortly before the third millennium without firing ...
Are We a Founding Member of NATO?
The 'new world system', which was built under the leadership of the USA after the Second World War, aimed to restore the economy of the Western world in line with the common security needs and to establish solidarity and cooperation for this. Within ...
Do the recent developments trick the crisis in the Aegean?
In history, many states and events have provoked Greece against Turkey, caused deep pain to our country, and it is full of events that have always ended with the frustration of ...
Meaning of Returning to Iranian Nuclear Agreement
The Iranian nuclear program maintains its place and importance in the agenda of the world and the region for many reasons. During the US President Obama era, after long negotiations between Iran and a group of countries including the world's major ...
Truman Doctrine and Turkey
Its geographical position, which condemned the USSR to the depth of Eurasia; forced this superpower into two serious aggressions, one at the beginning and the other at the end of the Cold War, in order to realize its geopolitical ambitions. The ...
Witnessing Ongoing History
The average human lifespan is 80 years. In these 80 years, people sometimes have the opportunity to witness history, important events occur within their ...
Potsdam Conference and the Straits Issue
French Professor Pierre Renouven's assessment of the Straits is appropriate: “Exiting to the Mediterranean and warm seas is not and cannot be a temporary goal for a Russian government. It is the geographical conditions that present this ...
There is a letter from Afghanistan
Afghanistan, where Persian, Macedonian, (Akhun), Turkish Abbasi, (Ghaznavid) Turk, (Cengiz) Mongolian and (Timur) Turkish states flourished, is a land of war. ...
Russian Land Demands from Turkey Towards the End of the Second World War
The wars and crises that the Ottoman Empire faced due to conflicts of interest, including cross-border and continental scales, with the colonial powers became a determining factor in the foreign policy of the Republic of Turkey, which inherited this ...
Is NATO Ready for Simultaneously Conduct Two Great Wars? (5)
The military presence of the USA in Europe, which prefers to give priority to the Indo-Pacific Region over the rising China, is about to become ...
Importance of Natural and Artificial Borders in terms of National Defense and Security
Turkey has land borders with eight countries. Of these, the borders of Georgia, Armenia and Nakhchivan (Azerbaijan) were drawn with the Moscow Treaty of 16 March 1921 and the Kars Treaty of 13 October ...
Footsteps of the Third World War and the Role of NATO (4)
NATO was not designed by the US President Henry Truman and other politicians as an organization that only serves the democratic life and welfare of Europe at the beginning of its ...
Footsteps of the Third World War and the Role of NATO (3)
September 11, which had a devastating effect on the peace environment in international relations, also changed the way NATO and its member countries perceive the ...
Footsteps of the Third World War and the Role of NATO (2)
The years after the founding of the NATO alliance passed with political and ideological conflicts and conflicts between East and ...
Footsteps of the Third World War and the Role of NATO (1)
The NATO Summit, held on 14 June 2021 with the participation of Heads of State, built the agenda of the 2020s on the understanding of Deterrence and Strengthening ...
Afghanistan's New Visitor to the Cemetery of Empires : China
Considering Beijing\'s contacts with the Taliban since 2015, we can say that two expectations of this country from a security perspective will come to the fore in ...
The reasons that prepared the easy victory of Taliban
The images of Afghans running in front of the huge American military transport planes leaving Kabul, sticking to the wheels of the ...
Why is it important for Turkey to operate the Kabul airport?
Kabul airport is Afghanistan\'s only entrance and exit gate to the outside world, excluding neighboring ...
Why did the USA fail in Afghanistan?
After the disintegration of the USSR, the USA rapidly entered the Middle East (with an approach that it considered geopolitically correct for itself) invaded ...
USA's Afghanistan Game
Yes, the USA withdrew from Afghanistan after 20 years, but whether it lost the war or was defeated is ...
US debacle in Afghanistan and Turkey's Options
The Afghan Interior Ministry announced that Taliban militants have started to enter the capital Kabul from all directions and negotiations will begin for the transfer of the administration. The world was shocked by this ...
East Turkestan and Crimea: Illusions in Muslims
On December 6, 2019, in Istanbul, there was the Bilge Transcending Ages WISE IMAMI AZAM EBU HANİFE; Information Feast organized by the Maturidi Yesevi Lodge and the Crimean Tatar Turks Association. Twelve faculty members came together with the ...
Why AUKUS Established Against China Excluded France?
Australia, England and the USA came together and established the AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom and United States) alliance on September 16, 2021, in order to control China in the Indo-Pacific region. ...
The Reason for the U.S. intention of Crushing the rising China?
According to Zheng Bijian, one of the ideologists of modern China, China's priority is a peaceful rise or peaceful development; that will develop in cooperation with other countries in the development ...
New Geopolitical Environment in the Far East and Turkey
The US established AUKUS with Australia and the UK to contain China and strengthen in the Pacific. This is the US effort to form a bloc against China in the ...
Is the World Really Bigger Than Five?
The United Nations (UN) was established in 1945, after the Second World War, with the aim of preventing the world from being devastated by an all-out war again. ...
Mass Migration
Migration is the change of place of a person or a community in order to settle in another ...
Women in International Migration
One of the important factors of change is migrant women. Because they transform Social, cultural and political norms between communities. Immigrant women contribute to the economic development of the countries they come and go to. ...
International Migration Problem and Turkey
Modern Turkey has been intertwined with migration and asylum movements that took place in different ways in different periods since its establishment. ...
Conceptual dimension of migration phenomenon
Migration is a universal phenomenon that has taken place since the existence of humanity. Human beings have migrated to other places to live in better conditions by changing the places they live for some reasons. ...
Mediterranean at a glance
Although Mesopotamia is accepted as the place where the history of humanity egan, the Mediterranean asin, which we can call its geographical neighbor or extension, is also a geography where developments that left traces in the history of humanity ...
United Nations General Assembly and Turkey
The President of the Republic of Turkey will attend the UN meeting tomorrow and will speak at the UN general ...
International Organizations
Failure to show success brings a general indifference to international organizations in our ...
European Security and increasing Russian natural gas prices and its effects on European countries
Along with the rising commodity prices around the world, the price of natural gas has also increased. price increases; Considering the approaching winter months, it brings an effect that will increase the natural gas import bills of European ...