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Is Türkiye on the verge of a revolution in mining?

02 Temmuz 2022, Cumartesi

On Thursday morning, we set off from the capital, Ankara, to Eskişehir with our captain, pilot Attila Işeri. A little before we came to Sivrihisar, we took roads across numerous villages under the guidance of the navigation system.Our destination is the mining area, where rare earth elements (metals) will be extracted, which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave good tidings about after the cabinet meeting in the past few days.When we arrived at the region that contains the world's largest discove

Türkiye's parliament speaker sets record straight on legality of Erdogan's candidacy

22 Haziran 2022, Çarşamba

Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop served as the president of the Constitutional Committee in Parliament from December 2016 to January 2017 while preparing the constitutional package that was voted on in the referendum that took place on April 17, 2017.In other words, he was the first to know about all the discussions taking place between representatives of the government on the one hand and the opposition on the other, about their views on this package.During a television interview on Channel Se

Is Türkiye ready to launch an operation in northern Syria?

11 Haziran 2022, Cumartesi

On Thursday, after attending the EFES-2022 exercises held in Izmir, I had the pleasure of meeting with National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar together with a group of media colleagues.Numerous hot-button topics are on the agenda: Mounting tensions with Greece over to the West, preparations for an operation in Tal Rifat and Manbij to the South, negotiations underway in the North to release grains from Russia and Ukraine...At such a critical juncture, Akar's answers to our questions, which delved

Why has Erdogan openly challenged Greek PM Mitsotakis?

03 Haziran 2022, Cuma

The messages conveyed by President Tayyip Erdoğan at a ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party group meeting on Wednesday was one for the history books—particularly those about Türkiye’s new military operation in Syria and the developments with Greece.Erdogan's messages about Türkiye’s military campaign that is expected to be launched against PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Syria, to the west of the Euphrates River, indicate that this operation is now “imminent”:"We are entering a new phase of ou

What are Latin American countries seeking in Turkey?

28 Nisan 2022, Perşembe

COLOMBIAI might be miles away, yet that does not mean I don’t follow the hot-button topics on Turkey’s internal agenda. I am aware that Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) visited a family and, even though they had electricity, posed for a photo under the candlelight, pretending their power was cut; the way he insulted Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez for revealing the truth, and how Minister Dönmez held his peace despite this aggression, exposing the

Erdoğan’s boundaries with Israel

22 Nisan 2022, Cuma

Ankara is taking important and productive steps to normalize its bilateral relations with countries with whom ties were previously chaotic to ease tensions with the West and move toward creating a more balanced landscape.This tense atmosphere, which started in the summer months of 2020 through the East Mediterranean crisis with the European Union, and went as far as sanctions, has currently been replaced with a serene atmosphere.Meanwhile, relations with the U.S. are progressing in a “foreseeabl

What’s the most important goal of Turkey’s new military operation in Iraq?

20 Nisan 2022, Çarşamba

The green light for a military operation was given at midnight over the weekend as the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) launched a new campaign into northern Iraq to “combat terrorism at the place of its origin.”Prior to writing this article yesterday, I obtained some information from security sources regarding the first two days of the military intervention.This information is as follows:-Destroying the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) logistics, training areas, and shelters was prioritized in the fi

Does positive momentum in Turkey-US ties signal an end of tensions?

09 Nisan 2022, Cumartesi

The U.S. State Department sent a letter to Congress, in which it asked members to respond positively to Turkey's request for the purchase and modernization of F-16 fighter jets.According to Reuters, the letter included the following:1- The Biden administration believes that the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey will be in line with U.S. national security interests,2- It was emphasized that such a sale would serve NATO's long-term unity.As you all know, in October, Turkey had requested the purc

Will Putin further escalate the war in Ukraine?

26 Mart 2022, Cumartesi

Understanding and making sense of Putin's both inner and outer worlds, decisions, and goals have become crucial after his ruthless war in Ukraine. The following questions also come to mind in light of the most recent events:- How will the war in Ukraine end?- If Putin achieves his goals in Ukraine, will he open a front in other countries?- What is he fighting for exactly?- What kind of case does he have?The issue becomes all the more critical when you add in questions such as who do they see as

Is there any truth to Biden’s ‘leaked’ S-400 offer to Turkey?

24 Mart 2022, Perşembe

The American administration did what they always have done when they don’t want to engage openly in certain matters.They leaked to the press what they wanted everyone to know but could not say openly.I’m talking about the S-400 offer made to Turkey that would see Ankara delivering the S-400 batteries it purchased from Russia to Ukraine, in return it will be returned to the F-35 program from which it was removed.This is the offer that was leaked.It is obvious that it is an unreasonable offer, but