Although Turkey’s relations with Africa are based on the 1998 Action Plan, it is stated that historically this country’s engagement with the continent is deeply rooted. It is stated that the main factor that turned this deep-rooted engagement into a positive perception
President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, made his second official visit to Turkey since he took office last month. Mohamud made his first official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The minister who stood out in the delegation accompanying the new
In 2018, the United Arab Emirates made a breaking step by reopening its embassy in Damascus. In March 2022, and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UAE made another radical step towards the Assad regime by hosting its head, Bashar Assad,
The Russia-Ukraine war, which Russia describes as “special military intervention”, started with the invasion of the cities of Luhank and Donbas on February 21 and turned into an all-out war on February 24. Since then, the first priority of all states in
Choose the Name: “Increasing Defence Expenditures” or “ New Armament Race”
The concept of defense expenditure usually comes to the fore in times of war, but it is actually a subject that is discussed in both war and peace. However, witnessing the war and conflict environment, the international community does not find it
In the last quarter-century, Africa is one of the geographies where the reality of rising Turkey stands out most in international competition. Since the “Africa Action Plan” was announced in 1998 and the year 2005 was declared “Africa”, the Turkish government has
A Tour on Geopolitical Fault Lines in 2021
Monitoring geopolitical crisises and their tendencies is a new trend in the last couple of years. Hence, annual reports and indexes on international crises has become more common both in media and in academia. In this context, when we look at the
The importance of Africa in international politics is increasing with every passing day. Continental countries, which occupy 24% of the world’s land and constitute approximately 16% of its population, have rich natural resources such as petroleum, diamonds, gold, uranium, cobalt, platinum, chrome,
In Burkina Faso, the French convoy was stopped by the people in the past months, and the waters in the country have not calmed down since then. In the past weeks, it has been reported that the sounds of conflict have been
More than 10 million cases of Covid-19 have been detected in Africa to date. The number of people who lost their lives due to the virus is also over 230 thousand. South Africa stands out clearly on the coronavirus map of the
Although Turkey’s relations with Africa are based on the 1998 Action Plan, it is stated that historically this country’s engagement with the continent is deeply rooted. It is stated that the main factor that turned this deep-rooted engagement into a positive perception