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İbrahim Tığlı

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From Istanbul’s elections to Israel’s

09 April 2019, Tuesday

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 receiving calls from our friends in Africa during the past week, and have gleaned that they too are closely following the election results.What significance could winning or losing Istanbul hold for someone living in Ethiopia’s Harare, Kenya’s Mombasa, or Nigeria’s Kano? Istanbul has been a model city for the ruling Justice and Development (AK) P

A new era may start in Algeria any moment now

02 April 2019, Tuesday

Last week, Algeria experienced one of its historic days. More than 1 million Algerians organized a demonstration in the country's capital, asked President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign, and demanded elections be held on time. The demand that came from the general staff was even more critical for Bouteflika. The chief of general staff, who had been protecting Bouteflika for years, demanded that Article 102 of the constitution be applied. Article 102 of the Algerian constitution stipulates that a

The hypocrisy of Europe and the Arab League!

26 February 2019, Tuesday

Last week, nine young men were executed by the Egyptian junta regime. This execution is really the execution of all our bodies. This execution is the desire of the West and its cooperating administrations, which failed at killing our spirit of resistance and revolt, to eliminate our future.Only days after walking over law and human dignity by unjustly executing nine young men, European leaders went to Egypt for a meeting with Arab and African leaders. Of course the purpose behind this visit is n

Turkey’s future in Africa depends on investments, not aid

19 February 2019, Tuesday

A humanitarian aid volunteer we recently met with for an interview was beaming with joy and at the same time, although he was trying to hide it, we saw tears pouring down his face as he was speaking to us. He said that he had visited Africa for the first time about 15 years ago and that he brought aid many times to these poor people who have been struggling through hardships.I have encountered many NGO and humanitarian aid volunteers during the seven years I have spent in Africa. All of them had

Will spring come to Algeria?

05 February 2019, Tuesday

The presidential elections in Algeria will be held on April 18. 82-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose candidacy has been an issue of debate for days, has announced his candidacy to take office for the fifth time.It has been claimed by some circles that Bouteflika, who has been continuing his political life far from the public eye in his wheelchair, will not run for the presidency in this election due to health issues. If Bouteflika wins the elections, he will govern Algeria for 5 mor

Egypt’s pharaoh Sisi does not deserve the African Union term presidency!

22 January 2019, Tuesday

Egypt's coup leader Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi is going to preside over the African Union for a year. Sisi was elected as term president last year after Rwanda’s president left his post. African Union term presidencies are given to the leader of a country every year through elections. Even though they do not have great authority, being elected as term president to the African has symbolic value.The president of the African Union attends international meetings, gives speeches, and holds meetings. The s

A new year means new beginnings

01 January 2019, Tuesday

Even though 2018 was a tough year for Africa, it was a year in which important steps were taken in the name of peace. A portion of the fights, clashes and cold wars that have been ongoing for years reaching an end in 2018 gave African peoples room to breathe. Children that grew up in the shadow of civil wars have now started holding pencils and books rather than seeing weapons.The war that has been ongoing between the government in power and armed opposition groups in South Sudan ended with the

What is behind Sudanese President Bashir’s visit to Syria?

18 December 2018, Tuesday

The president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, became the first Arab leader to visit Syria since the civil war broke out in 2011.The Sudan News Agency deemed the visit as strengthening the relations between the two countries and discussing the developments in the region in its headlines. However, it will later be revealed that this meeting lasted longer than it was said to have, and that many other issues were also discussed. It is clear that this visit was not only made in the name of Sudan. It is a r

Can the Western Sahara problem be solved?

11 December 2018, Tuesday

When moving on from the 20th century to the 21st century, the Muslim world was obliged to face numerous unsolvable problems. Palestine was one of our most important issues, and the problem caused by Israel could just not be solved. We were inadequate in solving the problems we faced in Kashmir, Rakhine, Uighur, Ogaden, and the Western Sahara due extraneous reasons. Perhaps what gave the most hope was the efforts in recent years aimed at resolving the Moro problem. Significant progress has been m

Israel’s dirty new game in Africa

04 December 2018, Tuesday

Chadian President Idriss Deby’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first such visit by a leader of the central African country, which severed bilateral ties with Tel Aviv in 1972, will be a turning point for the continent. We can say that Israel’s return to Africa has begun. This move by Chad will be an example for other African nations. It is clear that fragile Africa-Israel ties will become more visible.Chad and Israel have been mending ties backstage for a while. In