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Impressions from Syria at the beginning of the reconstruction process

29 Nisan 2025, Salı

I wanted to be among the passengers of the inaugural AJET flight from Ankara, as I also had a prior invitation to attend to. The flight, initially scheduled for last Tuesday, was unfortunately postponed to a later date due to incomplete technical procedures. But having already resolved to make the journey, and with the hosts insisting, we decided to set out again the same day—not by air, but by road, saying bismillah as we took to the familiar highways. We reached the Kilis-Öncüpınar border crossing

Assad or the US-Israel axis? We're actually saying they're all complicit!

16 Nisan 2025, Çarşamba

When American academic and UN advisor Jeffrey Sachs spoke at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum about the war in Syria—now in its 14th year—his remarks were received like carefully prepared talking points handed to those who mourn the fall of the Assad regime. That he’s American seems to make his claims feel more "credible" to some. And the fact that he blames both the U.S. and Israel? Even better—it gives his words an extra dose of "legitimacy." But no one stops to ask: What’s Sachs’ problem with the

The Fairy Tale Jeffrey Sachs Told in Antalya

14 Nisan 2025, Pazartesi

One of the more interesting guests at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum was Jeffrey Sachs—though the interest, of course, comes from what he said. In Türkiye, we tend to offer people an immense amount of credit upfront as long as they say things we like to hear. That generous credit often blinds us to other, less comfortable truths about them. Take Sachs, for instance. His remarks about the destructive roles of Israel and the United States in our region quickly went viral on social media and across news

There is now a state in Syria

23 Şubat 2025, Pazar

Following the downfall of Syria’s brutal, bloody, and oppressive 61-year regime at the hands of its people, the roadmap for the newly established state is gradually emerging—at its own natural pace. Meanwhile, some observers, both locally and from Europe, have already begun offering unsolicited advice from the comfort of their own idealized realities, without considering the depths of darkness and hell the country has just escaped. When Ahmed al-Sharaa suggested that free and fair elections would

Everything Abu Ubaida said came true...

22 Ocak 2025, Çarşamba

As of January 20, in the United States, all eyes were on the farewell speech delivered by former President Joe Biden before the inauguration of the new president. This speech, widely followed across the globe, was Biden’s effort to present an account of his four years in office, highlighting areas he claimed showed progress under his leadership. Just three days before the end of his term, Biden portrayed the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas as a success, marking it as one of his administration’s

The Inevitable End of America's Hellish Politics

13 Ocak 2025, Pazartesi

These days, as the United States grapples with one of the worst natural disasters in its history, President-elect Donald Trump, set to assume office on January 20, has made it clear he intends to prioritize domestic issues. While his rhetoric has sparked mixed expectations about his Middle East policies, particularly concerning Gaza and Syria, his recent remarks on Gaza suggest little hope for a shift in the costly, trouble-prone stance the U.S. has taken on Israel. His statement, "I want the prisoner

'All of Syria feels as if it has been freed from a prison'

22 Aralık 2024, Pazar

The 13-year-long deadlock in Syria, which has captivated the world's attention, seemed to unravel within just 13 days. At first glance, this is the picture that emerges. The scenes of jubilation following the downfall of the Assad regime speak volumes about the oppression and tyranny endured by this nation for 61 years. Yet, the cries of anguish from Syria were already deafening long before this moment. The voices of millions forced to flee their homeland and seek refuge elsewhere have long revealed

The wretchedness of Zionism and its inevitable end

31 Mayıs 2024, Cuma

The way Zionists perceive the world, how they view themselves and others, and how they behave towards them, along with the rationale behind these perspectives and actions, are becoming clearer with each passing day. It's impossible not to feel a sense of astonishment and dismay as these revelations unfold. The Zionists, who have constantly sought refuge in the conscience of humanity due to the persecutions, oppressions, exiles, and holocausts they have endured, have now exhausted that conscience,

Can Daesh save Israel?

27 Mart 2024, Çarşamba

In Gaza, Israel is experiencing complete depletion in the eyes of the entire world with its genocide and all sorts of crimes against humanity. Using Hamas's October 7 attacks as a pretext for this barabrity convinces no one. No characterization of Hamas as a monster can justify Israel’s ruthless slaughter of nearly 50,000 people, including children, elderly, civilians, women, journalists, healthcare personnel, and clerics. On the other hand, with its ongoing brutality for the past six months, Israel

One must not miss the real reckoning in Gaza

18 Mart 2024, Pazartesi

Apologies for the misunderstanding. Here's the translation: The massacres of the genocidal Israel in Gaza continue unabated on the 164th day, even during the Ramadan, the spiritual climate of which all Muslims living today and all believers who have lived in history come together at a certain date. From the last meeting of the Israeli war cabinet, instead of stopping the genocide for one reason or another, there are talks of attacking even the people driven from the North in Rafah, where they sought