Category Turkey

Türkiye’s CHP claims candidate ready against Erdoğan

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), irked by investigations targeting its mayors and officials over corruption and threats, challenged President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to an early election on Monday. The party’s chair, Özgür Özel, said their candidate was ready…

Türkiye reopens key consulate in post-Assad Syria

Officials hoisted Turkish flag to country’s consulate building in Aleppo, a key Syrian city, as diplomatic mission reopened 12 years later on Monday. Ambassador Burhan Köroğlu, the interim charge d’affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Damascus, which was reopened earlier,…

Türkiye’s foreign and security policies in 2025

Türkiye enters 2025 in an increasingly competitive and uncertain global political environment. The international system is characterized by intensifying great power rivalry, particularly between the U.S. and China, a protracted war in Ukraine and deepening instability in the Middle East.…

Malaysia’s Johor Bahru hosts ASEAN Travex 2025

At the southern tip of Peninsular Malaysia, where modernity meets tradition, Johor Bahru stands as a vibrant gateway between Malaysia and its neighboring countries, Singapore and Indonesia. Recently, I visited Johor Bahru upon the invitation by Malaysia’s tourism office in…

Malaysia’s Johor Bahru hosts ASEAN Travex 2025

At the southern tip of Peninsular Malaysia, where modernity meets tradition, Johor Bahru stands as a vibrant gateway between Malaysia and its neighboring countries, Singapore and Indonesia. Recently, I visited Johor Bahru upon the invitation by Malaysia’s tourism office in…

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