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Hasan Öztürk

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Türkiye is making waves abroad as it reassumes its central position

26 July 2022, Tuesday

Türkiye and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s international performance is extraordinary. Türkiye was previously treated like a garrison state on the West’s periphery, positioned as an outpost, and charged as NATO’s “border guard” on the east and west fronts. Yet today, it is setting the game in both the east and the west!ERDOĞAN, A LEADER WHO SPEAKS TÜRKİYE’S TRUTHS TO WESTERN LEADERS’ FACETürkiye stood out as a “central country” at the NATO summit held on June 30, 2022, in Madrid. President Erdoğan

Türkiye's ruling AK Party pulls all stops ahead of decisive 2023 elections

24 July 2022, Sunday

In one of my previous columns, we discussed the reasons for Türkiye's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party losing in Istanbul to the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) by 10,000 votes in the municipal elections of 2019.I criticized the performance of the AK Party system on every occasion. Based on the lessons learned from the party's loss in the 2019 elections, the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party branch in Istanbul was restructured. To begin with, the head of the Justice and

Is NATO’s new 'cold war' declaration a means to reform bipolar world?

01 July 2022, Friday

The historic NATO summit in Madrid was a concrete indication of why the Ukraine war happened, why the Aegean crisis further deepened, as well as the tensions in the West Balkans. We had the opportunity to follow the summit from start to end. Every step, from the bilateral meetings in Madrid to the routine hall meetings, was filled with clues to NATO’s new concept.NATO, which presents both great gains and great risks in terms of Türkiye, declared Russia the primary threat in its new strategic con

The significance of moving Suleiman Shah’s tomb to Karakozak as Türkiye prepares to launch a military op in N Syria

14 June 2022, Tuesday

We are counting not the days but the hours until Türkiye launches its new operation in north Syria after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Tal Rifaat and Manbij will be the targets.These two areas, where Russia waved its flag, are on the west of the Euphrates and one of Türkiye’s red lines.The presence of the People’s Protection Units (YPG)/Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Tal Rifaat and Manbij is contrary to the Sochi Agreement we signed with Russia.Today, Russia’s withdrawal from th

America’s strategic plans for the Middle East have not changed

12 October 2021, Tuesday

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 30 years.Due to its irrational Israel policy, ever since the First Gulf War in 1991, it has been gradually implementing its strategy to dismember all the monolithic and strong countries in the Middle East that it perceived as a “threat,” one by one.America is e

The ball is now in Biden’s court after Erdogan’s tête-à-tête with Putin

05 October 2021, Tuesday

For a week now, the Sochi summit has been a hotly debated topic in Turkey. Those wanting to score political points have no tangible insights other than criticizing the fact that the interview was held one-on-one and behind closed doors.Or regurgitated the same old anti-Russia arguments.However, those who addressed the issue in terms of international relations and regional policies say that the results of the Sochi summit will be felt on the ground in the coming days. Some even go as far as to sa

After prevailing in Sochi, Erdogan has strengthened his hand against Biden in upcoming Rome visit

03 October 2021, Sunday

We journalists had the chance to observe President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s day-long visit to Sochi this week. Frankly, we had quite a few concerns before the trip. For one thing, the “Gordion’s Knot in Syria’s Idlib” awaited a solution. For another, the presence of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) Syrian wing, the Democratic Union Party (PYD), in northern Syria was on Turkey’s top agenda. Furthermore, there were gray areas about how Turkish-Russian relations would progress from here on, from

Have you noticed how Daesh keeps popping up now that Biden is in charge?

03 March 2021, Wednesday

The first harbingers that U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will be the “third Barack Obama term” are the actors in the Middle East. Almost all elements of the Obama period have returned to the stage. As far as we can ascertain, Biden long ago gave the greenlight to activate apparatuses used in the Obama term by virtually saying, “Where were we?”The U.S. taking rapid action to start shipping weapons and armament to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) Syrian wing, the People’s Protection

Chaos running amok in Armenia on anniversary of the Khojaly genocide

26 February 2021, Friday

Wonders never cease! Chaos has ensued in Armenian capital Yerevan on the anniversary of the Khojaly genocide. The coup attempt against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is ongoing, who has called on the people to take to the streets. Even while I was writing this article, Pashinyan announced that he had dismissed the chief of General Staff. What goes around comes around The night of Feb. 25, 1992, is a night on which both Azerbaijan and Turkey experienced unforgettable grief. One of the la

With Biden president, will Daesh rear its ugly head to legitimize the PYD/YPG terror group?

02 February 2021, Tuesday

The discussion that has taken hold ever since U.S. President Joe Biden’s inauguration is that “the third term of Barack Obama has begun.”Considering certain appointments directly concerning Turkey, we too find the statement that this is the “third Obama term” correct, and are trying to draw attention to the greatness of the danger.Though it has been four years since the Obama term ended, and though critical changes have taken place in both our region and Turkey during this period, we see once mo