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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Turkey Wants Allied Syria, Israel Wants Fragmented One: Expert
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Turkey Wants Allied Syria, Israel Wants Fragmented One: Expert

Thursday 8 May 2025
Hakan Fidan has emphasized that he is not seeking tension with Israel in Syria and said that he can provide the necessary guarantees that Israel will not be threatened from Syrian soil. On the other hand, a political path has also been opened through Azerbaijan, and in recent days, negotiations have ...
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Iran Praises Turkey’s Support for Palestine
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Iran Praises Turkey’s Support for Palestine

Monday 25 August 2025 ،
Hakan Fidan on the sidelines of an extraordinary OIC foreign ministers’ session in Jeddah, praising Turkey’s leadership and support for the Palestinian cause. He also emphasized the need for the Islamic world to strengthen collective capacities to counter Israel’s expansionist plan ...
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Hamas Backs Turkey’s Airspace, Trade Restrictions on Israel
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Hamas Backs Turkey’s Airspace, Trade Restrictions on Israel

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
Hakan Fidan announced in parliament that Ankara had fully suspended economic and trade relations with Israel and banned Israeli planes and ships, accusing Tel Aviv of carrying out genocide in Gaza for the past two years. Hamas also welcomed Malaysia’s call to expel Israel from the United Natio ...
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Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott
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Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
Hakan Fidan has recently stated that Turkey will cut off all economic and trade ties with Israel. He also went on to say that Ankara will close off its airspace to Israeli aircraft. London-based Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reports that Turkish ships bound for the occupied territories often transit ...
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
Hakan Fidan held bilateral meetings with senior Iraqi officials during his visit, discussing bilateral relations and recent regional developments. According to Iraqi sources, the top Turkish diplomat expressed his country’s appreciation for the rapid development of bilateral ties at all level ...
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Iranian President Urges Muslim Unity in Talks with Turkish Foreign Minister
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Iranian President Urges Muslim Unity in Talks with Turkish Foreign Minister

Monday 1 December 2025 ،
Hakan Fidan in Tehran. Pezeshkian stressed that unity and strategic convergence are essential for addressing regional challenges and preventing external powers from exploiting divisions. Describing Iran–Turkey relations as historic and fraternal, Pezeshkian highlighted significant potential f ...
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Ankara and Tehran: From Economic Partnership to Anti-Israeli Alliance
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Ankara and Tehran: From Economic Partnership to Anti-Israeli Alliance

Monday 1 December 2025 ،
Hakan Fidan, a visit in which the two sides discussed issues of interest in trade and security areas where the two countries are set to follow common interests. Frim Syria to Israeli regime For Turkey and Iran, there are common interests both in Syria and the occupied Palestinian territories. Co ...
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With Turkey-PKK Peace Faltering, Northern Syria Conflict Growing More Likely
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With Turkey-PKK Peace Faltering, Northern Syria Conflict Growing More Likely

Wednesday 17 December 2025 ،
Hakan Fidan has recently in a Doha meeting cast doubt on the integration plans running smoothly, adding: “YPG under the cover of fighting ISIS have spread in a vast area and now occupy land as well as the natural resources. Currently, one of the unsettled issues in this regard is whether they ...
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Aleppo again a Hot Spot as SDF and Damascus Wrestle for Ground
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Aleppo again a Hot Spot as SDF and Damascus Wrestle for Ground

Friday 26 December 2025 ،
Hakan Fidan, Defense Minister Yasar Guler, and intelligence chief İIbrahim Kalin. Talks during the visit focused primarily on implementing the March 10, 2025 agreement to integrate the SDF into Syria’s new army and state civilian institutions. Months after the initial agreement between Mazlou ...
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FM Fidan, the Mysterious Man of Turkish Foreign Policy
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FM Fidan, the Mysterious Man of Turkish Foreign Policy

Saturday 27 December 2025 ،
Hakan Fidan develop foreign policy in shadows. Alwaght- Many describe Hakan Fidan the architect of the current foreign policy of Turkey. This description is more a description of a doctrine shift and way of Turkish foreign policy model than a title given to the intelligence chief-turned-foreign mini ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.