Anti-Western sentiment

A ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) delegation, including the party's parliamentary leaders, visited the İYİ (Good) Party's new leader, Müsavat Dervişoğlu, on May 30.

The AKP delegation was led by Abdullah Güler, Özlem Zengin, Bahadır Yenişehirlioğlu, Abdulhamit Gül and Muhammet Emin Akaşoğlu, and included the party's deputy leader, Mustafa Elitaş.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lashed out at the United Nations, the United States and European nations, accusing them of complicity in the ongoing violence in Gaza.

"Is there not a shred of humanity left in you, do you have no limits, no boundaries? Are you so hostile to humanity, do you have no shred of conscience?" Erdoğan asked during a parliamentary meeting on May 29.

Marc Pierini joins Thanos Davelis to break down his latest piece for Carnegie Europe, "Turkey's dwindling international role," and look at how multiple crises over the last year and Ankara's contradictory foreign policy ambitions and rule of law deficiencies have impacted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's international standing. 

Political leaders and citizens gathered on May 29 to commemorate the 571st anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul, marking the landmark event with a series of celebrations throughout the city.

The recently announced public savings package will be strictly implemented and the government will not tolerate squandering of public resources, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said.

Approximately 11,000 personnel have participated in the Turkish Armed Forces' largest joint military exercise in the western province of İzmir.

With 1,500 foreign military personnel from 45 nations, the exercise, which commenced on May 9, witnessed a "public day" on May 27, where military personnel families and relatives of martyrs and veterans attended a dedicated segment.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reiterated his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) proposal for a new constitution, deeming it a "national duty."

"Constitutions made without seeking compromise are crippled beyond birth, they are closer to producing a crisis," Erdoğan stated during an event in Istanbul on May 27.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has emphasized his administration's commitment to achieving a lasting reduction in inflation.

"The main priority of our economic program is to increase the welfare of our nation by reducing inflation to single digits," Erdoğan said during an event in Istanbul on May 25.

In an apparent attempt to broaden the agenda of Greek-Turkish issues, Ankara is reportedly threatening to create Turkish marine parks in the Aegean.

Bulgaria's Kostadin Kostadinov, the chairman of "Revival," announced plans to form a new "sovereignist" group with the "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) in the European Parliament. This follows the expulsion of the far-right AfD delegation from the "Identity and Democracy" group just two weeks before the European elections.