Expecting Berlin's support in fight against terrorism
Turkey's expectations from Germany are very clear: To support Turkey in its fight against terrorism, and to end its support to the terror groups fighting against Turkey. Let us leave aside the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) and even the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) and speak only of the PKK.
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The United Nations Incapable of Facing Global Problems
Once established with the aim of becoming a beacon of peace and stability around the world, the U.N. organization is now failing to even take care of its own problems
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In the wake of sorrowing international apathy, Turkey endeavors to spearhead efforts to coordinate humanitarian diplomacy to assist the Rohingya Muslims despite its geographical distance
The crisis in North Korea has already influenced every country in the region, changing the equations and balances among the governments
According to United Nations records, Rohingyas constitute the most persecuted minority in the world. Their persecution has continued almost uninterrupted for decades.
Turkey and India are among the developing countries trying to change their role in the international system. Noting that the U.N. Security Council remains ineffective and unjust, both nations often call for reform.
Chemical Attack and U.S. Retaliation: PR Stance or Policy Shift?
Whether the missile attack was intended as just another PR opportunity for Trump or it represents a real turning point in the U.S.'s Syrian policy remains to be seen
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As Aleppo Falls, So Falls the International System
The world witnessed a major humanitarian crisis last week, as regime forces and its allies committed atrocities in Aleppo, along with the inaction of the U.S. and EU and the rhetorical actions of the U.N. Security Council
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Turkey is seeking to protect its economic and political interests in northern Iraq while fighting against PKK and ISIL.
Egypt's warming toward Russia, Iran and Syria, and its ongoing hostility to Turkey, is fatally undermining relations with Saudi Arabia
The massacre in Aleppo will be talked about in the future as a crime committed with contributions by onlookers like the international community.
Turkey is the only reliable country in the fight against Daish in the region. Iraq's objection to Turkey's military presence in Bashiqa only allows the terror organization to act more freely
In response to the Obama administration's actions, Turks continue to increase the number of their own 'local partners' in the fight against Daesh.
Absent reform, the organization will lose its meaning and credibility for the international community, bringing new initiatives from around the world to find solutions for common problems.
Turkey is working to make the U.N. meaningful and functional despite obstructions. And it should continue in its efforts.
The Russian government started to follow policies that resulted in significant problems and challenges for the Western world and international community in different regions. With the rapid changes in the Middle East following the beginning of the Arab Spring, Russia's foreign policy started to demonstrate signs of a return to its default setting.
The international community has failed in the case of the Syrian civil war as the number of refugees increased expotentially
The opening remarks of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who took over the term presidency of the organization, during the summit depicted the expectations of the OIC. His remarks were full of new suggestions to turn the OIC into a genuine association.
With 57 member states, the OIC, which is the second largest international organization, is extremely difficult to govern with diverse national interests and alliances
In recent years to figure out what Russia really wants has become the most enigmatic question in international politics to figure out what Russia really wants.
When the PYD abused its defined mission of fighting DAESH and tried to make one-sided territorial gains, Turkey reacted correctly, feeling that a new geostrategic design was being made along its southern borders.
