15 July is the Democracy and National Unity Day in Turkey. This is in memory of the coup attempt of 15 July 2016 that was foiled by the united and spontaneous resistance by the people of Turkey. The coup attempt was violent and deadly – The bombing and firing caused 250 deaths and left 2740 seriously injured, some of them disabled for life. F 16 jets, gunship helicopters, … [Read more...]
The Meaning of Operation Olive Branch
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey The gloomy portrait of the Middle East today should not obscure that peace is achievable. The basic premise for any such peace must be to preserve the territorial integrity of states. This means countering all forces that exist only to pursue their dystopias at the expense of others and with the help of outsiders, including … [Read more...]
Турция – незаменимый союзник для безопасности Европы
Министр иностранных дел Турции Мевлют Чавушоглу Борьба с террористическими организациями, такими как ИГИЛ, и управление потоками эмиграции - это самые сложные проблемы, с которыми сталкиваются сегодня европейские страны. И Турция по-прежнему играет важную роль в международных действиях по их решению. Именно при помощи Турция Европейский Союз (ЕС) смог урегулировать поток … [Read more...]
Turkey: The best ally for the security of Europe
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Nowadays, the hardest challenges European countries confront are fighting against terrorist organizations such as DAESH and the management of migration flows. Turkey continues to hold an essential role within the context of international efforts in overcoming these challenges. It is Turkey, who has enabled the European … [Read more...]
В ходе торжеств по случаю Новруза в турецком городе Кастамону стартовали в рамках программы культурной столицы тюркского мира-2018
Кастамону, небольшой город в черноморском регионе Турции, стал местом празднования Новруза 21 марта 2018 года. Красочная церемония также ознаменовала запуск ряда мероприятий, посвященных Кастамону, как культурной столице тюркского мира на 2018 год. Так, на площади Независимости перед зданием канцелярии губернатора провинции Кастамону, торжества начались с зажжения … [Read more...]
Nowruz celebrations launch Kastamonu as cultural capital of Turkic world for 2018
Kastamonu, a small city in the Black Sea region of Turkey was the venue of Nowruz Celebrations on 21 March 2019. The colourful ceremony also marked the start of a string of activities highlighting Kastamonu as the cultural capital of the Turkic world for 2018. The ceremony, held at the independence square in front of the office of the governor of Kastamonu province, started … [Read more...]
Time to bust the myths about Turkey — Europe couldn’t do without us
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey Urban myths have crept into European public debates about Turkey. Every now and then, one has to pause and deflate a few of them. Let me do so on five key issues. Syria: Turkey has been pulling every string to achieve three objectives. First, it is leading efforts to alleviate the humanitarian suffering. The number of … [Read more...]
UN Security Council – How Kazakhstan reconciled the Security Council members – explanation of an ambiguity
On 27 February 2018, we published the commentary titled: UN Security Council – How Kazakhstan reconciled the Security Council members This sentence in the commentary caused some misunderstanding: “In the Middle East, another aggravation occurred - Turkey launched a full-scale military operation against the Kurds in Syria.” As is clear from our earlier commentaries … [Read more...]
Beware Central Asia – Social media is already a deadly battlefield, with no rules of war
nCa Commentary “It’s an odd world we live in—one where people view the world through a mobile device, a lens that has created a new landscape where official news, news stations, newspapers, and the like, have been replaced by instantaneous information free from vetting, researching, and journalistic standards that were once the foundation of our decision-making processes.” … [Read more...]
Syria: Trump folly, Turkish reminder, and how it connects with Central Asia
Tariq Saeedi Against all wisdom and commonsense, Trump has turned around and started partnering with terrorists in Syria. This is certainly bad for Syria but it would also be catastrophic for many parts of the world including Central Asia. And, USA under Trump would definitely be among the losers. * * * Trump is acting like ‘The Foolish Tree Climber.’ Here is the East … [Read more...]
Mediation as an important tenet of Islam
nCa Report Ashgabat, 23 November 2017 (nCa) --- It is definitely too little, and perhaps too late. ------- The OIC seems to have woken up to the fact that the Quran and The Prophet (PBUH) forbid the unjust shedding the blood. The first OIC conference on mediation was held in Istanbul on 21 November 2017. The theme of the conference was: Surge in Mediation – The Role of the … [Read more...]
Russia sets ball rolling at international affairs ground – Part One
Resident of Central Asia 30 December 2016 (nCa) --- Despite the western attempts to undermine the Russian economy by multiple layers of sanctions, Russia seems to have staged full-scale revival of its role as a counterweight to US-Europe tandem at the international political arena. Of course, it is too early to predict the future course of events until the initiatives taken … [Read more...]
