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TCG Anadolu: a game-changer for Türkiye's naval strategy

12 Nisan 2023, Çarşamba

Those who failed to see the value of the Türkiye-made aircraft carrier, TCG Anadolu, need only look at the commanders-in-chief of air forces – including the chief of staff – gathering to take a selfie with the ship. It is indeed a first. These people, living at the top of the state level and security, by restraining even their most humane behaviors, were “happy like children” in front of the TCG Anadolu. “Pride” was the dominant emotion during the delivery of Türkiye’s largest warship to the navy

A barrier is taking shape in the South Caucasus...

13 Mart 2023, Pazartesi

Turkish and Iranian Foreign Affairs have been working for some time on the infrastructure of President Ebrahim Raisi’s Türkye visit. There will be both technical and political meetings. The peak was Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian's meeting in Ankara with Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.Meetings between the two countries are taking place under exclusive regional and global circumstances. Hence, many have their eyes on Türkiye’s relations with Iran. (“US chief of staff's visit

US chief of staff's visit to PKK terror group in Northern Syria

08 Mart 2023, Çarşamba

U.S. Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley’s first visit to northern Syria and meeting with its ally, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)/People’s Protection Units (YPG) at the U.S. base is a noteworthy event.Our NATO ally’s highest ranking officer meets under the earthquake zone with our arch enemy, terrorist organizations, and renews their deal against Daesh, another terrorist organization – thatis of course, if you look at the surface only.Türkiye knows what the visit signifies. When we call the U.S.

Hell is empty, all devils are here on earth

26 Şubat 2023, Pazar

I wonder what emotions starting to read with the following sentence will trigger in you:“New dynamics are seen in the strategic partnership between China and Russia. How will this reflect on the domestic policy of the countries “in between,” including Türkiye?”The likelihood of two superpowers “becoming one” was always undermined by the “concerned and experts” in Türkiye. Though, they did have rightful and valid reasons based on history. Yet, the process that started to develop pre-pandemic gave

US visit to Türkiye to ‘pay condolences’ for lives lost in earthquake

22 Şubat 2023, Çarşamba

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited Monday the capital Ankara to “extend condolences for the lives lost in the earthquake.” The subjects discussed during this visit show that the superpower has concerns other than the magnitude of the disaster on the agenda.As the U.S. state essentially displays the same attitude with respect to the size and effects of the chemical disaster on its own soil and citizens, it is safe to say their lack of emotion is consistent.As Washington’s principle on

They assume Türkiye is more ‘fragile’ after the earthquake

19 Şubat 2023, Pazar

That’s the way natural disasters, economic crises, and wars are.It gives everyone the impression that your national security, economy, and domestic policy is “ready,” and that you now have an “Achilles heel.”It is not always wrong either. It is not only a perception. When you lean down towards your pain/wound, they assume you have “buckled under,” and you will “bow” to them in submission.They are thinking the same as they look at the “disaster of the century.”We know who Federal Minister for Foreign

HAARP discussions: Are Türkiye’s earthquakes natural, induced?

15 Şubat 2023, Çarşamba

Academics from all relevant scientific disciplines knew and warned. They were tired of repeating. When someone said, “There will be an earthquake here,” they would scorn them, “everyone knows.”The earthquake happened. But they were stunned.On Jan. 8, I touched briefly on their surprise. Let us recall them and intensify the astonishment.What we comprehend is where the “astonishment” will spread. Then, we might start to find it “strange.” That is how “doubt” comes.There is a connection between understanding

Türkiye shall overcome this too...

08 Şubat 2023, Çarşamba

Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) ‪President Carlo Doglioni told Italian daily Corriere Della Serra, “The Arabian plate has moved about 3 meters in a northeast-southwest direction regarding the Anatolian plate. Everything happened in 30-40 seconds. It is like Turkey moved.”What does it mean that “Türkiye moved 3 meters”?How can one explain the destructiveness of an earthquake – dubbed the “disaster of the century” – to those who were not there? We need to fully comprehend

Did Israel respond to attack on Azerbaijan embassy?

01 Şubat 2023, Çarşamba

The explosions that took place in the Defense Ministery’s facilities in Esfahan, Iran’s third biggest city, is one of the manifestations of the tensions in the region since the Armenia war.The tensions are not central to Tehran alone. Of course, they include Syria, Israel, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the gulf countries, and Türkiye.Baku interpreted the attempted attack on Azerbaijan’s Tehran embassy as, “The result of an anti-Azrbaijan movement that has been ongoing for some time in Iranian media.”

War of ‘classified documents’ in Washington: Everything for Ukraine!

18 Ocak 2023, Çarşamba

The House of Representatives, which is one of Congress’ two chambers, passed over following the November U.S. elections from the ruling Democrats to the Republicans.However, it took 15 rounds of voting – like nothing seen in the last century – for the House speaker’s election.Kevin McCarthy, who replaced former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, had to make numerous concessions for the chair, and the House’s operation became open to producing problems any moment. It caused a perception of weakness in the