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Ukraine, UK, France and Turkey discuss Black Sea security, Zelenskiy says/REUTERS

MSN April 15, 2025 KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian, British, French and Turkish representatives will discuss Black Sea security in Turkey on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Turkey’s “Terror-Free” Initiative Targets Kurdish Gains and Alliance with Israel/Veysi Dag/THE TIMES OF ISRAEL

The Times of Israel, April 14, 2025 , Veysi Dag's Blog On October 1, 2024, the Turkish state launched its so-called “terror-free” process—its latest...

Israel hit Syrian bases scoped by Turkey, hinting at regional showdown, sources say/Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Jonathan Spicer/REUTERS

Reuters, 4 April, 2025 AMMAN/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - (This April 4 story has been corrected to fix the title of Noa Lazimi in paragraph 20) Turkey scoped...

Inaction from Brussels over the arrest of an opposition leader in Turkey may be a strategic mistake / Seda Gurkan / THE CONVERSATION

The Conversation, 8 April, 2025 The European Union faces a pressing problem as it decides how to handle another major slide towards autocracy in Turkey. So far,...

Europe-Turquie: un rapprochement stratégique autour de la défense et de l’Ukraine / Anne Andlauer / RFI

RFI, le 17 mars 2025 Face aux États-Unis de Donald Trump et à la Russie de Vladimir Poutine, l'Europe doit repenser sa défense et garantir...

Turkey’s Erdogan discusses Russia-Ukraine war, Syria in first official call with Trump/ Amberin Zaman/AL-MONITOR

In their first official call since Trump's return to office, the pair discussed efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, the situation in Syria, and...

Polish PM Tusk asks Turkey’s Erdogan to take responsibility for regional stability

Reuters, March 12, 2025 WARSAW, March 12 (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he asked Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to take the greatest...

Turkey Continues Operations on PKK in Iraq, Syria Despite Ocalan Call/REUTERS

USNEWS by Reuters, March 6, 2025 ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's armed forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria in the week since jailed...

Turkey to export 15,000 tonnes of eggs to US amid bird flu disruptions/Ceyda Caglayan/REUTERS

Reuters, February 21, 2025 ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has begun exporting around 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the United States, where an ongoing outbreak of...

Turkey says ‘nothing yet’ on Iraq oil pipeline restart/REUTERS

REUTERS, February 19, 2025 ANKARA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Turkey has yet to receive confirmation from Iraq on the resumption of oil flows through the...

Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Jordan aim to jointly tackle Islamic State, Ankara says/Tuvan Gümrükçü/REUTERS

REUTERS, February 5, 2025 ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Jordan will take steps toward jointly combating Islamic State in the region and they...

Erdogan’s risky play in Syria / Jamie Dettmer / POLITICO

Aleppo’s fall has much to do with the Turkish leader’s geopolitical maneuverings — particularly his irritation with Assad for spurning a long-standing offer of...

Why Erdogan’s Turkey undermines US and NATO security interests – opinion /Eric Mandel / THE JERUSALEM POST/

The Jerusalem Post, November 25, 2024 The Foundation for Defense of Democracies’s (FDD) Turkish expert Sinan Ciddi writes that under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “Ankara is...

U.S. says ‘no more business as usual’ with Hamas amid reported move of leadership to Turkey | ANC

Pour voir la conférence de presse de la Maison Blanche: ANC Digital, November 19, 2024

Les États-Unis sanctionnent les membres du Hamas basées en Turquie/ Elizabeth Hagedorn

Un jour après avoir averti la Turquie de ne pas abriter le Hamas, le département du Trésor américain impose des sanctions à plusieurs...

‘Phone diplomacy’: Erdogan wants to repair ties with US under Trump /Ragip Soylu / MIDDLE EAST EYE

MIDDLE EAST EYE, November 8, 2024 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed optimism on Friday regarding Donald Trump’s second term as US president, hoping it...

Turkish film festival canceled after Istanbul government bans screening of gay Daniel Craig drama Queer / Wesley Stenzel / ENTERTAINMENT

"This ban distances not only a film but the entire festival from its meaning and purpose," Mubi Fest Istanbul organizers wrote on social media. Entertainment,...

Erdogan tells Macron that Turkey continues to seek EU membership / EKATHIMERINI

Ekathimerini, 7/11/2024 Turkey is acting with a strategic perspective towards full EU membership, the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his French counterpart on Thursday. Erdogan...

Trump and Erdogan. A comparison / SELIM KORU / KÜLTÜRKAMPFTR

There’s a lot of Trump-Erdoğan comparisons out there. Most are from the liberal perspective, and talk about the similarities between the two men. There’s...

Guterres Embraces the Authoritarians /Ben Cohen/JNS.org/The Algemeiner

By attending the summit in Russia, Guterres was effectively spitting in the faces of both Ukraine and Israel. In doing so, he proved that...

Erdogan ‘played’ Trump and lied to him on Syria, former Trump advisor McMaster says /Ragip Soylu /MIDDLE EAST EYE

Former national security advisor says former US president also misled Erdogan on weapons deliveries to Syrian Kurdish fighters Middle East Eye, 30 August, 2024, By Ragip...

Réfugiés syriens attaqués en Turquie : « La crise fait de nous les parfaits boucs émissaires » – Nicolas Bourcier/LE MONDE

L’agression présumée, le 30 juin, d’une jeune fille par un Syrien dans une ville du centre de la Turquie a été l’occasion d’un déferlement de...

Turkey proposes bill aimed at managing large stray dog population / ABC NEWS

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party has submitted to parliament a controversial bill that aims to manage the country’s large stray dog population ABC...

A rapprochement between Syria and Turkey is on the table. Here’s what it might mean for the region – Abby Sewell & Suzan Fraser...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar Assad have recently signaled that they are interested in restoring diplomatic ties that have been ruptured for more than...

Turkey seeks explanation from Saudis after journalist detained over alleged Khashoggi remarks / REUTERS

Turkey is seeking an explanation from Saudi Arabia after Saudi police detained a Turkish journalist over alleged comments he made about the 2018 murder...

Trans people in Turkey face housing crisis more intensely amid discrimination, phobia – Toprak Yıldırım / BIANET

Trans people are faced with unfair rental prices, transphobia from landlords and neighbors and difficulties in pursuing legal recourse, exacerbating the housing crisis. Bianet English,...

Private universities fire over 100 academics as school year ends – Ali Dinç / BIANET

“Foundation universities, driven by short-term financial plans and market conditions, are conducting what amounts to a purge based on legally questionable fixed-term contracts," says...

Syrians in Turkey fear for future after Erdogan plans talks with Assad – Burcu Karakaş / REUTERS

President Tayyip Erdogan's sudden plan to invite his estranged Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad for talks has raised fears among Syrians in Turkey of being...

It’s not too late for Erdogan to back away from normalisation with Assad – Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal / MIDDLE EAST MONITOR

A quote from Christopher Nolan’s 2008 blockbuster The Dark Knight could apply to many a political career: “You either die a hero, or you live long...

For Turkish performer, drag is a political act – Burcu Karakaş / REUTERS

Ilker Yazici - stage name Miss Putka - was in secondary school when he discovered he was gay. There he met LGBT advocacy groups...

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