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Erkin Oncan

Erkin Öncan, Turkish journalist focusing on war zones and social movements around the world.
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July 30, 2026
The ‘Underground Nation’ returns: Switzerland’s new war-time shelter strategy

The “one shelter per citizen” doctrine returns as Europe militarizes. Civilian infrastructure, stockpiles, and daily life are now being reorganized for war.

July 26, 2026
While the world talks about The Odyssey, Greece makes its ‘Achilles Shield’ move: to be developed jointly with Israel

The Greek government has brought the Shield of Achilles back into the spotlight. However, this time, the legendary shield will not be forged by Hephaestus, the god of metallurgy, but produced by Israel.

July 2, 2026
The story doesn’t end with the Ankara Summit: What will NATO be doing at the Izmir Fair?

NATO’s Ankara Summit demands 5% GDP for defence—but the real story unfolds at Izmir Fair in November.

June 27, 2026
Turkey’s ‘Greater Turan’ narratives and the ‘Data Center Valley’ agreements involving American and Armenian companies in so-called Turan…

As Astana builds AI infrastructure and eyes 1GW capacity, the real story is distancing from Russia, not pan-Turkic dreams.

June 19, 2026
NATO, militarization, and Turkey

The responsibility of anti-imperialist forces today is not only to expose NATO’s military strategy, but also to build a political alternative against the poverty, insecurity, and political decay imposed on societies by this strategy.

June 15, 2026
Historic blow to South Korea’s military intelligence agency

South Korea dismantles its notorious Defense Counterintelligence Command – a 70-year-old “dirty security apparatus” behind coups, massacres, and surveillance.

June 9, 2026
NATO has its eyes on our health too: What awaits the health services of member countries in a ‘state of war’?

NATO plans to seize civilian health systems for war – turning hospitals into military logistics hubs, Erkin Oncan writes.

April 26, 2026
Romania crisis: A system built on the ‘far-right threat’ narrative is unraveling

The fragmentation of Romania’s coalition signals a broader loss of legitimacy in the European-centered political order.

April 15, 2026
Is Hungary’s ‘post-Orbán era’ really a defeat for the right – or just its transformation?

The Hungarian case should be interpreted as a shift within the right itself.

April 10, 2026
Washington’s new pressure file: Pressuring Central Asia under the veil of ‘religious freedom’

Once again, Washington is weaponizing the language of values — and the target is Russia’s near abroad and Central Asia’s strategic resources.

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