Intense diplomacy has been observed before the NATO Summit where President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will hold in-person meetings with the leaders of the prominent allies, including U.S. President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Not too long ago, former United States President Donald Trump had described NATO as “obsolete” and sitting French President Emmanuel Macron as “brain dead.” “NATO is back” read Western media headlines nowadays, citing the Biden impact on the alliance just days before the NATO leaders’ summit.
In less than a week, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet United States President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the NATO leaders’ summit in Brussels where the two leaders will find an opportunity to discuss their troubled bilateral relationship.
Unfortunately, Turkey is marking World Environment Day amid multiple environmental crises impacting its seas, waters, forests, air and agricultural lands.
June will be very busy in terms of international diplomacy. At the center will be the G7 Summit between June 11 and 13 in the United Kingdom, the NATO leaders’ summit on June 14, the U.S.-European Union Summit on June 15, the second Berlin Conference on Libya on June 23, as well as the European Union Council on June 24 and 25.
Turkey’s agenda has been preoccupied with the claims of a notorious mafia leader who has been effectively using social media and attracting millions of viewers every week. Since most of the issues gang leader Sedat Peker has brought up are related to homeland security and public order, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu is involved and has become the target of the mafia boss.
A report approved by the European Parliament on May 19 is not very promising for the future of Turkey-EU ties. Adopted by 480 votes in favor, 64 against and 150 abstentions, the parliament’s report demonstrates that EU-Turkey relations are at a historically low point.
Today, Turkey is celebrating the 102nd Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day, marking the beginning of the 1919 Independence War. Out of Turkey’s all other national days, perhaps, this is the most meaningful one as it symbolizes the will of an entire country for complete independence and sovereignty.
As expected, the United Nations Security Council was prevented from producing any concrete measures to stop Israel’s aggression against the Palestinians and the holy sites in Jerusalem. The council was scheduled to hold its meeting yesterday, which was blocked by the United States twice in the past week.
