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Sep 21, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Muhammet Ali Oruç |Kemal Inat |Batuhan Aca |BookTalkBy Dilara Ozer
Nearly 8% of the population of the Libyan city of Derna was killed or went missing after devastating floods hit the city on September 10, 2023, in the biggest natural disaster in the country’s modern history. A third of the city’s buildings were wiped out and swept away by the Mediterranean Sea, while hundreds of bodies are believed to be trapped in structures and buildings under water. The disaster followed a warning issued last year by professor of civil engineering Abdelwanees Ashoor.
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Sep 21, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Muhammet Ali Oruç |Kemal Inat |Batuhan Aca |BookTalkBy Dilara Ozer
Since 2020, the Sahel region has witnessed a significant number of military coups with various political implications at the regional and global levels. Tunç Demirtaş, a researcher at the Ankara-based think tank SETA, attributed the regular occurrence of military coups in the Sahel to regional dynamics.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Shahd Qaid |Can Acun |Muhammet Ali Oruç |Kemal Inat
Political assassination is the oldest trick in the book for getting rid of determined opponents. Assassination methods range from poisoning to shooting, and even a world war broke out following a political assassination: World War I erupted when Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Despite the risks involved, political assassinations continue to occur across the world today.
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Mohammad Hossain |Can Acun |Muhammet Ali Oruç |Kemal Inat
On August 14, millions of people in Bangladesh watched in shock and disbelief as news broke of the death of Allama Sayeedi. Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, a popular scholar, preacher, and Islamist politician had been imprisoned by Sheikh Hasina’s government since 2010 and died of a heart attack at the age of 83. According to local sources, he suffered a heart attack on August13, but was transferred to a specialist hospital by the authorities a day later.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Can Acun |Muhammet Ali Oruç |Kemal Inat
On September 10, 2023, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India to establish a new economic corridor linking India, the Middle East, and Europe. The Saudi crown prince announced the project on X, formerly Twitter, a day after it was announced by Saudi Arabia and the United States.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Şeymanur Melayim |Muhammet Ali Oruç |Kemal Inat |Batuhan Aca
On May 17, 2023, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the opposition-led legislature, setting the stage for immediate elections. The snap elections, held on August 20, 2023, resulted in the election of a new congress and a presidential candidate. However, as none of the presidential candidates received a majority of votes, the country is now gearing up for a presidential runoff scheduled for October 15.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Ezgi Yaramanoglu |Muhammet Ali Oruç |Kemal Inat |Batuhan Aca
Turkey’s deep historical ties to the Islamic world are particularly important for Western Muslims seeking a place where their faith can flourish. In the past, Turkey was the epicenter of the Ottoman Empire, a powerful state that ruled for more than 600 years, covering vast territories across the Balkans, North Africa, and the Middle East.
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Sep 4, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | İbrahim Karataş |Muhammet Ali Oruç |Kemal Inat |Batuhan Aca
The global agenda is concerned with the enlargement of BRICS, a non-formal economic organization consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Though the group does not have an official status, it functions as an international organization and accepts or rejects memberships of applicant countries.
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Aug 30, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Şeymanur Melayim |Can Acun |Muhammet Ali Oruç |Kemal Inat
The United States is undoubtedly one of the world’s leading states in terms of its armed forces, economic prosperity, and cultural production. But experts predict that this will no longer be the case by 2050, as the global power structure undergoes major shifts. The rise of China continues with the country steadily becoming a new superpower, and some even suggesting that in the foreseeable future it will surpass the United States in global influence.
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Aug 18, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Shahd Qaid |İbrahim Karataş |Zafer Meşe |Muhammet Ali Oruç
Many of us still remember the images of empty store shelves that surfed the internet during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The images struck fear into the hearts of the public, which was worried about the onset of a food crisis. Sadly, similar images may resurface as news of India’s ban on non-basmati rice exports broke on July 20. This is not the first time that India has imposed restrictions on its rice exports.
