New Academic Year starts with a head start in educational reform
Underscoring the importance of educational reform, President Erdoğan said that: “It is vain to think that we can make great…
President Erdoğan
The False Promise of the United Nations
In order to start a new initiative for UN reform, the UNGA should question President Trump’s speech as it reveals…
Turkey Seeks a New Status in International Politics
The question of whether Turkey will live up to its claim of being a great power in coming years is…
Erdogan: Improve the UN, don’t destroy it
“At a time when global leadership is desperately needed, it is crucial to improve the UN rather than destroy it.”
What changed in the AK Party after the Sixth Ordinary Congress
President Erdogan’s statement that “We will not surrender to those who act like a strategic partner but make us a…
A chance to deepen Turkey-Germany relations
The Turkish President’s planned visit in September might enable the opportunity for both countries to broaden their horizons, to reduce…
Surprise visit by President Erdogan is welcomed by a joyous and relieved Hatay
Macron’s attempt to enter Syria through the back door not only remind us of the ignominious policies during the French…
Erdogan: Turkey to lay siege to Afrin city center soon
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said the Turkish army would lay siege to Syria’s Afrin city center in the…
Erdogan tells Tillerson Turkey’s regional priorities
During their meeting at the presidential complex, Erdogan “explicitly” told Tillerson Turkey’s priorities and expectations from the U.S. on bilateral…
The AK Party-MHP Alliance and Turkey’s Presidential System
The alliance-forming process between the AK Party and the MHP also revealed another tangible outcome of the presidential system: reconciliation…
Erdogan rejects opposition call to work with Assad
In response to Kilicdaroglu, on Thursday President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said “What will we talk about to a murderer who…
Aim of Afrin operation: Justice
Addressing local officials at the presidential complex, President Erdogan stated that Turkey’s concern in Syria is the “establishment of justice,…
La Gazzetta dello Sport praise developments in Turkish football
The Italian “La Gazzetta delo Sport” praised the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his contributions made to Turkish football,…
Erdogan, Putin & Rouhani agree on preserving Syria’s territorial integrity
The National Dialogue Congress aimed at “gathering delegates from various political parties, internal and external opposition, ethnic and confessional groups…
VIDEOS
Nakba Survivors Speak: “The sky was our blanket and the ground was our mattress”
Politics Today
May 17, 2021
Palestinian refugees still long for returning to their towns and villages from which they were expelled in 1948. As Israeli bombs fall non-stop on Gaza, Politics Today spoke to four Nakba survivors. Nakba has started in 1948 but it has not stopped since then.
Exploiting the Female Body: The YPG Case
Politics Today
February 2, 2021
Women in the YPG are represented in the Western media with happy and pretty faces who fight for freedom, equality and democracy. However, this is a marketing strategy that conceals the fact that these women also suffer from depression, harassment, and exploitation. In this video, two experts, Huseyin Alptekin and Zeliha Eliacik, explain how the female body is exploited by the YPG.
Political Blocks in the Middle East
Politics Today
January 7, 2021
Major political shifts and divides are occurring today in the Middle East. There are alliances and blocks that emerged. This geopolitical restructuring is taking place in a multipolar world, where regional actors will depend more on their hard-power to secure their interest. Andreas Krieg, Ali Bakeer, and Giorgio Cafiero comment on the political blocks in the contemporary Middle East.
How Political Borders Are Redrawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle East
Politics Today
December 7, 2020
Political borders are changing and re-drawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle East. A revisionist paradigm predominates over the global politics and the status-quo of earlier decades is left behind. Sami al-Arian, Heba Raouf Ezzat and Adam McConnel comment on the changing political borders in contemporary international politics.
Kingdoms of Fire: The Political Backstage (Part I)
Politics Today
October 26, 2020
Kingdoms of Fire is funded by the UAE, directed by a British, and the satellite channel is owned by Saudi Arabia. It is more than just an art that has attracted so much attention due to its funders, timing, and giving a completely different narrative of history. In this video, three experts Dr. Heba Raouf Ezzat, Dr. Vehbi Baysan and Dr. Yenal Göksun explain the political background of this TV drama.
