European Sky Shield Initiative | Capacities, Criticisms, and Türkiye’s Contribution

The European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), spearheaded by Germany, emerged in response to escalating missile threats, particularly from Russia, following Moscow’s aggressive actions in Ukraine

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European Sky Shield Initiative Capacities Criticisms and Türkiye s Contribution
Diplomatic Cover of Political Ambitions

Diplomatic Cover of Political Ambitions

The 10 envoys failed to act in line with the global norms of diplomacy and violated common values that serve as the backbone of international relations

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Those 10 foreign ambassadors could serve their countries better if they stopped making such statements and instead promoted a new kind of relationship that recognizes Turkey’s interests and considerations.

The ambassadors chose the wrong path and attempted to interfere in Turkish domestic affairs. This is why Ankara's stance is right

Europe should not wait for Muslims to be burned in gas chambers, Mevlut Cavusoglu says

Far right discourse about Muslims is normalized in Europe, says Enes Bayrakli

PKK/PYD attacks towards Turks and Turkish buildings in Europe

PKK/PYD attacks towards Turks and Turkish buildings in Europe from 01.01.2017 to 15.03.2017

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PKK PYD attacks towards Turks and Turkish buildings in Europe
The Specter of Turkey and the Future of Europe

The Specter of Turkey and the Future of Europe

The mistreatment of Kaya and peaceful Turkish protesters by the Dutch police cannot be reduced to a pragmatic polarization between the two countries.

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The future seems almost dark for Western values which are under attack by the revival of racism, populism, Islamphobia and xenephobia in societies

The EIR documents and analyzes trends in the spread of Islamophobia in various European nation states. Every year on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March), EIR will be published.

The migration and settlement of Turks and Muslims in Europe since the 1960s has irrevocably changed the social, cultural, religious and demographic landscape of European societies by transforming them into more ethnically heterogeneous and diverse political communities.

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. Today there are increasing numbers of Muslim diasporic communities in Europe. Since 9/11 Islam and Muslim communities were put under the spotlight and public gaze. Although numerous publications hit the bookshelves, a number of ill informed analyses of Islam and approaches to Muslim communities still dominate the popular public opinion in the West. Misperceptions about Islam and Muslims in particular gave rise to the essentialist views of this faith and its followers as fundamentalist, pro-violence, uncompromising and anti-Western. It is time to challenge the monolithic perception of Muslims in Europe and argue that Turkish Muslims constitute a changing diasporic community defying clichés and common stereotypes about Muslims. The Turkish community in Europe is part of the emerging ‘European Islam’ and has its own diversity in the expression of Turkish-Muslim identity.