The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) targeted 154 prominent figures, alleging that they have “systematically maligned the party” through their reporting on the contentious Sinan Ateş murder case. Barış Terkoğlu, a columnist for Cumhuriyet, reported that MHP has filed a controversial request to join the Sinan Ateş murder case as an “injured party.” In their request, The post MHP targets 154 prominent figures over Sinan Ateş case appeared first on Yetkin Report ..read more

The frequent invocation of Adolf Hitler in the context of modern political discourse, particularly within the United States, often raises eyebrows. It is arguably absurd and reductive to equate figures like Donald Trump with Hitler, as the two share few meaningful similarities beyond their controversial natures. However, this practice is part of a broader, historically The post From Hitler to Trump: The dangers of false equivalences appeared first on Yetkin Report ..read more

President Tayyip Erdoğan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis were in Cyprus on July 20, on the same occasion but for completely different reasons. For Erdoğan and Türkiye, July 20, 2024, marked the 50th anniversary of the “Peace Operation”, as Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit called it in 1974 to liberate the Island’s Turks from massacres. The post A day to mark in Cyprus: Türkiye and Greece on two parts of the Island appeared first on Yetkin Report ..read more

In Türkiye’s busy agenda, the visit of a high-level Turkish delegation to Niger on July 17 should be read as an important stage in the Türkiye-France rivalry that has recently come to the fore in Africa, beyond extensive bilateral contacts and agreements. The oil and gas agreements signed with the West African country of Niger The post Turkish move in Niger as France loses influence in West Africa appeared first on Yetkin Report ..read more

The Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) commission commenced discussions over a controversial bill aiming to amend the Animal Protection Law in a marathon session filled with heated debates, protests, and high tension. The bill, known for its potential to introduce “euthanasia” for stray animals, sparked strong reactions from various political factions and civil society groups. The post Intense debate over stray animal bill in Turkish Parliament appeared first on Yetkin Report ..read more

Donald Trump was shot during his campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 14. He sustained a minor injury to his ear, narrowly escaping death by mere millimeters. The shooter was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was killed at the scene by the Secret Service. The FBI, in their wisdom, has announced that they The post Trump shooter: A terrorist by another name? appeared first on Yetkin Report ..read more

Reading the open letter by UN Cyprus Special Representative María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar, one cannot help but savor the irony. After six months of effort, Holguín concludes that we must “think differently” to solve the Cyprus problem. Really? Did it take six months to grasp a truth that has been glaringly obvious for decades? On The post The endless labyrinth of Cyprus: letters, talks, realities appeared first on Yetkin Report ..read more

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli’s recent visit to the Police Special Operations Department (PÖH) on July 15 was an evidence that the Turkish government has not learned anything from the July 15 2016 coup attempt. The reason lies behind a scene where Süleyman Karadeniz, Head of the Police Special Operations, welcomed Bahçeli at The post Turkish Police head’s loyalty display: A state within state? appeared first on Yetkin Report ..read more

“We want peace with Syria,” President Tayyip Erdoğan told journalists on his return from the NATO Summit on July 12. Was Türkiye at war with Syria? Yes and no. No, because the armies of the two neighbors did not fight a war, there was no declaration of it. Yes, because with the outbreak of civil The post Erdoğan towards the end of his Syria adventure: who will pay the bill? appeared first on Yetkin Report ..read more

Artificial intelligence technology, the escalating severity of climate change, new types of hybrid warfare, the rollback of globalization, the mobilization of culture, art, and civil society, international terrorism, and the re-division of the world into new poles are driving us toward a vastly different world. In such a world, just as war is too important The post Diplomacy is changing: What should we do? appeared first on Yetkin Report ..read more