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This Sunday, March 31, Turkey is called to the polls for the municipal elections. These take place every 5 years. Fahrettin ALTUN, Director of Communications for the Presidency, explains to us the context and issues of this election. Fahrettin ALTUN : « Fair, transparent, and regular elections are the most fundamental components of modern democracies. In democratic systems, it is fundamental that the authority and power of those in power be derived from the electorate or the governed. These powers are renewed through regular elections. Through …

Anastasia LavrinaPolitical analyst, TV journalist, research fellow in the Institute for Development and Diplomacy (ADA University) Which state would agree to voluntarily grant the right to a neighboring country to bring ammunition, mines and terrorists into its territory? I think the answer here is unambiguous, none! In this case, why should Azerbaijan do this? On November 10, 2020, the Second Karabakh War between Armenia and Azerbaijan ended. Within just 44 days, the Azerbaijani army, under the leadership of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief President Ilham Aliyev, confidently …

Khalid Jalal is a rare artist. Draftsman, caricaturist, press cartoonist, painter, calligrapher, graphic designer, art director, videographer, he works for newspapers, illustrates books, holds exhibitions. An all-round artist : The Artist ! We met him where he lives and works today: Dubai.    – What is your artistic background or experience? – I had an interest in painting since I was a child, I had experimented with different types of colors and painting tools. I used to draw a lot on various subjects, so I held …

By a resolution adopted on March 15, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly decided to proclaim March 15 as the International day to combat islamophobia. Antonio Guterres This March 15, 2023 was therefore the first day intended to « eradicate the poison of anti-Muslim hatred », said the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who added: « The approximately 2 billion Muslims in the planet reflect humanity in all its magnificent diversity. But they often face bigotry and prejudice just because of their faith.” Indeed, he insists, “Beyond structural …

Born on Septembre 15th 1976 in Armenia, Zaur, an azeri historian and political scientist, recounts the bullying, the forced exodus, and his fight for the truth.

By Karim IFRAKDr. Karim IFRAK is an Islamologist and codicologist specializing in the geopolitics of the Muslim Although it is still little known to the general public in France, Uzbekistan, an ancestral country nestled in the heart of Central Asia with nearly 35 million inhabitants, has cultivated its diplomatic relations with France since the dawn of time. High-level relations that have their roots in the Middle Ages, precisely in the time of Tamerlan (m. 1405) and of King Charles VI (m. 1422). From these relations, …

Anastasia Lavrina, political analyst, journalist Over the past few months, the situation in the South Caucasus region has begun to change rapidly. Great powers, countries of Asia and Europe, express their desire to strengthen and develop relations with Azerbaijan. The reliability and desire of Baku to develop a peace agenda in the region has attracted wide attention. After all, immediately after the end of the 44-day Patriotic war, Azerbaijan made a proposal to Armenia to sign a peace treaty. Hiding behind a peaceful agenda, Armenia …

Anastasia Lavrina Almost two years have passed since the beginning of the Patriotic War in September 2020 in response to a large-scale provocation by the Armenian armed forces, which ended in a resounding victory for Azerbaijan and the restoration of the country’s territorial integrity. However, Armenia failed to learn the lesson and never learned to live in peace with its neighbors. Provocations in the zone of responsibility of Russian peacekeepers in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, as well as on the official border, continue. Azerbaijani …

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced on Monday an agreement with Azerbaijan to double “in a few years” the imports of gas from the European Union from Azerbaijan. “The EU is turning to more reliable energy suppliers. I am in Azerbaijan today to sign a new agreement. Our goal: to double Azerbaijan’s gas deliveries to the EU within a few years. (This country) will be an essential partner for our security of supply and on the way to climate neutrality,” …