Conventional wisdom now holds that the era of globalisation has ended, and that the world post the Corona virus will see the return of the strong state.

The new coronavirus appears to be tearing apart the fragile framework of the European Union. "Europe" said the former Commission chief and a EU godfather, Jacques Delors, "is in "mortal danger".

The recent news about the involvement of Iranian diplomats in the murder of an Iranian dissident in Turkey sparked a flare of international interest from within the all-encompassing coronavirus pandemic coverage, largely thanks to unflattering comparisons with coverage of the Jamal Khashoggi murder in 2018.

The epidemic that started in 2020 as the Corona Virus Disease (CoViD-19) in China has spread to Europe and other continents and has also affected our country significantly.

Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has announced that his ministry has gone into the “Emergency” management mode, which requires a 24/7 state of alarm.

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is at odds with just about everybody. He is on opposite sides with Russia in Syria as well as Libya and is trying the patience of his US and European allies.