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Turkey applies to the EU for protected status for the doner kebab – but Germans protest it as an ‘assault on their cultural identity’...

A new slice of history beckons for kebab lovers as Turkey and Germany rush to claim the famous rotisserie meat as their own. Daily Mail, June 29, 2024 Turkey has...

Turkey removed from money laundering ‘grey list’ / FINANCIAL TIMES

A global financial watchdog has removed Turkey from its “grey list” of countries with lapses in anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing policies, in a...

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...

Turkey shut out social media criticism on eve of Czech clash / REUTERS

Turkey are turning a deaf ear to unhelpful social media criticism on the eve of their battle with the Czech Republic for a place in the...

Reports: Turkey increases military buildup in Iraqi Kurdistan / BIANET

A pro-government newspaper reports that Sulaymaniyah International Airport has turned into a “logistics center” for the PKK and Turkey will strike the airport if...

Israel Emerging As Source Of Tension In Azerbaijan’s Special Relationship With Turkey – Bahruz Samadov / EURASIA

There is no strategic partnership in Eurasia stronger than Azerbaijan’s ties with Turkey. But Baku’s close relations with Israel are increasingly becoming a source...

Türkiye Fortifies its Positions in Idlib Ahead of Possible Military Escalation –  Saeed Abdulrazek / ASHARQ AL-AWSAT

The Turkish army has brought in military and logistic reinforcements to its positions in de-escalation zones in Syria’s Idlib that lie in the areas...

Women’s institutions in Kurdish cities ‘turned into men’s coffee houses’ under trustee regime / BIANET

A report based on observations in Diyarbakır and Batman reveals the impact of government takeover of municipalities on women-focused institutions. Bianet English, June 20, 2024 A...

Time for Greek-Turkish energy cooperation in Aegean, Greek official says / EKATHIMERINI

Marinos Giannopoulos, the CEO of Enterprise Greece, the official investment and trade promotion agency of the Greek state, called for Greek-Turkish energy cooperation in...

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,...

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’s Central Bank prepares to distribute newly minted five-lira coin / DUVAR 

Turkey’s Central Bank is preparing to inject the newly minted five-lira coin into circulation following the week of the Eid Al-Adha holiday. The Turkish...

Report reveals high number of child worker deaths in Turkey / VOICE OF AMERICA

A recent report on the state of child labor in Turkey said at least 695 child workers died in the country in the past...

G7 Summit: PM Modi has ‘delightful conversation’ with leaders of Turkey, UAE, Brazil; also meets Jordan King / ECONOMIC TIMES

Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in discussions with leaders from Turkey, the UAE, Brazil, and Jordan on the sidelines of the G7 Summit. PM...

Erdogan’s Balancing Act in Turkey / WORLD POLITICS REVIEW

Since his sweeping overhaul of Turkey’s political system in 2017, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cemented his near-total control over the country, even if...

Azerbaijan State Oil Company (SOCAR) is caught in the midst of Israel-Gaza war – Arzu Geybullayeva / GLOBAL VOICES

Activists vandalized SOCAR's headquarters in Istanbul in protest Global Voices, June 14, 2024, by Arzu Geybullayeva On May 31, an activist group named “The Thousand...

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...

Putin meets Fidan, ‘fully supports’ Turkey’s aspirations in BRICS – Ezgi Akın / AL-MONITOR

The first bilateral meeting between Putin and Fidan saw the Russian leader embrace Ankara's interest in joining the BRICS as a counterweight to the...

Nato or Shanghai Cooperation Organisation? Turkey’s Erdogan goes for both – Ragıp Soylu / MIDDLE EAST EYE

The Turkish president’s expected attendance at rival summits in the same month highlight’s Ankara’s complex geopolitical moves Middle East Eye, June 12, 2024, by Ragıp...

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,...

Turkey urges Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs – Suzan Fraser / INDEPENDENT

An official says Turkey's foreign minister has urged Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs and allow them to “live...

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...

Top court rules Turkish president’s appointment of university rectors unconstitutional / DUVAR

Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) has annulled articles of the presidential decree that gave the president the authority to appoint university rectors directly.  Duvar English, June...

Turkey’s Fidan arrives on first visit to China, will travel to Uyghur region – Ezgi Akın / AL-MONITOR

Fidan is also slated to travel to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in the first high-level visit to the region since 2012. Al-Monitor, June 4,...

Turkey signals a new military intervention in Syria if Kurdish groups hold local elections / INDEPENDENT

Turkey's president says his country won't hesitate to launch a new offensive in northern Syria if Kurdish groups there go ahead with plans to...

Turkish prosecutors seek 567 years in prison in total for Istanbul Workers’ Day march / Duvar English

In recently prepared two indictments regarding the Workers’ Day march in Istanbul, Turkish prosecutors have sought up to 567 years in prison in total...

Protests against Israel spread in Turkey following Rafah strike – Ezgi Akın / AL-MONITOR

As Israel's Rafah strike sparked protests across the country, Turkey’s National Security Council implicitly criticized Washington for police interventions in pro-Palestinian protests in US...

Erdoğan and the Essential Hypocrisy of Antisemitism – Benjamin Kerstein / ALGEMEINER

Algemeiner, May 27, 2024, by Benjamin Kerstein It often feels as if a global contest is underway over who can engage in the most depraved...

Erdogan’s eye is on the bigger game – Costas Iordanidis / EKATHIMERINI

No one can claim that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ recent visit to Ankara and his talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were scintillating....

Gender-responsive legal practices in Turkey – What does it mean for legal professionals? / COUNCIL OF EUROPE

President Erdogan has never ceased to assign women to the exclusive role of mother and wife. With Erdogan's decision on the first of July...

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