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What’s behind U.S. pressure on Türkiye over the F-35s and the S-400s?
The repeated statements by U.S. Ambassador Tom Barrack—going so far as to post “Get rid of the S-400s, get the F-35s” messages in Turkish and English on the embassy’s official social media accounts—raise the question of why this surge of enthusiasm in Washington is happening now… He says: “The United States is continuing discussions with Türkiye regarding its desire to rejoin the F-35 program and its possession of the Russian-made S-400 air defense system. As stipulated in U.S. law, for Türkiye
14 December 2025
The energy wars have already started!
According to average estimates, the annual investment required in the clean energy sector in a globalized economy is around $500 trillion. Türkiye’s geographical location and climate conditions make it highly suitable for setting up wind and solar power plants, known as clean energy. If we can harness this natural advantage through collaboration between the government, private sector, and universities, we could become a major player in the global energy field. ** Let’s take a look at what we’ve
14 November 2024
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Instagram reverses double standard; crisis resolved
With 57 million user accounts, Türkiye ranks as the fifth most active country on Instagram globally. In Türkiye, Instagram boasts 51 million monthly visitors, and its share of the online advertising market stands at around 30%. Furniture Industry Achieves $5 Billion in Exports in the First Seven Months of 2024 The top three export destinations were Iraq, Germany, and the United States. The average export price per kilogram is approximately $3.5, with a target of $6. In 2023, the sector reached $4.6
13 August 2024
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Those who profit from high interest rates and geopolitical risks
Failing to see who benefits from high interest rates, and who profits from war, chaos, and geopolitical risks, will always leave you on the losing side. To compete globally and locally, you must know your enemies and allies well. Understanding your surroundings helps you take the right stance; misunderstanding them leads to the wrong responses and losses. Global Company Bankruptcies Rise in 2023 In 2023, global company bankruptcies increased by 12% compared to the previous year, the highest level
30 July 2024
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Trump's right ear...
Living without discovering one's talents and abilities is like selling goods on the street with a luxury Mercedes car. There is no one who doesn't have a special talent. There are people who haven't found their potential. Every person is unique and has their own special abilities. Each person has been given the lead role in their own life, but unfortunately, billions of people settle for being extras in someone else's lead role. Billions of people go through life without realizing their talents.
18 July 2024
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The curtains have become very thick
"On a flight with Royal Jordanian Airlines, an American woman noticed Nestle water being distributed, prompting her to protest. She expressed outrage, mentioning the effective boycotts against Nestle in the UK and urging people to expose this betrayal. Whom did she call upon? She called upon the airline through the flight attendants distributing the water. Which airline is it? Royal Jordanian Airlines. What kind of country is Jordan? It's a Muslim country located adjacent to Palestinian territories.
07 July 2024
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Inflation’s toll on the rich and poor
From the 1970s to the 2000s, Türkiye struggled with high and persistent inflation. However, policies implemented in the early 2000s largely resolved this issue. For about a decade, the global and local economies seemed to be on track. However, the global inflation wave following the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted all economies. Monetary and fiscal policies aimed at reducing inflation added an extra financial burden to the middle and lower-income groups. As a result, the purchasing power of those on
16 June 2024
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This is not how you stay on the right side of history...
If you don’t try to scare off a rabid dog attacking a small child with whatever you have—stick, stone, or just shouting—the only difference between you and the rabid dog is that you’re just watching. The bystanders include states with political power, like the UN and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and local companies with economic power. Only the US, the UK, and Germany are different—they are feeding the rabid dog. The UK nurtured it, Germany expelled its Jews, and the US became their
29 May 2024
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Leaked Information from the Billionaires' WhatsApp Group
Today, many people learned about the existence of billionaire executives and managers of global companies who worry about "What can I do for Israel?" Secret communications among Zionist billionaires were published by the famous Washington Post newspaper. Following Israel's bombing of Gaza on October 7, Zionist billionaires in the U.S. formed a WhatsApp group to discuss how they could financially support Israel's actions. The existence of this group, which aims to influence American public opinion
23 May 2024
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The world will be a better place because of these pro-Gaza youths...
Today, the world needs to set aside all political, cultural, and social differences—be they language, religion, race, nationality, or gender—and unite around one common cause: Gaza. The genocide in Gaza is the issue at hand. The world’s only enemy today should be the supporters of the organized evil led by Israel and the USA. Our sole concern must be the killing of babies, children, young people, women, and the elderly in Gaza. This concern is what makes us human. "All I care about is Gaza," says
19 May 2024
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What's causing confusion regarding the Israel boycott?
