The statement of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan before his visit to the U.S. shows that a new stage has been reached in Turkey's approach towards the energy issue in North Iraq. It is known that Turkey could not find what it has been looking for in Iraqi oil sector for a long time.

Of all the regions in the world, Turks have a predilection for Central Asia. This stems from ancient historical roots. Turks have a particularly strong emotional attachment toward the Kyrgyz due to sharing a common ancestry and powerful historic ties that stretch back more than a thousand years,

Clashes between Sunni protesters and the Iraqi army’s 12th Division erupted on April 23 in Hawija, a sub-district of the disputed province of Kirkuk, leading to at least 50 dead and more than 110 wounded. The clashes resulted in an increase of violence in the Sunni triangle and attacks against Sunni mosques.

Within the scope of Turkey’s negotiations with the EU on the environment chapter, ongoing since Dec. 21, 2009, Turkey is required to integrate the EU Water Framework Directive into its water-related policies, regulations and laws due to its candidate status. There are two main processes of harmonization in the directive..

Reyhanlı is my homeland. I am the descendant of immigrants. The bombs which blasted through the town of Reyhanlı in the province of Hatay hit and hurt our friends. We bled on the inside along with everyone else. While sharing in the pain of those from Reyhanlı -as well as the refugees from Syria- I thought back to my own roots.

As a Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM) team, we carried out a field study for about a week with the aim of understanding the impact on Turkey of the humanitarian dimension of developments in Syria and to see the current situation in Turkish provinces located along the Syrian border.

Kosrat Rasul: “I Was in Turkey Not Long Ago. We Talked to Several Authorities."
We talked to Kosrat Rasul about the internal politics of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government, as well as the relations between Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government.

Salah Bedreddin: “The Moment the Syrian Regime Collapses, Another Political Party to be Formed by the Youth Will Emerge.”
Salah Bedreddin shared his opinion with us on the future of Syria, the expectations of Kurds and on the relations with Turkey.

Abdulhamid Hajji Darwish: “Turkey's Solving the Kurdish Problem Would Solve the Kurdish Problem in Tehran, Syria and Iraq as Well.”
Darwish shared his opinion with us on the future of Syria, position of Kurds, his own party and on the relations with Turkey.

While many people have lately focused on the Provincial Council elections to be held in Iraq on 20 April 2013, North Iraq has been quietly witnessing very important days. Most of the news on North Iraq that has been reflected on Turkish media are about the energy relations between Turkey and KRG.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan harshly criticized Bashar al-Assad because of the massacre in Baniyas in Syria. Baniyas is a city in the Tartus governorate, northwestern Syria, located 55 kilometers south of Latakia and 35 kilometers north of Tartus. Baniyas is an important turning point in the Syrian civil war.

Anybody visiting Kyrgyzstan near its border with China on Thursday will witness a solemn moment. This can also be seen on the Kazakh side of the Kazakh-Chinese border. On the same day, celebrations will be held along the Atlantic shores of Portugal and Ireland. The reason for this is that Thursday is May 9.