Analysis: Assassination of Russian ambassador in Turkey
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 21 December 2016 (nCa) --- Circumstantial evidence is emerging already that the man who pulled the trigger in the assassination of the Russian ambassador in Turkey was linked to FETO. There are ample reasons to believe that Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, the police lieutenant who fired eleven shots this Monday at an art exhibition in Ankara, of which perhaps … [Read more...]
Анализ: УбийствоРоссийскогоПославТурции
ТарикСаиди Ашхабад, 21 декабря 2016 (nCa) --- Уже обнаружены косвенные доказательства, свидетельствующие о связи убийцы Посла России в Турции с организацией ФЕТО. Достаточно оснований для предположений о том, что лейтенант полиции МевлютМертАлтынташ, совершивший одиннадцать выстрелов в этот понедельник на художественной выставке в Анкаре, из которых девять попали в … [Read more...]
Letter to Editor — Unscrupulous journalism
The report "Botched coup in Turkey – an incident of global importance – Part Four" by Tariq Saeedi appears to be an ideological piece of writing that discredits journalism and News Central Asia. You may be interested in the following article which demonstrates how the legends of the "Assassins" has been exploited by unscrupulous … [Read more...]
Botched coup in Turkey – an incident of global importance – Part Four
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 10 August 2016 (nCa) --- Is Gulen a delusional messiah, a CIA mole, a kingmaker, or a pious man intoxicated with his piety? Is he any of this or all of this? A brief mention of another personality cult will possibly offer some clues. Specifically, we are speaking of Hassan bin Sabah (circa 1034-1124). Once we look at the similarities between the … [Read more...]
Botched coup in Turkey – an incident of global importance – Part Three
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 8 August 2016 (nCa) --- What has been said earlier in this series, and also on the basis of bits and pieces of evidence emerging lately, it is possible to assert with some degree of certainty that Gulen has had long-standing partnership with the western military-intelligence establishment, especially CIA-Pentagon. His ambitions were enormous but … [Read more...]
Botched coup in Turkey – an incident of global importance – Part Two
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 1 August 2016 (nCa) --- The details are emerging slowly, randomly. What we know so far is in line with the earlier valuation: Gulen and his organization are a CIA asset; For a limited time when Gulen seemed to be supporting AKP (Erdogan’s party) it was just a ploy to cunningly maneuver his own people into positions of power; The west is … [Read more...]
Botched coup in Turkey – an incident of global importance – Part One
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 25 July 2016 (nCa) --- The botched coup of Turkey (15-16 July 2016) is a multidimensional event of global importance. Only hindsight can afford 20/20 vision. As we move away in time, the underlying dynamics of this incident will emerge out of the fog of proximity; some elements are visible already. The basic questions for analysts are: What … [Read more...]
Erdogan, Erdogan
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 18 July 2016 (nCa) --- Taksim Square was pleasantly lit; neither too bright, nor really dark. It was the last week of May, more than a month and half before the failed coup attempt of 15-16 July 2016. The Istanbul evening was cool with gentle breeze. People were lounging about in small knots, mostly distributed by age. Many of them were … [Read more...]
Refugees in Turkey: Despair, Determination, Hope, Frustration
Tariq Saeedi Gaziantep (Turkey), 18 May 2016 / Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), 22 May 2016 --- Here are a couple of stanzas from ‘Home,’ a powerful and moving poem by Ms. Warsan Shire, a Kenyan-born Somali poet and writer: no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well […] i want to go … [Read more...]
Беженцы в Турции: Отчаяние, определение, Надежда, крушение надежд
Тарик Саиди Газиантеп (Турция), 18 мая 2016 / Ашхабад (Туркменистан), 22 мая 2016 --- Вот несколько строк из поэмы «Дом» - мощной и волнующей поэмы г-жи Варсан Шир, сомалийской поэтессы и писателя кенийского происхождения: никто не покидает дома, если только дом - не рот акулы. вы можете дойти только до границы, когда вы видите, что весь город бежит. […] Я … [Read more...]
Турция обещает никогда не закрывать двери для беженцев; и просит Европу о выполнении своих обязательств
Анкара, 17 мая (nCa) — Турция выразила решимость никогда не закрывать свои двери для беженцев, независимо от того, что может произойти. В эксклюзивном интервью во вторник в Анкаре, глава отдела реагирования AFAD, Фатих Озер высказал свое мнение о положении беженцев в Турции и бездействия ЕС в отношении своих обязательств. AFAD является турецкой аббревиатурой офиса … [Read more...]
