LONDON: NATO leaders meet on Wednesday in the UK for crunch talks amid concerns that Turkey’s membership of the organization is “unraveling.” High on the agenda will be Ankara’s aggressive policies in the region, particularly in Syria, and its decision to purchase a Russian missile system both politically and operationally out of sync with the… Continua a leggere
Five generals from the Turkish army have handed in resignations in the wake of a military council meeting earlier this month, opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet said on Sunday. The Supreme Military Council (YAS), chaired by President Tayyip Erdogan, convened to discuss promotions, dismissals and placements of the high-ranking military personnel on Aug 1. The resignations by… Continua a leggere
The story of Emrah Çelik, a product of the indoctrination to Muslim Brotherhood’s political Islam promoted by Erdogan, photographed in Syria while showing a severed head. Emrah Çelik (born April 5, 1987): a Turkish Islamist militant who appeared in a video brandishing a decapitated head turned out to be an official of the youth branch… Continua a leggere
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin held talks in the Russian capital on Aug 27 to discuss recently escalated tensions in the Idlib province of Syria as a result of intensified military operations by the regime forces. The meeting lasted one hour and 20 minutes and was celebrated at Zhukovsky International Airport in Russia where… Continua a leggere
The Agency for the Turkish diaspora, the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (Yurtdışı Türkler ve Akraba Topluluklar Başkanlığı, or YTB), under the direction of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and Erdogan’s personal cabinet, has engaged in clandestine operations, official documents have revealed. According to auditing reports dated September 2018 and obtained by Nordic… Continua a leggere
By Souad Sbai “Political Islam is dead.” This is the sentence issued by Olivier Roy during the meeting focused on the dialogue between religions and cultures “Meeting for Friendship among Peoples” held in Rimini. The analyzes that support the thesis proposed by the famous French scholar are certainly wise and the authority of the source… Continua a leggere
On Thursday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit out at EU measures to punish Ankara for drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean and vowed to press ahead with gas search in the region. Last month, Brussels unveiled measures including cutting 145.8 million euros in pre-accession financial funds to Turkey allocated for 2020; a move that came after… Continua a leggere
The detainment of hundreds of people in eastern and southeastern Turkey and the suspensions of elected mayors has sparked harsh criticism and has raised questions as to why elections are being held in the country at all. Regardless of the outcome of the March 31 elections, where all three cities increased their vote share, with… Continua a leggere
Three mayors, members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, have been removed from office due to alleged ties to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, while the police carried out hundreds of arrests. The mayors of Diyarbakir, Mardin and Van provinces in eastern Turkey — all members of HDP elected in March — were suspended over alleged… Continua a leggere
According to the textbook that is being taught in all grades in Turkey’s government-run religious high schools, known as imam-hatips, some 50 countries were established in the vast territory of the Ottoman Empire and the overwhelming majority of them are stigmatized by a lack of true independence both politically and economically. “Nearly 50 countries were… Continua a leggere
Libya: “Italy must stand against the Muslim Brotherhood’s Government that keeps Tripoli and the rest of the country in a state of war,” stated Souad Sbai during the demonstration “Stop agreements with the fundamentalism spread by the Muslim Brotherhood” that took place in Montecitorio Square. “We ask Parliament to press Palazzo Chigi to adopt a… Continua a leggere
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRIME MINISTER GIUSEPPE CONTE Confident in the intelligence and in the sense of responsibility that have always distinguished your work on the institutional and political level, I hereby ask you to take into due consideration the appeal launched during the demonstration held on Wednesday, August 7, in Montecitorio Square, which urged the Government… Continua a leggere
Turkey is the gateway to Europe, a nation that could be annexed to the EU but that face Erdogan’s pressures and complaints. “We will continue to dialogue with a character who has crushed the Turkish people and not only them, also all the minorities. Erdogan opened a corridor to Syria years ago, where our foreign… Continua a leggere
Libya: “Italy opposes the government of the Muslim Brotherhood that keeps Tripoli and the rest of the country in a state of war,” stated Souad Sbai before the demonstration “Stop agreements with the fundamentalism of the Muslim Brotherhood”, which will take place today Wednesday, August 7 in the Piazza Montecitorio, Chamber of Deputies, Rome, starting… Continua a leggere
The United States and Turkey and were on a collision course Tuesday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to “eliminate” a Kurdish militia in northern Syria — a move deemed “unacceptable” by the Pentagon. Erdogan has repeatedly warned that it is preparing an offensive into Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia, which the US has… Continua a leggere
