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Turkey, the stakes are rising, the economy is slowing down and the US is threatening sanctions

Since June 2023, when Recep Erdoğan was reelected as president, Turkey’s economy has, once again, been going through difficult times. Given the scale of the financial crisis and the consequences of February’s devastating earthquake, Recep Erdoğan was forced to appoint technocrats with degrees from US business schools to the government’s financial team. The two new appointees, Mehmet Şimşek (Minister of Treasury and Finance and Treasury) and Hafizeh Gaye Erkan (Governor of the Central Bank), in a bid to stabilize prices, have pushed through a number of tough…

Alexandr Svaranc

Once again, it’s Turan in Turkey’s projection...

On November 3, 2023, the10th Anniversary Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) was held in Astana. The event was attended by the heads of the OTS member states and the leaders of the OTS observer states. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev welcomed the leaders of the OTS member states (Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan) and the OTS observer countries (Turkmenistan and Hungary). As we all know, Turkey was the only internationally recognized Turkic state in the world before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991…

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Erdoğan intends to turn Turkey into a world leader...

During the years of Recep Erdoğan’s rule, Turkey has pursued a more active policy aimed at imperial revanchism and entering the “club of world leaders”. In particular: – demonstratively declare a diplomacy independent from the influence of its main allies in the West (primarily the US); – build more independent and productive economic relations with other world centres (especially China and Russia) in addition to the Western countries; – position itself as a leader of the Islamic and Turkic world; – generate a new geopolitical strategy…

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Turkey is stuck in a diplomatic blind alley ...

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Erdoğan talks about peace with Russia, but sends weapons to Ukraine?

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Is Turkey abandoning its loyalty to Russia?

Is Turkey abandoning its loyalty to Russia?

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Erdoğan is sick again, and Turkey-EU relations remain unchanged

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Question of Sweden’s NATO Membership Trapped between US Corruption Scandaland Turkish Parliament’s Decision

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