A wide ethnic geography that we call the Arab world has continued to be the main core of a wider world of faith called the Muslim world since the first days of Islam. There are a few reasons for this. Primarily, the prophet of this sacred religion
On June 26, 1980, Syrian President Hafez Assad was preparing to receive an African diplomat in his palace in Damascus. Arrangements were made according to protocol, and only minutes remained before the guest in question was set to arrive. </p
We are closely monitoring Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visits to Angola, Nigeria, and Togo.I have three fronts, as well as a litany of other matters, plaguing my mind. One of these is Turkey’s efforts to delineate its roadmap in
We are leaving behind a tough year. The fire enveloping the southeast, the urban wars alone are enough to describe 2015 as a problem year. This is a field of fire in which the organization turned its back to politics and the state is u
A racist, fascist, anti-Muslim so and so; in summary, a man who is up to his neck in bad ideas. But, he has a very colorful character. Who? Donald Trump; the Republican Party candidate...<
When U.S. President Joe Biden branded the events in Turkey surrounding the Armenians as a genocide, an older colleague of mine, brother Selim, shared the results of a study with the caption: “These things must be left not to the historians but to
The renewal of Hamas's primary declaration was expected to have a tremendous impact worldwide, and that is exactly what happened. It had risked being punished by having its election results rejected by the structure – the U.S., Russia, EU and the U.N
As the countdown for the G-20 Summit in Rome continues full-swing, many are debating what the future holds for Turkey-U.S. relationsHere, we would do well to particularly remember the strategy America designed for our region over the past 3
The most successful and effective war propagandist in the world was Hitler’s right hand, Joseph Goebbels.<p class="non-card" data-card-id="0f8fa245-5370
U.S. Special Representative for Syria James Jeffrey’s deceit can clearly be read on his face. He is running wild at the peak of insolence. Who can call him
Like German Chancellor Angela Merkel, there are some Muslims who frequently use the term, “Islamic terrorists”. In fact, this is the crux of our problems. On the one hand, of course, terrorism does not correspond with Islam, as President Recep Tayyip
The mutual defense cooperation agreement between Athens and Washington has been dubbed as "America’s support against Turkey" in Greek media. The U.S. State Department, on the other hand, said that it backs negotiations between Turkey a
In his speech at the “Asia Again; New Perspectives in Developing Turkey’s Trade with Asian Countries” summit that was organized in January 2021 by the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEİK), Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said: “The
It seems that Trump’s controversial decision has quieted down on Christmas Eve. At the UN General Assembly, almost the whole world gave the necessary response to the U.S. by rejecting its decision. I said almost because we know why those abstained
As of Monday morning in Germany at 8.45 a.m. local time, Social Democratic Party Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz made a victory speech at the party’s election center, thanking his acolytes and the people of Germany...After scooping up a gl
There has been an unusual struggle on the European front in recent weeks. The debate over the draft budget plan prepared by Italy's new government turned in
The US and European countries, which bracket both sides of the Atlantic, exploded the democratic movements in Muslim countries for their innermost historical fear of Islam, or Islamophobia. The prejudiced attitude of the Christian west against
In one country’s city. In one of that city’s squares... a place of worship was constructed.The project was designed, its foundations were laid and walls started to go up.It was meticulously completed.The day then comes for it
It recently came to light that, a year ago, talks were held and deals signed with the Americans on the transferal of Afghanistan’s administration to the Taliban. Later, the Taliban did, indeed, come to the helm of the government in the country.</p
Nothing in history completely vanishes; like energy, at most, it morphs and takes on new shapes with different components. In other words, continuity is a constant in history. What NATO, a byproduct of the Cold War, is undergoing right now can be
Turkey has achieved many successes in its fight against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorism. By getting rid of the terror elements in the Turkish Armed
The United States’ bitter fall in Afghanistan, which has been gradually unfolding for the last two decades, but which they waited for the most prudent time to announce to the world, does not consist of the failure of the operation in Afghanistan a
I laugh a lot at those Sublime Porte* idiots. They always come to the scene in great hope with a new scenario. They lose it every time, but never question themselves where they made the mistake. For them, the people are idiots, pasta, coal
“We no longer have any tolerance left for the terrorist attacks against Turkey from Syria.” These are the words of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Following this statement, military operations are expected to be launched to purge the Syria
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has spoken to his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden twice, once by phone, since he took office in January 2021.From the face-to-face meeting held in Brussels on June 14th, the two seemed to reach a conclus
It certainly draws your attention that all the parties are updating their profiles through piety during these numbered days leading to the ballot box. So is this situation surprising to us? No! As long as we don't elaborate on the dif
There is a price for everything that we use for comfort and people in some unknown part of the world are paying this price. Since everyone cannot become rich and since the rich cannot give up their wealth, the burden of poverty must be loaded upon
Energy prices are one of the most pressing problems facing EU countries these days. Restrictions related to Covid-19 resulted in shrinking economies and significant reductions in energy demands, as well as a decrease in energy prices.Howeve
I recently read an exemplary piece of writing that depicts how Israel is engaging in a long-term plan to infiltrate China. One of the report’s sources is Na
