They haven't even stomached Turkey acquiring S-400, now comes talk of nuclear weapons…
Among intense showdowns in the Gulf, the fear spread on the assassination anniversary of Qassem Soleimani, and U.S. deployment of heavy bombardment aircraft and troops in the region, the most critical of Iran’s series of open threats, primarily again... more
What will Joe Biden’s relations with Turkey be like?
If there is a strong likelihood that the Joe Biden-led U.S. administration is first going to adopt a stance against Russia with respect to foreign policy, and renew relations with the European Union by reviving the “transatlantic alliance,” can we pr... more
Erdogan, Aliyev victory speeches in Baku outline post-Karabakh geopolicy
The historic speech of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who paid a visit to Baku to celebrate Azerbaijan’s Karabakh victory, which was crowned with great heroism and sacrifices, included a message for the simultaneous meeting discussing sanctions agai... more
Pulp fiction...
Scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who led Iran’s military nuclear program, was killed Friday. Now, we need to question whether the U.S. contributed directly to his assassination as much as Israel did.Attacks that cause Iran great grief, similar to the ki... more
Was Germany’s search of Turkey’s ship a response to Erdogan’s ‘We see ourselves in Europe’ statement?
“We see ourselves nowhere else but in Europe. We contemplate building our future together with Europe.”Is this statement by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan aimed at “altering” Turkey’s “distanced” stance towards relations with the West in general and ... more
How will Biden implement an ‘American domination plan’ compared to Trump?
Trump defends himself with such confidence and faith that, although data shows the complete opposite, you have doubts thinking, “Can he possibly win?” On Monday noon he posted a tweet saying, “I won the election.” In fact, it is said that he is going... more
Why is Turkey’s military power significant in the East Mediterranean?
Thinking “they would call it controlled opposition,” French President Emmanuel Macron said, “We have a problem with Erdoğan, not the nation.” This is how we had sugar-coated it.He had said a week ago, “Turks do not listen to reason.” We apparently on... more
Turkey won’t lose this time as post-oil era will accelerate shift in Mid East
Dissecting problems might be a facilitating method to solve them. That is, of course, if you can see the whole picture. If you cannot see the whole picture, you will end up wasting time trying to fit letters into the black boxes in the crossword puzz... more
Who actually signed the Egypt-Greece agreement?!
The strongest move made since the multiple-actor strategic showdown started in the Mediterranean basin is the deal struck between Turkey and Libya. However, "strong" needs to be elaborated on: the steps taken by countries either being game-setter ste... more
Developments in Libya heat up as tensions boil
The next two weeks are going to be a whirlwind.We can start with Germany, France and Italy’s threat at the European Union Foreign Ministers’ meeting saying that if the UN decision reached to completely halt the entry of all weapons and ammunition int... more
The Middle East’s secret treasure...
The rumors circulating that the U.S. is going to withdraw its defense systems and warcraft from Saudi Arabia; the prisoner exchange with Iran; the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar seeking smoother relations with Iran; an agreement ... more
How far will Trump go before China snaps?
The U.S.-based system that was established post-World War II was “promising security” to the countries that agreed to submit to this order. Since this “promise” was constantly puffed up and polished, we weren’t be able to see anything beyond the glea... more
Why Turkey is a world model in its fight against the coronavirus
“Turkey achieved success not by using the algorithms suggested by the World Health Organization but rather the treatment algorithms it developed itself!” Turkey’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.This attitude demonstrated by Ankara may be likebed... more