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Ankara Summit: Türkiye's strategic weight in NATO's transformation
The NATO Ankara Summit takes place at a critical juncture where, beyond Türkiye's hosting, it will play a key role in determining how the Alliance will shape its future in the face of the challenges of the new era. Taking place in a context where the restructuring of the transatlantic alliance is being debated under intense American pressure, the summit constitutes a turning point that will determine the strategic orientations of allies in the new period. Earlier this year, while it was being discussed
09 July 2026
What does it mean to be American?
The US turned 250 years old on July 4. But Americans are also divided on how to commemorate and interpret this anniversary. Of course, for "Native Americans" and "African Americans," the founding of the US evokes settler brutality, slavery, and racial segregation. For Native Americans, the history of the US is neither limited to "1619," when slavery began, nor to "1776," when the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed. US history begins with European settlers in the 1500s and continues with
08 July 2026
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This is not a NATO summit, it's a "Türkiye summit"!
Tomorrow, Türkiye will host perhaps the most important summit of this century. Perhaps NATO members, too, will hold the most critical meeting of the 21st century. At a time when US-NATO relations are loosening, intra-European disagreements are escalating, and Türkiye has transformed into a colossal military power, this summit will not remain just another NATO summit. Will the Western alliance, which won the First and Second World Wars, emerged victorious from the Cold War but failed to sustain that
07 July 2026
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NATO countries' economies and defense spending
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which set out in 1949 with 12 founding members against the Soviet threat, is today experiencing a period of its highest budget and widest borders with 32 members. So, on the eve of this week's critical leaders' summit in Ankara, what is the state of the Alliance's economic strength, internal dynamics, and defense spending? A Defense Partnership from the Baltic to the Mediterranean Founded in 1949 with the US, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada,
05 July 2026
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A US congressional district in Israel!
Even Americans are confused about whether US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee represents the United States or Israel. Indeed, in an interview with Huckabee last February, Aidan McLaughlin of Vanity Fair asked: "There's a perception among some on the right in the United States that you act more like Israel's ambassador than America's. What's your response to that charge?" In the Vanity Fair interview, Huckabee attributed the shifting sentiments against Israel in American public opinion, especially
04 July 2026
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Why are we still waiting to ban TikTok?
At almost every conference I give on social media, I ask the audience the same question: "Is there anyone here who uses TikTok?" Adults usually shrug it off with a "not me." A few timid hands go up from the younger crowd. I always joke that one day I'll have to run into one of those 40-plus million TikTok users in Türkiye. But the reality is that half of the country's population uses TikTok. After one of these talks, a middle-aged mother came up to me and started by saying, "The young people here
04 July 2026
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On the Arab League's new Secretary-General...
Nabil Fahmy, the new Secretary-General of the Arab League, officially assumed his post today, July 1, 2026. The 75-year-old Fahmy's candidacy was unanimously approved and announced to the public at the Arab League foreign ministers' meeting on March 29. The statement emphasized that Fahmy possesses the experience and knowledge to deal with international crises. Fahmy, who took over from outgoing Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, noted that assuming the role at "a time when those who trample on
30 June 2026
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Trump's Iran seesaw...
The joint book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, titled "Reign of Fire: The Inside Story of Donald Trump's Imperial Presidency," was released last week by the mainstream US publication The New York Times. The approximately 500-page book includes details of the debates in Trump's "Situation Room" regarding the war with Iran. On Sunday, journalist Maggie Haberman, who appeared on NBC News's "Meet The Press" program, noted that US Vice President JD Vance was the only one who openly argued that
29 June 2026
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Why was Zionism considered an antisemitic ideology for Jews?
England's support for Israel continues unabated. Like the Germans, they maintain this support as a matter of state policy. During the Labour Party's time in government, this support continued to increase. They even did not hesitate to ban pro-Palestinian protests after October 7, 2023. Likewise, during this period, the definition of antisemitism was expanded, and criticism of Israel began to fall within the scope of antisemitism. Criticism of Zionism was also included in the antisemitism category.
28 June 2026
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Why are central banks buying gold?
Global trade wars, the use of sanctions as an economic weapon, efforts to move away from the dollar, and the risk of reserve assets being frozen are forcing countries, especially emerging economies, to diversify their reserves. The World Gold Council's data for the first quarter of 2026 also shows that central banks continue their strategies of buying gold against geopolitical and macroeconomic risks. So, what are the gold reserves of the world's largest economies? Current Status of Gold Reserves
28 June 2026
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The Zionists lost New York!
When Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party candidate, won last year's New York City mayoral election, it sent shockwaves through the US. Mamdani, who describes himself as a "Democratic Socialist," had not received support from the established, pro-Israel mainstream wing of the Democratic Party due to his pro-Palestinian rhetoric. The Israel Lobby had also made a great effort to prevent Mamdani from winning in New York, where Jews are heavily concentrated. Mamdani, who had defeated pro-Israel candidates
27 June 2026
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A turban stained with blood...
On Thursday, a video suddenly appeared on my social media feed, and I couldn't believe what I was seeing: an elderly man with graying hair and beard inside a cage in a courtroom… wearing striped prison clothes… answering the presiding judge's questions gently and with propriety… silently listening to the charges against him, with no emotion, expression, or reaction on his face… The scene was taking place in Damascus, the capital of Syria, and the person on trial was Sheikh Ahmed Bedreddin Hassoun,
26 June 2026
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What did Türkiye really achieve in its defense industry?
The world is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. The name of this transformation has not yet been fully defined. But its signs are now visible everywhere. The United States is trying to bring critical technologies back to its shores. China is deepening its production capacity. Europe is putting industrial policies back on its agenda after years of neglect. At first glance, these developments appear independent of each other, but in fact they point to a single truth: the development paradigm
25 June 2026
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Are the Anglo-Saxons blind or obsessive?
In the last article, we shared with Yeni Şafak readers a sentence from Amy Kaplan's book, "Our American Israel. Kaplan's sentence was as follows: "The parallel histories of settler colonialism have formed the basis of America's identification with Israel." Since October 7, 2023, we have constantly tried to emphasize that not only Zionist Jews are responsible for all the war crimes committed by Israel in Palestine, including genocide and ethnic cleansing. In this framework, we have repeatedly brought
24 June 2026
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The cost of high interest rates
In the economy, the heaviest cost that breaks the wings of the real sector, reduces investment appetite, and burdens producers is undoubtedly high interest rates. HIGH INTEREST RATES DISTORT THE PRODUCTION STRUCTURE When producers are forced to postpone investments due to the high cost of capital needed to expand production capacity, conduct R&D, achieve high-tech production, and increase exports, this leads to a decline in production and a loss of momentum in economic growth. This, in turn, prevents
24 June 2026
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Syria's principled Lebanon stance...
The first warning signal came last week from Hezbollah Secretary-General Naïm Qassem: he stated that the US is pressuring Syria to carry out a military intervention in Lebanon alongside Israel, but that the new Syrian administration has resisted this. Subsequently, some reports in the American press confirmed that President Trump had expectations from Syria in this direction. Finally, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa officially announced in a detailed interview with Mashhad TV that they have no
23 June 2026
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Türkiye can once again change the course of history!
If the US and Iran reach a real agreement in the Swiss talks, what kind of power map will emerge in the region? Will Iran, weakened by war and with its regional power broken, gain strength, or will it remain a weakened state confined to its own mainland? Or will it be marketed as a state that "won a victory against the US"? What will happen to the relationship between the Gulf countries, which suffered heavy Iranian attacks, and Iran after this? Will the Gulf Arab states realize that the US will
23 June 2026
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Tail wagging the dog? America's costly alliance with Israel
Everyone knows the saying: "The drum is around one person's neck, and the stick is in another's hand." This idiom describes how the one who suffers the burden and the one who profits from it are different people. It would not be wrong to describe the US-Israel relationship as America being the "drum" and Israel being the "stick." Using America's military, political, and diplomatic power, Israel commits every atrocity, including "genocide." Recently, US Vice President JD Vance stated that American
22 June 2026
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The mirror is cracking: America's reflection in Israel's wars
The fact that the US-Israel attacks on Iran have, first and foremost, derailed US-Israel relations is the most significant development for both countries since World War II. Until now, the hidden face of these relations had always been a source of stories about the dominance of mysterious forces. When mysterious forces were mentioned, Jewish families came to mind, as they are the visible face of global capital. In fact, many people shared the belief that the world was governed by certain families.
21 June 2026
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The war is ending, but will its effects end too?
We started the week with the news of the agreement between the US and Iran. The tension that had persisted in global markets for a long time has, at least to some extent, given way to calm. Because there had been positive developments on the agreement before, but somehow things had reached an impasse again, and the parties had acted in ways that kept the Strait of Hormuz closed. This time, however, the situation looks different, because for the first time, official Iranian authorities have also
21 June 2026
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