The Syrian National Army’s role in Turkey’s Peace Spring operation

Turkey had conducted an important military operation in Syria spanning Jarablus and al-Bab, and dealt a major blow to the terrorist organizations that have been laying the foundation for all sorts of interventions by the U.S., and the West in general... more

President Erdoğan’s UN speech: justice, morals, conscience

I repeat, the phrase “The world is bigger than five” used by President Erdoğan to criticize the permanent UN Security Council members -- China, France, Russia, the U.K. and the U.S., is the most important criticism aimed at the global system establis... more

UAE will gather its Sudan militias to fight on the frontline against Turkey in Libya

From the beginning of the 1990s onward, it has become clear that a new generation was coming to the helm in Islamic countries around the Mediterranean. I don't know how accurate it is to pigeon-hole this generation in an ideological framework in gene... more

The people’s will, the election coup, and the ‘matter of survival’ in Turkey

A major operation took place in Turkey’s Istanbul through the vote count of the ballots following local elections on Sunday. If this operation actually took place across the country, it means we are facing a great problem here. Before the election, s... more

Turkey’s state mind and the will of the people

The matter of Turkey’s existence becomes more meaningful if we think of it within the framework of putting an end to the tutelage regime and dependency relations. We cannot identify the rising voices saying, “There is no such thing” as simply a diffe... more

Where would EU leaders be celebrating if the July 15 coup attempt had succeeded?

In my last column, I mentioned that Egypt was in self-denial by executing nine young Egyptian men and other innocents; I also said that, had the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) been successful, Turkey’s identity would also have been stripped a... more

East Turkestan and Islam’s historic geographical borders

I am in Baku, a city that could be the center of the Turkic world due to both its geographical position and the message it could convey. This is where I received the contradictory reports about Uyghur poet Abdurrehim Heyit. What could be said about t... more

The West failed to do in Turkey what it did in Egypt and Venezuela!

The process started by the putschist Sisi regime and his supporters to topple the Morsi government indicated a method that was masterfully prepared. Post-Soviet states had gone through a similar experience as pro-American administrations were forming... more

The US and Britain are like vultures encroaching upon Venezuela’s wealth

The U.S. and Britain have encroached upon all of Venezuela’s money and wealth. What America and Britain have done is: they have pocketed the wealth of an entire country with their endless greed. It is not very hard to find an excuse for them; of cour... more

The trust people on Arab streets have in Turkey

Turkey’s moral stance and military power have become important fundamentals for the resolution of the Syrian issue. Turkey is the only country that has brought the streets of the Middle East to life again. The fact that president Erdoğan is the only ... more

Turkey’s Syria intervention east of the Euphrates River

When we read what has been written on Turkey’s policies in Syria, we feel as if we are face-to-face with a story of failure. Some even presented what has been going on after Trump’s declaration to withdraw U.S. troops as developments that are going t... more

Turkey’s intervention east of the Euphrates in Syria and the reactions it garnered

No idea or action develops in an instant. They require long periods of time. That is why it is very important to know the history of many actions and ideas we encounter today. This enables us to identify the basis of these ideas and actions. Hence we... more

The Gezi Park protests in France

What we had been through in June 2013 is a trauma for Turkey. When we consider the global developments, it is only natural that we are still under the effects of this trauma. Of course, we see the demonstrations which ransacked France within this fra... more