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Erdogan has a way with influence,  and he has shown it once again as he has pushed for military support to be sent to Qatar on the latter’s behest Someone really coming close to Qatar is Turkey . Despite the former rich Middle Eastern country been in focus for human rights violations, Turkey has been going out of its way to build trade relations with Qatar. As the Middle Eastern nation gears up towards the forthcoming FIFA World Cup, 2022, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked Parliament to authorize the dispatch of troops to Qatar to increase security during this winter’s World Cup in the Arab country. Qatar has now sealed borders and allowing only those visitors that have valid approvals to come into the country to view the World Cup. Turkey has offered help as Qatar has reportedly asked for security support. In response, Erdogan has been quick to send a letter to the Parliament, controlled by like-minded parties, to authorize this deployment. Erdogan who has be...

The European Union has revealed in a report, the possibility for conflict in the Middle East due to climate change. The report prepared by the European Union Cascades project, reveals some striking findings, stating “Climate Change and Water Report for the Tigris and Euphrates Basin.” As per their findings, the climate change in future will affect the water resources, which in further is expected to create economic and political challenges in the Euphrates-Tigris basin shared by the countries of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Farming and other livelihood is depending on the water, with the expected climatic changes, there will be severe water shortages and water quality problems in future. This in-turn will lead to other issues like food scarcity, poverty, insecurities, and unemployment in rural farming regions, and this will eventually lead to displacement and internal migration at a larger scale than is seen today.” Considering the findings of the report, the expected changes in...

 The new Finance minister of Turkey, Mr. Nureddin Nebati, was in news last month for his surprising reply during a TV interview. When asked by a reporter, regarding the economic situation of Turkey, Nebati replied by saying “I won’t give a number now,” he told a surprised television interviewer. “Can you look into my eyes? What do you see?... The economy is the sparkle in the eyes.” Considering the selection of Nebati by president, Erdogan his response sounded rather unconventional to all. Turkey is facing high rates of inflation, erratic currency rates and high interest rates. Nureddin Nebati was selected by the President Tayyip Erdogan as the finance minister to drive the new economic policy in a rather unconventional way. He has completed six weeks in the role of Minister of Finance and Treasury, in Erdogan’s cabinet. The remarks of 58-year-old minister, during the TV interview has created  a stir in the market. Two weeks, ago, justifying his efforts, Nebati, said on th...

Pakistan’s interest in Turkey isn’t good news for India. Earlier also, it was seen that Turkey was using Pakistan as a conduit to send its own to be trained and train personnel in military know how. Many South Indian unemployed youth were said to be trained by such allied Turkish forces within sleeper cells in the deeps of South India. In the latest, Pakistan is now seeking armed drones from Turkey. It continues to subtly but consistently deepen the already strong bilateral cooperation, especially in the defence arena. Another interesting point of interest between them remains Kashmir and Afghanistan. Both these associations can never be good for India that has been trying to resolve the Kashmir issue while trying to figure out a peaceful way to restore democracy in Afghanistan. India earned itself a place on the roundtable recently, when nations of influence were figuring out ways to restore democracy in Afghanistan. But confirmed intelligence has said that the possible procuremen...

Turkey has become a super drone power, thanks to the United Kingdom Turkey has been developing its own kinds but with the help of a UK based manufacturing company that provided with important components to Ankara.  Dodging a US export ban, Turkey has gone all out to prepare itself to face the world. It developed killer drones with the help of merely a missile component first developed in the UK. This has allowed Ankara to find a way out and to become an emerging power in the lethal technology. War experts have already warned against this as a dangerously proliferating thought process. Turkey can today call itself second to US as a user of armed drones in the world. It has shown its prowess in three cases, all of which were meant for Syria. The use of its armored drones led to more than 400 deaths. Turkey has had its eye on drone technology for a long time. Strangely, most Islamist militia has also made use of unmanned aerial vehicles to attack o...

Is Turkey Becoming Authoritarian Enough To Work Outside EU Relations?  Growing concern over Turkish atrocities is a matter of concern for EU nations   Turkey is becoming the new arena of human rights violation. Reporting through an independent online feed, Deger Akal substantiates, “Threats, assault, or even armed attack at journalists in  Turkey  is becoming common practice. The frequency of such incidents is increasing. One of the most recent cases occurred at the end of August in the western Turkish city of Balikesir . Levent Uysal, editor of the news site Yenigun, had just left his house when two men wearing helmets opened fire on him from a motorbike: they fired six shots before speeding off. Apparently they had been waiting for him but he survived.” Such instances are becoming common threatening freedom of expression. Turkey has been troubling the Kurdish population as well. Recently, the largest opp...