Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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The war in Ukraine challenged conventional wisdom about the rules-based international order, great power competition and Euro-Atlantic security. The most recent developments also breathed new life into NATO, arguably the greatest military alliance in history.

Turkey has been a proud and indispensable NATO ally for 70 years. Our country joined the alliance in 1952, having sent troops to Korea in defence of democracy and freedom. During the cold war and in its aftermath, Turkey has been a stabilising power and a force for good in the Middle East, the Caucasus and the Black Sea regions. Turkish troops, too, have deployed to many parts of the world, from Kosovo to Afghanistan, as part of NATO missions.…  Seguir leyendo »

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels stand with their weapons in the Manbij countryside, Syria, last month. Credit Khalil Ashawi / Reuters

MundoOriente Próximo,

President Trump made the right call to withdraw from Syria. The United States withdrawal, however, must be planned carefully and performed in cooperation with the right partners to protect the interests of the United States, the international community and the Syrian people. Turkey, which has NATO’s second largest standing army, is the only country with the power and commitment to perform that task.

In 2016, Turkey became the first country to deploy ground combat troops to fight the so-called Islamic State in Syria. Our military incursion severed the group’s access to NATO’s borders and impeded their ability to carry out terror attacks in Turkey and Europe.…  Seguir leyendo »

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey met with President Trump last year in New York, as shown in a photo released by the Turkish government. Credit Kayhan Ozer/Anadolu Agency, via Getty Images

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For the past six decades, Turkey and the United States have been strategic partners and NATO allies. Our two countries stood shoulder to shoulder against common challenges during the Cold War and in its aftermath.

Over the years, Turkey rushed to America’s help whenever necessary. Our military servicemen and servicewomen shed blood together in Korea. In 1962, the Kennedy administration was able to get the Soviets to remove missiles from Cuba by removing Jupiter missiles from Italy and Turkey. In the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, when Washington counted on its friends and allies to strike back against evil, we sent our troops to Afghanistan to help accomplish the NATO mission there.…  Seguir leyendo »

EuropaUnión EuropeaPolítica Inmigración,

Today the first world humanitarian summit opens in Istanbul, bringing together heads of state, prime ministers and cabinet members from more than 100 countries and reflecting the United Nations’ appreciation that Turkey currently hosts more refugees than any other country. But the extent to which the international humanitarian aid system lies broken is alarming.

Nearly 60 million people depend on humanitarian aid to survive. According to the UN’s high commissioner for refugees, the number of refugees and displaced persons has reached its highest level since the second world war. Almost half are children. The existing humanitarian aid system depends heavily on the UN and remains at the mercy of individual nation states.…  Seguir leyendo »

EuropaReflexionesIslam y Mundo ÁrabeInternacionalTerrorismo Internacional,

All people -- regardless of their political opinions, nationality, religious affiliation and cultural backgrounds -- are united in a desire for peace and justice. Indeed, the history of mankind is, in a sense, also the history of the quest for justice and peace.

Islam has also been part of this quest. The Arabic root of the word Islam, "silm," means peace, and Islam is a faith that commands its followers to promote justice and act justly in political, commercial and social life. As a result, Muslim states in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East attached particular importance to the values of justice and peace for some 1,400 years.…  Seguir leyendo »

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Tensions between Israel and Turkey broke into the open at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week when Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan blasted Israel for its offensive in Gaza. Excerpts from Erdogan's interview with Newsweek-The Post's Lally Weymouth:

Q: You've been so critical of the recent Israeli operation into Gaza. Some say it's because Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert came to Turkey just before the operation started and didn't tell you about it. Why have you pushed the Turkish-Israeli relationship to its limits?

A: [That's] the wrong view.

What is the correct view?

At the request of Syria, we entered a phase of working together with Israel and Syria indirectly to get them to talk with each other.…  Seguir leyendo »

InternacionalOrden Mundial,

La historia demuestra que la cooperación armoniosa y la interdependencia positiva entre las culturas y las creencias religiosas dominantes produce generalmente prosperidad para todos, mientras que la confrontación genera pobreza.

Uno de los mayores retos que afrontamos actualmente es revertir la actual interacción negativa y desconexión entre Occidente y el mundo islámico, ruptura que está favoreciendo la involución hacia políticas basadas en la identidad en las que florece el extremismo.

Hoy, en Estambul, la ciudad en la que Oriente y Occidente confluyen, el Grupo de Alto Nivel de Naciones Unidas para una Alianza de Civilizaciones, copatrocinado por España y Turquía, presentará su Informe Final y Plan de Acción al Secretario General de la ONU, Kofi Annan.…  Seguir leyendo »