There is enormous change in the world's sociology including the U.S. and Europe's sociology. It is not easy to understand and analyze this change as we are still in the middle of change. Change is in process and it is yet to complete itself. Therefor
Last year, the UN developed an emergency action plan to fight xenophobia, discrimination, and racism. Most countries, including Turkey, signed this action plan. However, the world's wealthiest countries, such as the U.S., France, the U.K., Israel,
Turkey has long since expressed its thoughts and attitude regarding Syria and Iraq. Ankara time after time stated what sort of a future the sectarian approach of the Maliki regime in Baghdad would drag Iraq into; and what sort of a state the blood
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who could not be deputy in the Nov. 2, 2002 elections because of a court ruling on him, participated in the deputy renewal election held in Siirt province on March 9, 2003, when the obstacle preventing him was lifted w
A Muslim is one who believes and submits to Allah, in other words, one who does not only have faith, but also abides by His orders and prohibitions, or at least accepts to abide by them. One's degree of Muslimness depends on how much they abide by th
Yes, I'm making a generalization and I'm not abstaining from it. The Western civilization is framed by a triangle of blood, fire and death. The context of this frame is formed by two-facedness and double standards. We had repeated our
According to studies conducted in countries such as China, the U.S., Japan, India, Italy, Spain, and Turkey, anxiety levels have been trending around 33 percent, with levels of depression hitting 27 percent. This means that every one in three peop
There is no chatter anywhere in the world, including the U.S., regarding the culprit responsible for the shattering defeat in Afghanistan.The political update in Turkey claiming that the U.S. remains defeated is as follows: “The U.S. cannot
The article the previous day was to bid farewell to 2018 and today's article was supposed to ring in 2019. It did not happen, because, once again, we were l
Can the disagreement between the U.S. and Russia over the Syrian crisis be the reflection of the bigger agreement? It is interesting how both countries can stay in Syria through disagreement. Turkey should discus
According to Orhan Kabibay, who is following all coups like a shadow, the March 12, 1971 coup is an “orbit correction movement.” It is a movement to set Turkey, which is about to leave its orbit, into a new orbit. Gen. Çevik Bir, a
WADJDA AND UM HAROUN “Wadjda,” a 2012 production, is Saudi
The saying of Prophet Muhammed "God is beautiful and He loves beauty," sums up an essential part of Islamic aesthetics: Beauty is a divine quality and it is manifested in everything that is beautiful. Given the deepening ugliness of the modern world
Nearly everybody likes Rumi, and knows him too... I cannot say there will not be a soul who does not like him. There must be. Actually, it is a good thing that there are. For a saint, not having any deniers is seen as a deficiency. A saint is
DATE: Nov. 14, 2015 “President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gets news from Georgia where he has gone for an official visit to hold accession talks. At a time when he is at his most powerful and is taking the world by storm, where did the over
We are witnessing a war between goodness and evil, beauty and ugliness, mercy and ruthlessness, morality and immorality, faith and denial. This is a tough struggle. Any evil might be expected from a rascal who places a bomb under a table and explodes
Comments are continuously written and issued about the prediction of a chaotic atmosphere in the Middle East by a number of lobbying and power centers known as Neocon-Evangelists. According to the West, the heart of the Old World, called the Middl
As everyone now knows, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday unexpectedly sacked the country’s Central Bank governor that was appointed only fo
The imperial superior mind, its tin soldiers; the Parallel Structure, PKK and Iran have lost the war they waged on Turkey since 2011. They have tossed the sponge in too soon. Their attempt to poison Turkey wasn't successful.
Names are passing before our eyes. It writes "miner" on his helmet. Numbers follow one after the other.. 151-250-284…. charts pass by the screen. The presenter ticks off the "transformer", pointing out at the flames spreading into the mine. S
Ethnic cleansing is one of the most ordinary crimes in the world. We should be against ethnic cleansing regardless of wherever and whoever and against whom it is committed. We should try to end this crime as if annihilating an epidemic.<b
We have already toppled the first half of this year. Naturally, the estimations over “what the next year will bring us” accelerated considerably. While some are saying that next year will bring improvement, a wide segment is estimatin
God created humanity, never turned them adrift, and through his prophets, he has shown humanity the path of truth. God didn't even deprive His Holiness Adam, the first man, from this blessing, and assigned him also as a prophet since there were no ot
Books about entrepreneurship in the future will contain the lessons we should have learned today. For the past 20 years, entrepreneurship became more solid with its borders and earnings. Beyond politics and economics, the Greek crisis is an important
A report by Yeni Şafak daily states that Russian media highlighted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s fortitude as he spoke of his Africa visit. According to the Russians, the most prominent reason President Erdoğan is not afraid of the worl
Global energy prices are continuing their upward trend. While natural gas prices are breaking records in the United States, the ground is trembling with the fury of the people in Europe. Increasing energy prices have become the world’s main concer
Turkey engaging in an efficacious policy in its region lately has seriously disturbed primarily the U.S. and also many EU countries. When the policies they
I went through my past columns and took a look at what I wrote about Donald Trump. I realized that I was never optimistic concerning him. I criticized him,
We are not the only ones anxiously awaiting the results of the Istanbul mayoral election: the world’s oppressed people are just as curious. I have been rece
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