Selçuk Türkyılmaz All daily Yeni Şafak Columns

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Zionist Israel is waging a proxy war on behalf of the United Kingdom

05 June 2025, Thursday

In this column, I'll try to show that Germany’s support for Israel isn’t directly tied to its historical guilt over the Holocaust committed against Central European Jews during World War II. It’s well known that the ideology of Zionism—aimed at establishing a new homeland for Jews on the Eastern Mediterranean coast—didn’t face resistance from Central European nations. In fact, Germanic and Slavic peoples of Central Europe played an active role in the founding of Zionist Israel. Like the Germans,

The Historical Significance of Barrack’s Syria Message and the Eastern Question

29 May 2025, Thursday

A message from Tom Barrack, whom Trump appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to Ankara, has caught the attention of many. Barrack made an assessment about Europe, the U.S., and the Eastern world—that is, our Ottoman geography—over the past century. The introductory part of his assessment reads as follows: "A century ago, the West imposed maps, mandates, drawn borders, and foreign rule. Sykes-Picot divided Syria and a broader region not for peace but for imperial gain. This mistake cost generations. We

Who can accuse the expansionism of the futuhat period of being imperialist?

04 May 2025, Sunday

Among the common features of nationalist and Islamist movements in the Islamic world is their opposition to colonialism. In general, Marxist movements also share this anti-colonial stance, which aligns them in this regard with nationalist and Islamist movements. However, the groups representing these three movements differ in how they are practiced across various countries. These differences become even more apparent in more distant regions. One notable example is how Marxist groups relate to religion.

Palestine: Revolt, Rebellion, and the Muslim World's Identification with the Uprising

30 April 2025, Wednesday

Although Israel achieved many of its short- and medium-term goals from the 1920s onward—when the Zionist project first took on concrete form—it has ultimately fallen short of its long-term objectives, despite backing from global superpowers. This might sound surprising to many, but it's important to remember that the Zionist movement’s ambitions in the 1920s extended far beyond the borders that Israel has reached today. Unfortunately, thanks in part to the work of well-known historians in Türkiye,

The Western global order is unraveling in Palestine

25 April 2025, Friday

The Palestinian people's active resistance, which began under British mandate rule, has continued without interruption. The Palestinian struggle, particularly concentrated in Gaza through Hamas, has naturally seen its ups and downs over the past century. Zionist Israel and its supporters have repeatedly believed they had broken Palestinian resistance and achieved their goals. Yet just as often, we've witnessed astonishing rebirths of resistance in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem that have

What to make of ethnic cleansing in Palestine?

17 February 2025, Monday

In 2005, when Israel was forced to withdraw from Gaza, settlers also evacuated their illegal settlements. Ariel Sharon played a major role in this decision. The departure of Zionist settlers from Gaza was a significant development. However, after this, Zionist Israel began implementing a new plan: Gaza was placed under blockade. Even the food supply for Palestinians was calculated, and every possible measure was taken to make life difficult. The Zionists believed that Palestinians would not be able

What did the Palestinians achieve in Gaza?

27 January 2025, Monday

After the ceasefire agreement was signed in Gaza, Israel continued targeting ordinary people in the West Bank. This is hardly surprising. As a colonial outpost for Britain and the U.S. in the Eastern Mediterranean, Israel views these attacks as necessary for its strategic goals, which are rooted in settler expansionism. Even while the genocide in Gaza was ongoing, settler groups in the West Bank had already begun plotting their next moves for Gaza. TRT World’s documentary Sacred Occupation provided

The Palestinians have reclaimed their cause

22 January 2025, Wednesday

After the ceasefire agreement, the sight of Gazans walking en masse toward the ruins of their homes gave an impression to many that they had emerged victorious after a prolonged war. Even Israelis seemed to notice this sentiment and were visibly surprised. For days, weeks, and months, bombs rained down on Gaza, leaving no building unscathed. The devastation was so profound that the memories of it would clearly linger for centuries. Yet, the people chose to walk toward the rubble with conviction.

Israel Is a Pariah State!

08 January 2025, Wednesday

Settlers and settler expansionism are the hallmark of Israel’s colonial ambitions. This crucial difference represents one side of Zionism as an ideology. Zionists knowingly chose this path. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when Zionism was inherited from the Anglo-Saxons, only settler colonialism existed. Over time, the second face of Zionism emerged through Holocaust and pogrom narratives. The often-repeated “Israel's right to self-defense” has obscured both the settler expansionism and

Intellectual Boundaries Shattered by a Popular Revolution

17 December 2024, Tuesday

Some view Türkiye’s relationships with countries in North and East Africa, such as Somalia, Ethiopia, Libya, and Sudan, as a reflection of an expansionist mindset. In fact, the “colonialist” label once attributed to the Ottoman era is now being applied to Türkiye because of its relationships with neighboring countries. These assumptions have distanced defensive approaches from reality. However, when the region transformed into a playground for different power centers, we saw firsthand that we were