Posts Tagged ‘Turkey’

Turkey: the second round of voting is finished but the old problems remain

As many experts had predicted, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan beat his rival in the Turkish presidential elections in a second round of voting, and is set to be sworn in for his third term as president. His triumph after a close-run first round has been celebrated both in Turkey and abroad, but the 69-year old populist […]

Rocket factory explosion in Turkey kills five workers

Authorities say incident thought to have been caused by a chemical reaction, not sabotage or terrorism Source

Turkey: Historic Elections Behind and Historic Choices Ahead

Turkey gained its 13th president today, May 29, the day of the 570th anniversary of the Ottoman Empire. In the second round of the presidential election, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan scored a hard-fought victory over his opponent Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, with just over 52 percent. A similar scenario of Erdoğan’s success was noted in expert assessments. Thus, […]

Stoltenberg: Sweden has fulfilled its agreement with Turkey to join NATO

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made no breakthrough on Sunday in talks about Sweden’s membership in the military organization with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with officials from the two countries to meet in just over a week to try to bridge their differences. After meeting with Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday in Istanbul, […]

Elections turn Turkey into yet another arena of the US-Russian standoff

The parliamentary and presidential elections held on May 14 this year in Turkey, to which the special attention of external observers is riveted, nevertheless did not surprise with their results. First of all, the elections confirmed the high tension and the state of an almost proportional split in Turkish society into supporters and opponents of […]

Turkey’s Erdogan Wins Endorsement From Third-place Candidate Ahead Of Runoff Election

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The third-placed contender in the Turkish presidential elections on Monday formally endorsed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the second-round runoff vote to be held on May 28th. The nationalist presidential candidate Sinan Ogan, 55, has emerged as a potential kingmaker after neither Erdogan nor his main challenger, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, […]

Turkey Conducts Differentiated Mediation in the Russian-Ukrainian Crisis

Turkish President Recep Erdoğan is notable for his acumen and his particular pragmatism. Like Kemal Atatürk in his time, he has achieved a fairly advanced partnership with Russia in the field of economy, politics, and security. The fact that Turkey, being a NATO member, still tries to maintain an independent course towards Russia, to develop […]

Turkey’s runoff elections: a precognitive outcome?

May 15, 2021 Source: Al Mayadeen English By Lea Akil  The current political scene in Turkey is significant as neither the incumbent President or his opposition rival were able to secure a majority in the first round of elections, leading to a runoff. Voter support for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fell below the majority required […]

Dendias: Turkey should break free from a logic of neo-Ottoman domination

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview on Monday with the radio station Alpha 989 that the leadership of the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not come to an end, in spite of the predictions of the West. He also commented on the result of Sunday’s elections in neighbouring Turkey. “We always… […]

Turkey Presidential Election Will Go To Runoff As Erdogan Outperforms Expectations

The incumbent president fell just short of an outright victory, the country’s electoral chief confirmed. Source

USA Continues to Put Pressure on Turkey

Observing the electoral process in today’s Turkey provides information that experts could not previously have guessed (or they were making their own assumptions without being able to confirm them). This refers to topics of primarily external nature rather than just to internal political interactions between the ruling party and the opposition bloc. The author is […]

The 64-million-voter question: who will win Sunday’s presidential election in Turkey?

Turks go to the polls on Sunday in combined presidential and parliamentary elections. Three candidates remain in the presidential race. Source

Once again, Turkey is a high priority

The custom of intensifying expert analysis before general elections is an unavoidable political procedure. Expert opinions can both diverge and converge at the same time, leading to non-standard conclusions in one case and vice versa in the other. However, readers and observers are only interested in these analyses when they are backed up by compelling […]

The Middle East and the upcoming elections in Turkey

Many Middle Eastern experts are increasingly focused on how the outcome of Turkey’s pivotal elections in May could alter the regional order. Turkish citizens will vote in presidential and legislative elections that might be pivotal in the country’s volatile national politics and ambition for regional prominence. At the same time, the May 14 twin elections […]

Turkey’s Erdogan cancels 3rd day of election appearances

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a major political figure in Turkey and has been in power for over two decades. Since announcing his run for a third presidential term in Turkey’s upcoming May 14 elections, Erdogan has campaigned tirelessly with multiple public appearances each day. However, his intense schedule seemed to take a toll… […]

The number of candidates vying for Turkey’s elections is on the rise, and the result remains uncertain…

