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Oct 9, 2024 | 
dailysabah.com | Dilara Aslan Özer |Levent Huseyin
The 113th National Day of Taiwan was celebrated with great enthusiasm at a reception in the capital Ankara, where Taipei's extensive assistance in Türkiye's earthquake zone and trade ties, including drone sales from Türkiye and a major Taiwanese company opening a factory in Türkiye, were highlighted.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
dailysabah.com | Dilara Aslan Özer
Nine months into the war in Gaza and Israel’s continuing attacks on the strip, the fear and chance of the conflict spreading into the region is still high. The divided island of Cyprus, in the meanwhile, has found itself as one of the central points of possible escalation.
Two weeks ago, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, during a televised interview, reiterated his warnings that the war risks spreading into the region.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
dailysabah.com | Dilara Aslan Özer
The “Livelihoods Recovery Programme” launched last November by the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has achieved significant progress in the recovery of the local businesses in the earthquake-affected zones in Türkiye.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
dailysabah.com | Dilara Aslan Özer
Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Mehmet Özhaseki on Friday presented three new projects on the seas and recycling as part of tackling climate change and preserving the country’s natural richness.
“The first of our projects is ‘The Seas are the people’s’ project. Our aim is that our people are be able to reach the seas unproblematically in our country, which is surrounded by seas on three sides.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
dailysabah.com | Dilara Aslan Özer
The Turkish people are divided more than ever on Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek’s economic policies these days, with discussions raging both on social media as well as on the streets.
With Şimşek’s appointment into the new Cabinet of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after the 2023 elections, the finance minister was perceived as a savior for the country’s worsening economy.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
dailysabah.com | Dilara Aslan Özer
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s recent remarks on Türkiye’s possibility to join the BRICS group have sparked yet again debates on Ankara "turning away" from the West. However, the statement should not cast doubt about Ankara’s commitment to the Euro-Atlantic alliance; rather, it should be read as another initiative to diversify its foreign policy further.
During a recent visit to China, Fidan, at a talk at the Center for China and Globalization, said, "We would like to, of course.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
dailysabah.com | Dilara Aslan Özer
Turkish politics witnessed successive messages and statements this week from several political parties that have been intensely discussed and, by some circles, interpreted as emerging fractures within the ruling People’s Alliance.
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Jun 9, 2024 | 
dailysabah.com | Dilara Aslan Özer
Everyone ostensibly supports the holding of elections in Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), however in practice there is no action, Aydın Maruf, the KRG’s minister of state for minority affairs said after elections in the region has been delayed several times.
“The elections have been delayed more than once due to disputes between political parties, especially between the KDP and PUK,” Maruf told Daily Sabah in an exclusive interview, indicating that various disagreements exist.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
dailysabah.com | Dilara Aslan Özer
This week, upon an invitation by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al Sudani, I visited the Grand Al-Faw port, which is projected to constitute the heart of the Development Road project, which will link the East to the West.
After a road trip from the capital to the southern Basra province, we entered the huge area of 54 square kilometers (33.5 square miles) devoted to the port town. A long, curvy road is to be followed until one can reach the seaside.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
themuslimtimes.info | Rafiq A. Tschannen |Dilara Aslan Özer
ANKARA JUN 05, 2024 – DAILY SABAHForeign Minister Hakan Fidan (C) tours the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province, China, June 5, 2024. (AA Photo)China taking steps to change the international perception of the situation of the Uyghur ethnic minority would be a vital move to resolve the issue, diplomatic sources said Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had conveyed to Chinese authorities during his visit.