Global companies that say "Kill the children, we've got your back" to Israel, despite not having direct connections with Israel, cause confusion among boycotters due to their headquarters being in different countries and many of them having investments, providing employment, and paying taxes in Muslim-majority countries. Moreover, the high level of habituation of these companies' products cannot be underestimated. Brand dependency is also a significant obstacle to the boycott, worthy of serious
07 May 2024
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The real war is being waged on social media platforms...
The famous phrase attributed to Joseph Goebbels, the propaganda minister of the Nazi dictator Hitler, regarding the technique of the Big Lie is as follows: "If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed." The technique of the Big Lie is explained on the internet encyclopedia Wikipedia as follows: "During World War II, in 1943, the director of the Strategic Services Office of the United States (predecessor of the CIA), William Donovan, approached Harvard psychologist
27 March 2024
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The two professions targeted by the Israeli occupation...
Two of the targeted professionals by the occupying Israel are software developers and media workers. Israel considers them serious threats to itself. Israel both bombs the IT companies in Gaza and systematically targets the information technology experts and programmers working in this sector. The other professionals that the killer state fears the most are media workers and qualified individuals. The killer state destroyed approximately 73 media outlets in the Gaza Strip, either shooting their
24 March 2024
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'Israel is a chronic liar'
In 2014, after the night-time attack by Israel, Norwegian Doctor Mads Gilbert, who wanted to stir the world's conscience, described the horrors of the war suffered by the civilian population in Palestine in his letter: "Dearest friends, The last night was extreme. The "ground invasion" of Gaza resulted in scores and carloads with maimed, torn apart, bleeding, shivering, dying - all sorts of injured Palestinians, all ages, all civilians, all innocent. The heroes in the ambulances and in all of Gaza's
12 March 2024
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Seeing Red: Dr. Mads Gilbert's journey in Gaza
Norwegian Doctor Mads Gilbert met with Palestinians in his twenties in 1981 when the Israelis besieged and bombed West Beirut. Mads Gilbert expressed his experiences of those days with the words: "Israel first cut off electricity and water to besiege the city. Thus, they prevented food and medicine from reaching the city. Then they bombed the city day and night. While doing this, they targeted not only military targets but also schools, residential areas, hospitals, ambulances, and even people trying
09 March 2024
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The business world's silence on Gaza...
All roads to success and failure are constantly under construction; We lay their stones. History books will write the Gaza genocide like this; The support given by 57 Islamic countries in 5 months was not even as much as a handful of weeds keeping the people of Gaza standing. However, it was not only the people of Gaza who were left alone in the genocide by the occupying Israel. All the compassionate people of the world who fought against Zionist capital with boycott were left alone by companies
08 March 2024
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Voices of conscience: Taking a stand against injustice
California University announced that it will not use its $20 million budget to support global companies that say "kill children, we're with you." The University's Friends of Palestine Club announced their victory with the following statement: -"The university budget will not be used to financially support over 30 companies complicit in Zionist violence funded by our solidarity, from McDonald's to Sabra and Chevron." The success of the students trying to do their best within the legal framework is
20 February 2024
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Three poor nations stand against opressive titans
In small settlements, nothing remains hidden. Whether it's good or bad, beautiful or ugly, everyone hears everything as soon as it happens. In this century, with social media and the internet turning the world into a small town, there are three shameless rich scoundrels in this town. They have money and economic power, so one of them sees himself as the boss of the world, a innocent cowboy, and the world as his sidekick. The other one is very cunning, orchestrating all chaos plans. He knows how
14 January 2024
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Tomorrow is the big test...
As of October 7, 2023, we have once again witnessed that in the three months following this date, all states, both Eastern and Western, either could not or chose not to stand with the oppressed. The states have failed; now it's time for the international legal institutions' exam. Let's see how real or fake international law is starting from tomorrow. The critical trial to stop the massacre in Gaza, which Israel has been conducting with the support of the U.S., the UK, EU countries, and global companies,
11 January 2024
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What was the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange privy to before Oct. 7?
Researchers Robert J. Jackson Jr. from New York University Law School and Prof. Joshua Mitts from Columbia Law School have identified a sharp increase in short sales of Israeli stocks in the weeks leading up to October 7th. ▪️ According to their findings, these short sales before the conflicts between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip were greater than the sales that occurred before the days leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. ▪️ The researchers note significant short sales in dozens of companies
06 December 2023
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