Нелогичная враждебность России в отношении Турции оказывает неблагоприятное воздействие
Анкара, 17 мая 2016 (nCa) — Правительство России продолжает наращивать спектр враждебных и провокационных жестов в отношении Турции, к чем привел инцидент с российским самолетом, который был сбит по причине нарушения воздушного пространства Турции. Роковой инцидент произошел 24 ноября 2015 года и даже после почти шести месяцев, остается загадкой, почему Россия вдруг решила … [Read more...]
Турция удерживает зону своего влияния
Анкара, 17 мая 2016 (nCa) — Огромная доля доброй воли и влияния, заработанные в дни разрастания Османской империи, остаются характерной чертой внешней политики Турции. YTB, офис премьер-министра по вопросам турков, находящихся за рубежом, является организацией, которая имеет всемирную сеть и выполняет широкий спектр функций в отношении турков, живущих за границей, и многих … [Read more...]
Турция готова к Первому Всемирному Гуманитарному Саммиту и ожидает от его участников содействия в обеспечении успеха работы форума
Анкара, 16 мая 2016 (nCa) — Турция завершила подготовку к впервые проводимому в этой стране Всемирному Гуманитарному Саммиту, который пройдет в Стамбуле, 23-24 мая 2016 года. «Наша страна приложила много усилий и ресурсов для проведения этого саммита», - заявил в понедельник в Анкаре Исмаил Мансур Оздемир, заместитель генерального директора канцелярии премьер-министра по … [Read more...]
Turkey maintains its zone of influence
Ankara, 17 May 2016 (nCa) --- The huge base of goodwill and influence earned during the days of the sprawling Ottoman Empire remains a prominent feature of the foreign policy of Turkey. YTB, the prime minister’s office for Turks Abroad and Related Communities, is the organization that has the worldwide network and wide range of services to look after the Turks living abroad … [Read more...]
Illogical Russian antagonism of Turkey remains baffling
Ankara, 17 May 2016 (nCa) --- The Russian government continued to intensify the range of hostile and provocative gestures toward Turkey last year which ultimately led to the downing of a Russian jet that was in violation of the Turkish airspace. The fateful incident happened on 24 November 2016 and even after nearly six months, it remains a mystery as to why Russia suddenly … [Read more...]
Turkey vows to never close its doors to refugees; asks Europe to honour its commitments
Ankara, 17 May 2016 (nCa) --- Turkey has expressed resolve to never close its doors to refugees, no matter what. In an exclusive conversation Tuesday in Ankara, the head of the response department of AFAD, Fatih Ozer gave his views on the refugee situation in Turkey and the poor response of EU on its commitments. AFAD is the Turkish acronym for the Prime Minister’s office … [Read more...]
Turkey ready for first World Humanitarian Summit, expects all participants to contribute to its success
Ankara, 16 May 2016 (nCa) --- Turkey has completed preparations for the first ever World Humanitarian Summit that will take place in Istanbul, 23-24 May 2016. “Our country has spent a great deal of efforts and resources for this summit,” said Ismail Mansur Ozdemir, the deputy director general of Prime Minister’s office for press and information Monday in Ankara. Answering … [Read more...]
Time for Putin to learn that power has limits
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 18 December 2015 (nCa) --- Power can sometimes be vast but never unlimited. This is a lesson that nations and leaders keep forgetting all the time. The USA learned it after Vietnam and promptly forgot. It took another round of global humiliation, and appalling legacy of senseless bloodshed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and other places to learn it … [Read more...]
Наступило время понять Путину, что сила имеет ограничения
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 18 декабря 2015 (nCa) --- Сил может быть много, но они не могут быть безграничны. Это урок, который страны и лидеры забывают во все времена. США получили этот урок после Вьетнама, но быстро его забыли. Чтобы вновь получить урок, потребовался еще один раунд глобального унижения, и ужасное наследие бессмысленных кровопролитий в Ираке, Афганистане, Ливии и … [Read more...]
Turkish company using latest technologies to build road in Turkmenistan
Ashgabat, 14 September 2015 (nCa) --- Eser Holding, a Turkish multinational, is using the latest methods and technologies to build a segment of the Ashgabat-Turkmenbashy motorway in Turkmenistan. The company is building the 200-km, Serdar-Bereket-Kumdag-Balkanabat portion of the main motorway of Turkmenistan. It is a 2x3 (6 lane) road, of which one side was completed and … [Read more...]
Турецкая компания построит в Туркменистане дорогу с использованием новейших технологий
Ашхабад, 14 сентября 2015 (nCa) --- Мультинациональная турецкая компания Eser Holding построит в Туркменистане сегмент автомагистрали Ашхабад-Туркменбаши. В настоящее время компания ведет строительство сегента основной автомагистрали протяженностью 200 км Сердар – Берекет-Гумдаг – Балканабат. Это шестиполосная дорога, одна сторона которой уже введена в строй в декабре 2014 … [Read more...]
