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  Ebrahim Raisi is Iran’s newly elected president despite his records and history, some of the countries have come out to support his leadership and maintain diplomatic ties. But one of the most shocking gestures shown is by Qatar. The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Than has gifted an Airbus A380 aircraft to the newly elected president-elect of Iran. The move is a sign that Qatar wants to build a healthy relationship with Iran and its newly elected president but this is contrary to what the official of Qatar suggested earlier. They had pointed out that since the name of Iran came into the state funded terrorisms list, it has limited its ties with the country. Iran was called out for supporting violence in the region and creating an atmosphere of unrest in the country. Qatar too was dragged into the matter and since then remained strict towards the country. But now, this gesture shown by the Emir of Qatar proves that there is not even the slightest truth in this. Qata...

  Qatar is Hamas' most important financial backer and foreign ally. Qatari Emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani was the first state leader to visit the Hamas government in 2012. So far, the emirate has transferred €1.5 billion ($1.8 billion) to Hamas. Israel, meanwhile, hopes Qatar will join the US-brokered Abraham Accords and establish diplomatic relations with it, as a number of Arab states already have done. Hamas is also supported by Turkey. In talks just prior to Hamas launching rocket attacks against Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed political backing for its leader Ismail Haniyeh.

  Monday, December 7, 2020. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has accused Turkey of launching military operations in foreign countries, seizing parts of neighboring countries. He also stressed that Ankara could continue without sanctions and that Turkey's ambitions in the region would not be tolerated. Dendias called on Turkey to prove that Athens wants good neighborly relations with Ankara. "We are open to constructive dialogue with Turkey," he said. The European Union (EU) and Greece have been angered by Turkey's gas exploration in the Mediterranean and the coast of Greece and Cyprus this year, sparking a major dispute between Turkey and Greece. The Greek warning comes in the wake of Turkey's energy exploration allegations. Greece has accused its Turkish counterpart of wanting to gradually occupy neighboring countries by launching unnecessary military operations at this time. Their disagreement escalated in early August when Turkey sent a reconnaissance s...

  Turkey has long been accused of hiding the true coronavirus figures and recent months have seen the country change it easy of reporting the virus counts. Experts feared that this will result in a surge of cases in the country if Ankara continues to have a loose approach and their concerns seem to be true. A report in the Associated press tells that the country has been witnessing an alarming surge of cases of covid-19. This issue was raised by the opposition and medical groups when they realized that Turkey has not been taking any measures to control the virus spread and in fact it is choosing to hide the actual data. The biggest concern due to this surge is that the medical system of Turkey is quickly exhausting. This week, there was a change made in the way Turkey has been reporting its coronavirus cases. The President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government earlier used to just reveal the number of patients being treated for symptoms but now it has started reporting positive cas...

  Certain decision taken by the ruling party of Turkey and the president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not only received criticism from all around the world but also from its senior most party members. According to media reports, Senior Turkish officials have criticized many decisions taken by the ruling AKP party as the differences between the two breakaway parties grow. These parties, which hold the deciding factor in the system, are DEVA and Future. Future party is one of the key participants in the matter despite it being a new player in the game. The party was formed in 2019 by former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu. The cracks in the Turkish government are out in the open as this week itself, the former deputy prime minister and Presidential High Advisory Board member, Bulent Arinc resigned from the position due a dispute with Erdogan. Erdogan has been time and again blamed for his authoritarian approach even within the senior officials which results in the ...

  The United States is yet to announce its President ahead of the official number being released, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has extended support to whichever candidate wins the elections. Two of the Turkish officials on Friday confirmed that despite Erdogan’s friendship with the current president Donald Trump, they will extend their cooperation in working with whoever is elected. “Regardless of which candidate takes office in the US, we will pursue a sincere approach to improve our relations,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.   There have been a few changes in the relationship between the NATO allies--Turkey and the US. There have been some disagreements between the two while discussing policies and actions in Syria. Last few years have also seen closer ties between Russia and Turkey especially when it comes to supporting rebel groups in war torn countries of Syria and Libya. Turkey officials said that they have experience in working with both democr...

  Sunday, November 01, 2020. Germany's opposition Green Party foreign affairs expert Cem Ozdemir has accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of promoting Islamic terrorism in Europe. This expert said in a statement on Friday that "action will be taken against all those who continue to incite Islamists." He accused the Turkish president of inciting violence in Europe. Ozdemir argued that Islamist groups in his country will be treated differently than before and monitoring their activities. He also said that Islamist organizations would be formed in accordance with the German constitution and made independent from foreign governments. Turkey and European governments are in a state of crisis after a heated exchange of words in the media. This week there were terrorist attacks in France on teachers, pastors and civilians that further fueled the deteriorating relations between Turkey and France. Meanwhile, several governments have expressed support for France, accus...

  During the virtual ceremony of Turkey-African economy, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he does not want the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to affect the relationship of Turkey with Africa. He added with latest development in the relationship of both the regions, Turkey aims to raise the trade to $50 million in coming years. "They (Turkish companies) have so far undertaken nearly $70 billion (TL 555 billion) worth of projects across the continent. The market value of these projects has exceeded $6 billion," the president said. The event was organized by the Trade Ministry and the African Union along with Turkey’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) in an attempt to give a clearer picture of the relationship between the two regions and also lay down a foundation on the future aspects. In the event, Erdogan said that the negativity that has come with the pandemic should not let the momentum of the relationship between Africa and Turkey. “We should move our tra...

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of instigating the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the Caucasus. Interviewed by the Russia's RIA news agency, Bashar al-Assad said that Erdogan and his Defense Minister Hulusi Akar are deploying Syrian militants in Azerbaijan, confirming the accusations recently moved to Ankara by French president Emmanuel Macron. "We are always with our brother Azerbaijan since he is always on the side of Turkey ... we will continue to be with Baku on the battlefield and at the negotiating table," Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu assured yesterday. Faced with these sentences it is difficult to imagine how Ankara can make a diplomatic contribution to the solution of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. On the contrary, on the battlefield, his "contribution" is evident. And not just for the huge arms supplies to the Azeris. According to the Middle East Eye (MEE), hundreds of Sy...