The recent arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul, has sparked protests across Türkiye. İmamoğlu was detained on Wednesday, March 19, and arrested the following Sunday. According to BBC News, İmamoğlu has been charged with various crimes related to corruption and criminal organizations, and the government attempted to charge him with aiding a terrorist organization.
Read MoreIn recent years, Türkiye has navigated complex diplomatic relationships, balancing its historical alliance with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) while forging a new relationship with Russia—a key member of the BRICS bloc—founded by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—and a frequent adversary of many NATO nations.
Read MoreThis week a Turkish official and the Kremlin confirmed reports of formally applying to join the BRICS block of economically developing nations.
Read MoreAround 190 days into the war between Israel and Palestine, on April 9, the Turkish Minister of Trade said that they would impose limitations on exports to Israel until there is a ceasefire and more relief in the Gaza Strip.
Read MoreLocal Turkish elections are unfolding and recent news shows that the future of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and current President Tayyip Erdoğan is uncertain. According to Brookings, Erdoğan’s early vows for Türkiye were to bring forth democratic reform but after almost decades of leadership the government has devolved into being “authoritarian and dysfunctional.”
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As Türkiye was still recovering from the earthquakes in the beginning of February, a new, magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck eastern Türkiye on February 27.
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One of the deadliest earthquakes of the decade, the disaster has civil defense members and rescue teams working hard to compensate for the lack of infrastructure and equipment necessary to handle the quake’s aftermath.
Read MoreIn January 2023, President Erdogan of Türkiye stated that Sweden and Finland must deport some 130 “terrorists” to Türkiye before Ankara will approve their bids to join NATO.
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Though no country can be expected to solve such economic and environmental crises without shortcomings, strict building regulations paper did not protect those still under the rubble, and neither did taxpayer money supposedly dedicated to such infrastructure projects.
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On September 10, Greek forces attacked The Anatolian, a Turkish cargo ship, just 11 miles off the coast of Bozcaada, further straining relations between the two countries. According to the National Interest, the Greek ship assessed the Turkish cargo as “moving suspiciously,” which served as justification for their attack.
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