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Erdogan open to hosting Assad, Putin as Syria-Turkey channels widen – Ezgi Akın / AL MONITOR

The remarks came as both Erdogan and Assad raised the possibility of resuming dialogue between Ankara and Damascus. Al-Monitor, July 6, 2024, by Ezgi Akın In...

Euro-2024 : Ankara s’indigne après l’ouverture d’une enquête par l’UEFA sur le Turc Demiral pour un geste controversé / EUROPE 1

La polémique après la liesse: le défenseur Merih Demiral, auteur d'un doublé contre l'Autriche (2-1) à Leipzig en 8e de finale de l'Euro-2024, fait...

En Syrie, sept morts dans des manifestations contre la Turquie – Marie Jégo / LE MONDE

Des attaques racistes contre des Syriens réfugiés en Turquie sont à l’origine de troubles dans la partie de la Syrie occupée par Ankara. Le Monde,...

Crackdown on organised crime gifts Istanbul police with luxury supercars / RFI

Istanbul police now have some of the world's most expensive sports cars – spoils of seized assets in a crackdown on international organised crime. It's...

Ankara eroding normalizaton with Athens / EKATHIMERINI

Despite lull on the ground, Turkey’s positions have not shifted on all key Greek-Turkish disputes Ekathimerini, June 27, 2024, by Vassilis Nedos , Manolis Kostidis The threats by...

Turkey’s Fidan, Armenia’s Mirzoyan hold call as normalization momentum grows – Ezgi Akın / AL-MONITOR

The phone call between the two top diplomats comes amid increasing diplomatic traffic between Ankara and Yerevan. Al-Monitor, June 25, 2024, by Ezgi Akın Turkish...

Moscow May Resume Normalization Talks between Ankara, Damascus – Saeed Abdulrazek / ASHARQ AL-AWSAT

Turkish sources revealed that new steps may be taken to resume discussions to normalize relations between Türkiye and Syria in line with the Astana...

Turkey set on rebuilding bridges with China to improve trade / RFI

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's visit to China earlier this month is the latest diplomatic effort by Ankara to become a strategic trade hub...

Turkey extends flight ban on Iraq’s Sulaimaniyah airport for 6 months – Ezgi Akın / AL-MONITOR

The extension of the ban indicated that Ankara and the Iraqi Kurdish party controlling Sulaimaniyah had yet to resolve their differences Al-Monitor, June 11, 2024,...

Protesters demand factories to stop releasing pollutants into local stream in Turkey’s Bolu / DUVAR

On World Environment Day, activists gathered at the Gerede Stream in central Turkey’s Bolu province to protest the pollution caused by the nearby industrial...

Accord entre le Venezuela et la Turquie sur l’exploitation de l’or / RFI

Le président vénézuélien Nicolás Maduro a signé vendredi 7 juin différents accords avec la Turquie pour poursuivre notamment l'exploitation de l'or dans le centre...

How Turkey’s support for Ukraine is a double-edged sword / RFI

Turkish companies are emerging as significant suppliers of weapons to Ukraine and are supporting United States efforts to resolve Kyiv's ammunition shortages. However, this...

Turkey told Beijing it wants to boost agricultural and food exports to China, Turkish source says / REUTERS

Turkey's foreign minister told Chinese officials during a visit this week that Ankara wanted to narrow its trade deficit with Beijing partly via more...

Syria says no dialogue with Turkey before Ankara announces plans to withdraw its troops – ALBERT AJI / ABC NEWS

Syria’s foreign minister says any dialogue between Syria and Turkey should only take place after Ankara announces that it will withdraw its troops from...

Turkey’s hunger threshold surpasses minimum wage by 3,000 liras / DUVAR ENGLISH

Turkey's hunger threshold reached 19,926 Turkish liras ($619) while the poverty threshold reached 59,353 liras ($1,845) in May, according to the Birleşik Kamu-İş labor...

