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Turkey flexes naval muscles as neighbours fear escalating arms race/ Dorian Jones /RFI

Turkey is undergoing an unprecedented naval expansion, positioning itself as one of Europe’s largest naval powers. While some neighbours are alarmed, Ankara insists the...

Eleven dead and dozens missing in two shipwrecks – George Wright / BBC

At least 11 people have died and more than 60 are missing as a result of two shipwrecks off the coast of southern Italy,...

Sisi, Erdogan meet, pledge new era of Egypt-Turkey relations – Al-Monitor/Nazlan Ertan

"Turkish analysts believe that the enthusiastic handshake between Sisi and Erdogan may facilitate the budding rapprochement but will not be a magic wand, particularly...

Fehim Taştekin: « Turkey sends mixed signals over Syrian mercenaries in Libya » – Al-Monitor

"Turkey’s withdrawal of a limited number of Syrian militia from Libya is aiming to sidestep potential accusations of spoiling the election process in the...

Erdogan-Putin summit highlights Turkey’s fragile balancing act – Fehim Taştekin – Al-Monitor

"Erdogan’s failure to achieve his goals in the high-profile meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin shows that Turkey’s balancing act with Russia and the...

Fehim Taştekin: « Why has Turkey turned to Libya’s Gadhafi family? » – Al-Monitor

Realizing that its current allies are not sufficient to secure Turkey’s interests in Libya, Ankara is now seeking to include Gadhafi family members into...

EU’s Turkey policy: cowardly appeasement, dirty deals and sheer falsehoods – Cengiz Aktar

Ahval, June 27, 2021, Cengiz Aktar, image: Reuters, F. Lenoir Another European Council meeting has gone by, with the EU as disoriented as ever vis-à-vis...

Turkey Under Pressure Over Military Presence in Libya – Voice of America

Voice of America, June 22, 2021, Dorian Jones, image: DW Analysts say Turkey is expected to come under pressure to remove its military from Libya...

Turkey’s muddled approach to Palestine – Fehim Taştekin

Al-Monitor, June 14, 2021, Fehim Taştekin, image: Ozan Köse/AFP Ankara sees a recently ratified security cooperation deal between Turkey and the Palestinian Authority as...

Turkish drone sets off international buzz over ‘killer robots’ – Al-monitor

Al-Monitor, Juin 8, 2021, Metin Gürcan, image: AA The appearance of Turkish artificial intelligence-controlled drones in Libyan skies has rekindled questions on how lethal autonomous...

Armed Low-Cost Drones, Made by Turkey, Reshape Battlefields and Geopolitics – Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2021, James Marson in Istanbul, Brett Forrest in Washington, image: Murat Cetinmuhurdar Missile-equipped drones built with affordable digital technology...

« Erdogan’s incendiary remarks about Israel worsen ties with Washington »

Al Monitor, May 19, 2021, Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell, image: Murat Cetin Mühürdar/PPO/REUTERS The fallout of the Turkish president’s comments could compound problems for country’s beleaguered...

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