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Leaders of Russia, China attend summit of regional security grouping / AP

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday attended the summit of a security grouping created by Moscow and Beijing to counter Western...

Turkey’s Erdogan cannot be an intermediary in Russia-Ukraine conflict / ALARABIYA NEWS

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Ankara could help end the Ukraine-Russia war, but Putin’s spokesman said Erdogan could not...

Turkey, US in talks on nuclear plant projects, Turkish official says – Can Sezer / REUTERS

Turkey is holding talks with the United States on the construction of large-scale nuclear power plants and small modular reactors (SMR), a senior Turkish...

US expands Russia sanctions, targeting entities in China, UAE and Turkey / AL JAZEERA

Washington’s latest sanctions announcement comes as US President Joe Biden attends the G7 summit in Italy. Al Jazeera, June 13, 2024 The United States has rolled...

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...

US, Turkey kick off comprehensive talks to explore improving troubled ties / REUTERS

The U.S. and Turkey are set to kick off comprehensive talks on Thursday to discuss if the NATO allies can move beyond deep-rooted disagreements...

Turkish oil terminal halts Russian oil business / REUTERS

One of Turkey's mid-sized Mediterranean oil terminals - the Dortyol terminal - will no longer accept Russian imports after receiving record volumes last year,...

Turkey’s Feb exports to Russia down 34% from year earlier / REUTERS

Reuters, March 5, 2024 March 2 (Reuters) - Turkey's exports to Russia in February fell 33% year on year to $670 million, trade ministry data...

Turkey hopes Ukraine ceasefire talks can start soon / REUTERS

Reuters, March 5, 2024 by Tuvan Gumrukcu Turkey hopes talks for a ceasefire in Ukraine will start soon, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday,...

Mort d’Alexei Navalny : les opposants russes à Vladimir Poutine bridés en Turquie mais actifs à Londres et dans les pays baltes / FRANCE INFO

Si la Turquie a vivement empêché les opposants russes de rendre hommage à Alexei Navalny, d'autres pays refuges leur permettent de s'exprimer, comme les...

Armement. La Turquie construit une méga-usine de drones en Ukraine, au risque de froisser la Russie / COURRIER INTERNATIONAL

Le lancement du projet qui illustre les ambitions du constructeur turc Bayraktar, dirigé par un proche du président Erdogan, et la coopération technologique et...

Russia still working on ‘historic’ meeting with Turkey, Iran and Syria – Seth J. Frantzman / THE JERUSALEM POST

"Turkey-Russia ties are very important and Ankara would like to find a way to meet with Damascus without angering the Syrian rebels too much."...

Turkey may deny ground services to Russian airliners soon – Ragip Soylu / MIDDLE EAST EYE

"Washington pressuring Turkish firms to withhold services to western-made jets like Airbuses and Boeings due to sanctions over Ukraine" Ragip Soylu analyzes in Middle...

U.S. warned Turkey on exports seen to boost Russia’s war effort, official says -Jonathan Spicer / REUTERS

"The United States warned Turkey in recent days about the export to Russia of chemicals, microchips and other products that can be used in...

In Line with Russian Understanding, Türkiye Withdraws from Checkpoint on Syria’s M4 Highway – Saeed Abdulrazek / AL-AWSAT

"Turkish forces have started withdrawing from a military checkpoint south of the M4 highway connecting Syria’s Aleppo and Latakia governorates in preparation of the...

Exclusive: Top U.S. Treasury official to warn UAE, Turkey over sanctions evasion – REUTERS

"The U.S. Treasury Department's top sanctions official on a trip to Turkey and the Middle East next week will warn countries and businesses that...

Turkish and Syrian defence and security officials meet for first time in a decade – The Guardian/Ruth Michaelson

"Move towards peaceful relations represents cause for alarm for more than 4m refugees in Turkey since 2011" reports Ruth Michaelson in The Guardian. Top Turkish...

Russia readies for another U.N. fight over Syria aid deliveries – Reuters/Michelle Nichols

"Russia laid the groundwork on Wednesday for another fight over whether the U.N. Security Council should renew approval of humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey...

How Russia supports Europe’s Far Right

On the basis of documents and emails which show how Italian, French, German and Austrian far right politicians coordinate closely with Moscow NEW LINES...

Closing Syria aid route would be ‘catastrophe’, UN warned – The Guardian/Patrick Wintour

"The last remaining UN humanitarian aid route into Syria looks set to be shut down in a vote at the body’s security council next...

As Russia menaces Ukraine, Crimea’s Tatars turn to Turkey – Al-Monitor

"Complex ties stretch across centuries and continents, but Turkey's affinity for its ethnic kin is taking a backseat to global relations with Russia" reports...

Fehim Taştekin: « Can Turkey help in Ukraine crisis? » – Al-Monitor

"Moscow is likely to welcome a Turkish mediation effort if it serves to restrain Ukraine from a military adventure" reports Fehim Taştekin in Al-Monitor....

Fehim Taştekin: « Turkey wild card in US-Russia conflict over Syria aid « 

Al-Monitor, June 18, 2021, Fehim Taştekin The US administration might be open to a position shift on the Syrian file to secure the flow of...

Fehim Taştekin: « Turkey’s Ukraine policy swept away by cold Black Sea wind »

Duvar English, April 27, 2021, Fehim Taştekin For now, the course is shifting from hot war scenarios to cold war. While the U.S. administration is...

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