"The Iranian authorities have realized that speaking to Azerbaijan in a threatening tone is ineffective"

Reports and analyses from the Russian media indicate that President Putin is eagerly awaiting Turkish President Erdoğan’s attendance at the BRICS summit in Kazan, scheduled for October 22-24.

As the Writers' Union, which defends freedom of expression and the rights of authors, celebrates half a century, former president Ataol Behramoğlu shared some of his thoughts with  the Turkish edition of Yeniçag readers.

Nikita Smagin, a former TASS correspondent in Iran from 2018 to 2022, is widely known as one of the leading experts on Iran in the post-Soviet space. He studied international politics at the University of Manchester and previously worked as an editor of the Internet portal "Iran Today". His analytical articles have been published in The New York Times, Bloomberg, Forbes, Carnegie Foundation and various other international publications.

In a candid interview with the Turan Information Agency, Sadettin Tantan, a former Turkish Interior Minister and one of Turkey’s prominent security experts, underscored the importance of maintaining close relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan. Tantan, who served in the 57th Ecevit government, provided insights on regional dynamics, including the recent high-level intelligence visits to Azerbaijan and the strategic implications for Turkey and Russia.