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Donald Trump-Xi Jinping summit: China made a move that could shape the future of artificial intelligence. This week, at the table in China, the U.S. eased its three-year chip ban and granted 10 major Chinese companies permission to purchase NVIDIA H200 chips. China’s response was just one word: “Wait.” On...
15.05.2026
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Today I want to tell you a short but very profound story from history. At the height of the state’s power, Suleiman the Magnificent is said to have asked a question: “When does a state collapse?” He asks this question to his foster brother and great scholar Yahya Efendi. The...
14.05.2026
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“Can 3 million people in a country be terrorists?” Bülent Arınç is asking this question and says he is searching for an answer.Yet for the past 10 years, in videos and interviews, we have been expressing the same truth and saying it directly without twisting our words:There cannot be 3...
13.05.2026
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Reports claim Trump’s China visit includes 17 top CEOs from major U.S. companies, signaling a strategic delegation spanning finance, tech, defense, and more.
13.05.2026
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I’ve been following Elon Musk for years. Because there’s something I know about him. Whenever the meme coin market starts moving, I pay close attention to Elon Musk. Because before pumping a coin, Elon always drops mysterious signals. A profile picture. A retweet. A like. A comment. Sometimes it’s just...
11.05.2026
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In the country, it now feels as if a “market of corruption” has been established in politics. Alliances built on polarization, hatred, revenge, and anger; shifting positions; those who sell their honor; political tribalism and neighborhood partisanship; the instrumentalization of civil society organizations and even faith itself… These choices that...
08.05.2026
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First of all, as a child of spring, I sincerely celebrate Hıdırellez, the herald of spring.I wish that this special time, when winter ends, summer begins, and nature comes back to life, brings peace, abundance, health, and prosperity first to our country, then to the whole world and humanity.May your...
07.05.2026
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Seeing a police officer in the middle of an incident is easy. What’s difficult is reading what lies behind that image. Because what we see on the street is often a result. The outward reflection of a decision moment, a tension, tens of minutes—sometimes hours—of buildup. Yet we usually look...
06.05.2026
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The question is simple: “Which party do you think can solve this country’s problems?” And a striking answer is rising: “None!” This is not just a reaction to political parties. It reflects an erosion of trust in the system’s capacity to produce solutions. Economic contraction is deepening. Income inequality is...
06.05.2026
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Once upon a time, a traveler rents a donkey to go from Athens to Megara. The owner of the donkey joins them on foot. Halfway through the journey, a scorching heat sets in and they want to rest; however, there is neither a tree nor any shade around. The traveler...
05.05.2026
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Kemal Albayrak, the former Member of Parliament for Kırıkkale in the 20th and 21st terms, harshly criticized the government, citing institutional collapse, injustice, and economic difficulties, and called for a return to the rule of law and a change in power.
04.05.2026
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I addressed you through tales, examples, parables, poems, anecdotes, and the words of thinkers; this time I wanted my voice to be heard from within black and white, from a frame of a film. Miguel de Cervantes’ novel Don Quixote, published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, is considered...
03.05.2026
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