GB in Turkey to drum up support for investments, TAPI
Ashgabat, 7 August 2015 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov completed Thursday his two-day official visit to Kyrgyzstan and traveled from Bishkek to Istanbul for a working trip to Turkey. In Istanbul, the president addressed a gathering of the top business leaders from Turkey, Japan and Korea, to bolster investment activity in Turkmenistan and drum up support for TAPI, a gas … [Read more...]
Энергетическая безопасность, каспийский вопрос и Россия
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 21 октября 2013 г. (nCa) --- Несходство во мнениях является неотъемлемой частью диалога, служащего в свою очередь важным шагом к урегулированию разногласий. Международная конференция высокого уровня «Энергетическая безопасность и устойчивое развитие – перспектива ОБСЕ», состоявшаяся 17-18 октября 2013 года в Ашхабаде, является предметом рассмотрения … [Read more...]
Energy security, Caspian question and Russia
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 21 October 2013 (nCa) --- Dissimilarity in opinion is an essential part of dialogue, a crucial step toward reconciliation. The high level international conference “Energy security and sustainable development – the OSCE perspective,” held 17-18 October 2013 in Ashgabat, is a case in point. When you put 53 delegations from diverse countries, … [Read more...]
The Turkish Glum – Part 3: Beyond Turkey
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 9 July 2013 (nCa) [on this site - 25 July 2013] --- In order to understand the situation in Turkey, there are many issues that need to be treated, first separately and then in various combinations. For instance, the significance of the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923 and why it continues to matter, the difference and similarities between the Alawites of … [Read more...]
Турецкая печаль – Часть 3: Вдали от Турции
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 9 июля 2013 (nCa) [on this site - 25 July 2013] --- Для того, чтобы понять ситуацию в Турции, нужно рассмотреть несколько вопросов, вначале в отдельности, а затем в их совокупности. Например, важность Лозаннского договора 1923 года и почему оно остается значимым, отличия и сходства между алавитами Сирии и алавитами Турции, демографический состав … [Read more...]
The Turkish Glum – Part 2: Not for the love of Turkey
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 26 June 2013 (nCa) --- No training is required in deciphering the hieroglyphics: These protests are not for the love of Turkey; they are for the hatred of Erdogan. There are quite a few ways to deal with this jiggery-pokery. Here are some of them: 1. Show the price people are paying for these protests: Calculate the losses being caused by these … [Read more...]
Турецкая печаль – Часть Вторая: Не во имя любви к Турции
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 26 июня 2013 (nCa) --- Не нужно особой подготовки, чтобы расшифровать значение: Эти протесты происходят не из-за любви к Турции, а по причине ненависти к Эрдогану. Существует довольно много способов справиться с этими интригами. Вот некоторые из них: 1. Показать народу цену, которую они заплатят за эти протесты: Рассчитать потери, понесенные в … [Read more...]
The Turkish Glum – Part 1: Before the Glum
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 24 June 2013 (nCa) --- The initial title of this article, when I started writing it on the afternoon of 12 June 2013, was ‘A quick fix for Turkey.’ Basically, I was just going to propose that Erdogan should announce a national referendum to determine the fate of the Taksim square. That would remove any controversy fuelling the street demonstrations, I … [Read more...]
Турецкая печаль – Часть Первая: до всеобщего уныния
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 24 июня 2013 (nCa) --- Первоначально, начав писать эту статью вечером 12 июня 2013 года, я назвал ее «Быстрое решение для Турции». В основном, в своей статье я собирался предложить идею проведения Эрдоганом референдума, который и определил бы судьбу площади Таксим. Я считал, что референдум устранит споры, наводнившие улицы демонстрациями. Через … [Read more...]
The Regional Perspective: Turkmenistan and Turkey
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 2 March 2012 (nCa) --- Someone sent me a bad joke the other day: If the world is a global village, Uncle Sam is the village idiot. Bad joke but true nevertheless. And, what do you do if the village idiot also happens to be the village bully? This is the question that all the countries of Greater Central Asia – Turkmenistan and Turkey being no … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan may phase out foreign construction companies
Ashgabat, 4 June 2011 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has decided to establish and encourage its own construction companies in each province, a move that may eventually pave the way for phasing out the foreign contractors from the construction sector. The announcement was made Friday by President Berdymuhamedov during an expanded session of the cabinet of ministers. It appears … [Read more...]