Erdogan’s Turkey: Champion of Hamas, and an adversary of the West – Sinan Ciddi / EKATHIMERINI

Erdogan’s Turkey: Champion of Hamas, and an adversary of the West Ekathimerini, May 24, 2024, by Sinan Ciddi* Press conferences convened by heads of government, are...

New spy bill in Turkey raises fears of greater limits on dissent – Kristina Jovanovski / THE JERUSALEM POST

Turkey's new spy bill, compared to Russia's, may limit journalists and civil society, sparking fears of further curbing freedom of expression. The Jerusalem Post, May...

Turkey backs Rutte as next NATO chief, Ankara official says / REUTERS

Turkey has told allies that it will back the candidacy of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to be NATO's next secretary-general, a Turkish official...

Turquie : d’Ankara à Kars à bord du Dogu Express / FRANCE 24

France 24, le 27 avril 2024 C’est sans doute le voyage le plus connu, mais aussi le plus festif de Turquie. Le Dogu Express reliant...

En Turquie, le président allemand met les différends de côté pour un anniversaire particulier – Pascal Thibaut / RFI

Les relations entre Berlin et Ankara ne sont pas au beau fixe, et cela faisait même dix ans qu'un président allemand n'était pas allé...

Visite de Recep Tayyip Erdogan en Irak : quels accords stratégiques attendus? – Nicolas Ginestière / RFI

Le président turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan est en visite officielle en Irak ce lundi 22 avril. Une première depuis 13 ans. Il souhaite renforcer...

Erdogan’s local election defeat reshapes Turkey’s political landscape / RFI

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's worst electoral defeat in nationwide municipal elections has changed Turkey's political landscape. However, the Opposition's victory came at an...

En Turquie, la débâcle sans appel d’Erdogan aux élections municipales / Nicolas Bourcier / LE MONDE

Pour la première fois depuis son accession au pouvoir, l’AKP n’est plus le premier, mais le deuxième parti du pays. Son rival et opposant...

Gültan Kisanak, femme politique kurde emprisonnée et candidate à la mairie d’Ankara – Nicolas Bourcier / LE MONDE

Incarcérée depuis sept ans dans le cadre du procès dit « de Kobané », elle a été nommée tête de liste par le parti prokurde du DEM...

Erdoğan s’implique corps et âme dans les municipales pour regagner Istanbul et Ankara – Anne Andlauer / RFI

À la fin du mois, le 31 mars, les Turcs iront élire leurs maires et conseillers municipaux. Des élections locales à l'enjeu national, puisque...

The Ankara Governorate has banned Queerfest citing concerns over public morality / PEMBE HAYAT

Pembe Hayat (Pink Life), February 23, 2024 The Pink Life Queerfest, scheduled for this year with the theme "Turn back to Ankara," has been prohibited....

DEM Party names jailed Kışanak as Ankara mayoral candidate / DUVAR ENGLISH

Turkey’s opposition DEM Party has named jailed Kurdish politician Gültan Kışanak and Öztürk Türkdoğan as its Ankara co-mayoral candidates. Duvar English, February 19, 2024 editorial note...

En Turquie, l’artiste Hikmeti Tabiyeci investit les rues avec ses œuvres pour dénoncer les maux du pays / FRANCE INFO

Avec humour et férocité, les œuvres d'Hikmeti Tabiyeci étonnent par leur éclectisme et leur audace tout en ciblant les problèmes de la Turquie. France Info,...

Will Turkiye abandon Syria’s rebels? – Christopher Phillips / ARAB NEWS

"Any renewed fighting or the prospect of an Assad takeover would likely prompt many of them to seek refuge in Turkiye." Christopher Phillips analyzes...

How Ankara Became Turkish: Excavating the Legacies of Cosmopolitanism Buried in Turkey’s Capital – Ajam Media Collective

Guest post by Kenan Cruz Çilli, a Turkish/Portuguese writer and researcher in Ajam Media Collective: In 1922, Russian artist Yevgeny Lansere came to Ankara upon...

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