French politician and member of the French National Assembly Valérie Boyer, who represents the Bouches-du-Rhône department in parliament, announced that some government officials were involved in the struggle for the recognition of the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. According to her, the corps of the 11th and 12th arrondissements of Marseille participated in the struggle for the …
Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Nuri Ersoy said in response to a written request from Kemalist Republican People’s Party (CHP) MP Aydin Ozero that Turkey would not pay compensation to the Swiss company Sicpa Turkey for the Byzantine Hagia Sophia, which was turned into a mosque recently. This was reported by Cumhuriyet. Cumhuriyet also reminded …
BERINGER AERO has suspended all equipment supplies for Turkish drones. The company has been selling fuel tanks for Turkish Bayraktar UAVs. The company said it does not wish its products to be used in devices that pose a threat to human life: “The company wants to stay in line with its ethical policy and has …
On November 4, Horizon Weekly employee Nazik Khaneshyan conducted a live interview with Leo Housakos, a member of the Canadian Senate and a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. As a reminder, on October 27, at a regular session of the Senate of Canada, a member of the Senate and former speaker of the …
Armenian Turkologist Varuzhan Geghamyan shared a photo taken live from the TRT TV channel. The photo shows a frame of the TRT channel’s report on the situation on the Karabakh front. The headline reads literally “Azerbaijan attacks civilians.” According to Varuzhan Geghamyan, this is not the first of the “blunders” of Turkish media resources. There …
HaberTürk Turkish analyst Muharrem Sarıkaya published an article in his column, trying to analyze the future of Turkish-American relations if Democratic candidate Joe Biden is elected in the US presidential elections. Some circles in Turkey believe that if Biden wins the US presidential elections, the problems in Turkish-American relations will worsen. This sentiment is based …
The Turkish Foreign Ministry reacted to the decision of the French government to ban the extremist organization “Grey Wolves”. This organization unites Turkish nationalists in the country. The Turkish Foreign Ministry denies the existence of the Grey Wolves terrorist movement, arguing that “inferring from the actions of individuals about the existence of a movement or …
Savj Sayan, the mayor of the city of Ağrı in Turkey, posted a message on his Facebook page, noting that the Ağrı municipality is going to illuminate the side of Mount Ararat overlooking Armenia with the flags of Azerbaijan and Turkey. “Ağrı Municipality is taking a quick initiative. In the near future, you will see …
Russian State Duma deputy Vitaly Milonov said that after visiting Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), he received threatening messages from Azerbaijanis on social networks. In an interview with the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, the deputy said that he and his family members had received death threats. “Serious threats started coming in through Messenger,” Milonov said, “The threats …
The military exercises “NARS 2020” conducted by the Armed Forces of Qatar with the participation of Turkey have ended. After the end of the drills, representatives of the authorities of Turkey and Qatar discussed issues of military cooperation. The chief of staff of the Qatari Armed Forces met the Turkish military attaché Colonel Burak Cetin …
In recent months, Turkey’s national currency, the lira, has been hitting devaluation records to the US dollar, euro, and pound sterling. As of November 2, the Turkish lira fell to a new record of 8.41 lira for $1 in the Turkish foreign exchange market. The exchange rate was set at 9.7757 Turkish lira for 1 …
Enes Kanter, a National Basketball Association “Boston Celtics” player of Turkish descent, has criticized Turkish President Erdogan. “Terrorism has a new face. 31 conflicts with 10 countries in 10 years. (Greece, Russia, Cyprus, Syria, Libya, Iraq, Armenia, France, Saudi Arabia + Kurds). The world needs to understand it’s NOT Turkey, it’s the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan …
Seven members of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SDF) have surrendered to the pro-Kurdish bloc of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Ras al-Ayn (Sere Kaniye) region of northern Syria. This was reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). It is noted that the militants of the “Syrian National Army” group surrendered …
France on Tuesday called on European Union leaders to take action against Turkey after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan questioned the mental health of French President Emmanuel Macron and called for a boycott of French goods. “France is one and Europe is one. At the next meeting of the European Council, Europe will have to …
Recently, the national currency of Turkey, the lira, has continued to hit new devaluation “records” against the US dollar, euro, and pound sterling. In the Turkish foreign exchange market, as of October 28, the Turkish lira fell against the US dollar to a new record of 8.2388. For 1 euro, the exchange rate was set …
Famous Oscar-winning actor, director, and producer Mel Gibson announced his support for the Armenians in the aggression of Azerbaijan and Turkey in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) unleashed against the people of Armenia. In a video message posted on social media, Gibson expressed regret over the escalation of tensions in Artsakh. Gibson, particularly, said, “I have many friends, …
On October 26, in Athens, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. The parties discussed a number of regional issues. Referring to the illegal activities of Turkey in the region, as well as the mercenaries transferred from Syria to Azerbaijan, Dendias said that Turkey has become a travel agency for jihadists. …
The European Union will sooner or later face the need to impose sanctions against Turkey since Ankara is unlikely to abandon its behavior in the Mediterranean. According to Eadaily, this opinion was expressed by Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panayotopoulos during a video seminar of the German Marshall Fund. “I understand the concern of some European …