In Turkey, the active pre-election struggle of opposition and government candidates for the presidency of the country continues. So far, four candidates have been registered. These are the leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), representative of the “Republican Alliance” bloc and incumbent President Recep Erdoğan; Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the Popular Republican […]

Greece to close refugee camp Turkey targeted for harboring terrorists

The Lavrio refugee camp has been targeted by the Turkish government, which claims the site has been providing shelter to the members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and other outlawed left-wing groups from Turkey, calling it a “terrorist training camp”. Greece’s Migration and Asylum Ministry has decided to gradually close a refugee camp on… […]

Turkey is building three new frigates equipped with weapons systems

Despite the friendship “offensive” from Turkey, the plans of the Erdoğan government to promote the so-called “Blue Homeland” narrative seem to be unchanged. Indicative is what was announced on Thursday by the president of the Directorate of Defence Industry, İsmail Demir, during the signing of contracts for the construction of three new domestic frigates for… […]

Turkey: The Fight over the Presidential Election Grows

Due to the fact that May 14 falls on the 77th anniversary of the elections in 1950, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan endorsed the decision made by the Turkish parliament to hold national elections on that date this year. The Republican People’s Party of Turkey, which was founded in 1923 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, lost its monopoly […]

Turkey strikes gold in third and final day of Antalya Grand Slam

Turkey strikes gold in the third day of Antalya Grand Slam. The Netherlands also brought back silverware in what was the final day of the event. Source

Why has Turkey Stepped Up its Diplomatic Efforts with Egypt?

The discussion of many contentious issues in Turkish society has been considerably enhanced in light of the impending elections in this nation. As the political battle rages on, several candidates and parties are attempting to play both domestic and foreign policy cards to win over voters. For instance, the leader of the Rodina party and […]

Turkey’s Peace Agenda

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed his country in an interview with Turkey’s NTV channel: “Turkey will never be a party to any war; it will always stand for peace and preserve peace. As it does now in the situation with Russia and Ukraine.” It goes without saying that Erdoğan’s assertion runs counter to Turkey’s […]

Menendez humiliates Turkey in front of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken

The Chairman of the Committee on International Relations of the Senate, after enumerating all the wrongdoings of Turkey, including the threats against Greece, asked the head of the American diplomacy Secretary Blinken during a hearing. Senator Bob Menendez launches 90 -a second-long tirade criticising Turkey on everything from human rights to “What do you call… […]

Turkey proposes a parallel project, “TANAP-2”…

With the breakthrough of energy links in the South Caucasus from 1994 to 2006, Turkey gained new favorable opportunities for oil and gas extraction and export to the world market (especially to EU countries). Azerbaijan was the first post-Soviet country to gain access to the western shores of the Caspian Sea. Over the past two […]

US Terrorist Attack on Nord Stream Pipelines and Tectonic Weapons in Turkey

The United States’ use of terrorist methods to eliminate Russian gas competition by undermining the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea on September 26 and numerous well-founded suspicions about Washington’s possible use of tectonic weapons in the February earthquake in Turkey are among the most widely discussed topics in many nations today. Seymour Hersh, […]

Turkey applauds Iran-Saudi partnership

TEHRAN – The recent agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to repair their ties after seven years of estrangement, according to the Turkish foreign minister, would bolster the Muslim world and enhance cooperation among Muslim governments to assist tackle regional issues. Mevlut Cavusoglu appreciated the deal between Tehran and Riyadh in a telephone call with […]

Turkey’s president Erdogan asks parliament to ratify Finland NATO membership

 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey would move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden. The breakthrough came as Finnish President Sauli Niinistö was in Ankara to meet with Erdogan and 10 months after both Finland and Swden applied to […]

Russian gas hub in Turkey, a profitable reality

Given the high dependence of today’s energy-intensive economy on gas supplies, it can be argued that any proposals to optimize the transit and sale of the blue fuel are of high interest in world markets. Before the aggravation of Russian-Ukrainian relations, the European Union was the main buyer of Russian gas, with export volumes reaching […]

Finnish president to Turkey as Erdogan drops hints on NATO membership

Finns hope Erdogan will approve their NATO membership bid close to Turkey’s May election – presuming he wins. Source

Is there a division in the ranks of Turkey’s opposition?

It is rather obvious that uniting the opposition in the elections of the head of state usually ends in failure. This fact is due to the contradictions in the programs of the opposition candidates and, of course, the maximalist approach of each of them in their desire to get into the office. This may explain […]

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