Ahmet Davutoglu

A test for Turkey

As Turkey's foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu had presided over a widely acclaimed "zero problems with neighbors" foreign policy. This foreign policy was a fraud from the outset, though, relying on an overly generous definition of "zero" and a selective definition of "neighbor." Turkey used this declared policy as cover to pursue regional hegemony in a less overtly threatening manner.

Erdogan plotted RF-4E jet incident to push NATO into a war with Syria

The shooting down of a Turkish RF-4E Phantom reconnaissance jet on June 22, 2012 by Syria after it had violated Syrian airspace near Latakia was a secret false flag operation planned by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) to push Turkey into a military incursion into its southern neighbor at the outset of the civil war in the Arab country while dragging NATO along with it.

Why Erdogan fired Turkey’s top cleric

On June 31, Mehmet Gormez, a Turkish cleric who headed the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), a government department that runs more than 85,000 mosques, bid farewell to his post he had occupied since 2010. Gormez’s term didn’t end until 2020, which is why his early departure triggered a heated discussion in the media and on social media.

Research ship launches work in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait for three-storey Istanbul tunnel project

A research ship called "Fugro Scout" launched a land survey in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on July 28 for the three-storey Grand Istanbul Tunnel project, which will connect the city's two sides with one railway and two highways.

Ruling AKP urges politicians to be on side of courtesy after Davutoğlu, MHP row

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy chair and party spokesperson Mahir Ünal said on July 26 that politicians should be on the side of "courtesy" when uttering their criticisms or giving their responses in the face of criticisms following the recent war of words between the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.

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