Article Group of Seven Foreign Ministers Warn of New Sanctions Against Iran The Group of Seven foreign ministers, including members of highly industrialized countries, have expressed their concern over Iran’s recent drone and missile attack on Israel. In response, they have warned of potential new sanctions against Iran. The foreign ministers have also called on … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a particularly harsh attack against Israel and once again expressed support for Hamas – perhaps the strongest to date – speaking to his party’s Parliamentary Group. The Turkish president paralleled the action of Hamas “with that of the Turkish nationalists of Kemal during the Asia Minor War”, denying once … Read more
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The draft document can become “the basis for starting negotiations”, Peskov said. At the same time, he pointed out that the “new realities” will have to be taken into account in potential future negotiations. In the document, which was discussed in 2022 in Istanbul a few weeks after Russia’s February 24 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, … Read more
Turkey “woke up” on April 1 unexpectedly – even for its advocates – to a completely new, unprecedented condition. Last Sunday’s polls showed the Republican People’s Party (CHP) – which polls showed in the 2023 presidential elections as an unfortunate winner – first after half a century with a margin of 2.14 points, in a … Read more
How much did the economy affect Turkey’s local government elections last Sunday, March 31? If Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had increased pensions as expected, he would have managed to prevent a landslide defeat for himself and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), even in its stronghold, raising unprecedented expectations in the main opposition, the … Read more
Seven years. That was the time he had to wait Recep Tayyip Erdogan in order to get the time to get another invitation to the White House. However, before his long-awaited return to the Oval Office on May 9th as announced, he will have brokered a perhaps even more important meeting back in our neighborhood. … Read more
Under the presidency of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the central executive committee of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) met yesterday Tuesday to assess the causes of its heavy defeat in Sunday’s municipal elections. Addressing its members, the president of Turkey listed the reasons for the defeat, according to him. In disgust of his speech, … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the unexpectedly “grounded” and moderate speech he gave from the headquarters of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), on the evening of Sunday’s election, called the result of the election, which is the biggest defeat of his career, in numbers as well as in symbolism. A day later, under … Read more
“New Welfare Party – Fatih Erbakan: Will the fate of the elections be decided by the son of Erdogan’s teacher? asks the independent Turkish news website Medium, about a party that is “stealing” critical units from the AKP and may contribute to the loss of the ruling party’s stronghold municipalities by fielding candidates from its … Read more
«Municipal elections are indeed important for the central political scene in Turkey. Because they are not just local elections, they have wider implications that could affect the national political landscape” he emphasizes speaking to “Step» the professor of Political Sciences at Bilgi University of Istanbul, Emre Erdogan. He adds that “especially the intense competition in … Read more