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Russia’s Return to Grain Deal Is a Sign of Turkey’s Growing Influence – Carnegie Endowment/Alexandra Prokopenko

"Having declined to join Western sanctions against Russia, Turkey has become the only remaining window to Europe for Russian companies and individuals" reports Alexandra...

Turkey seeks to coax Russia back into Ukraine grain deal – Al-Monitor/Amberin Zaman

"Russian and Ukrainian monitors have reportedly suspended the inspections required by a grain-exportation deal that Moscow insists is unfairly benefitting Kyiv" says Amberin Zaman...

The Larger Geopolitical Shift Behind Iran’s Drone Sales to Russia – Carnegie Endowment/Steven Feldstein

"It’s an indication of major fractures, as emerging states leverage digital technology and sophisticated weaponry to compete for influence and power" says Steven Feldstein...

Fehim Tastekin : »Turkey’s Caucasian diaspora to help kinsmen fleeing Russian draft » Al-Monitor

"The Caucasian community in Turkey is treading carefully in an initiative to help kinsmen fleeing Moscow’s military call-up, wary of coming off as encouraging...

Turkey says no evidence Ukrainian grains stolen by Russia reached its shores – Al-Monitor/Amberin Zaman

"Turkey is being lobbied by the UK to discuss the safe shipping of Ukrainian grain due to looming global shortages but denies any has...

Podcast :Turkey’s double-dealing: Is Erdogan trying to blackmail the West? / Deutsche Welle

"Russian forces are advancing ever further into eastern Ukraine. Can Turkey somehow act as a go-between and get Russia and the West talking?" comments...

Turkey says Ukraine grain ships could avoid mines, Russia offers safe passage – Reuters

"Russia on Wednesday said it has offered "safe passage" for Ukraine grain shipments from Black Sea ports but is not responsible for establishing the...

Turkey in talks with Russia, Ukraine over grain-export corridor – Reuters

"Turkey is in negotiations with Russia and Ukraine to open a corridor via the Bosphorus for grain exports from Ukraine, a senior Turkish official...

How Turkey’s Bayraktar Went From Killer Drones to Weapons of Hope – The National Interest

"Since the very first days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Turkey has become one of the conflict’s central actors. Ankara has explicitly criticized...

Bulgaria looks to Turkey for help with gas shortage – David O’Byrne/Al-Monitor

"Russia has cut gas exports to Bulgaria, leaving Sofia looking to Ankara, which has some tough decisions to make" says David O'Byrne in Al-Monitor. Russia's...

War a lost opportunity for Turkey’s westward outreach – Reuters

"Before travelling to Moscow last week, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stopped over in Ankara to meet Tayyip Erdogan and praise the Turkish leader’s diplomatic...

Has Ukraine war given Erdogan free hand at home? – Pinar Tremblay/Al-Monitor

"Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan might be aiming to tighten his grip on the domestic front, taking advantage of Ankara’s rising profile amid the...

Russian invasion of Ukraine slams Turkey’s transportation industry – Fehim Taştekin/Al-Monitor

"Traffic at the Turkish border crossings have come to a grinding halt after trucks en route to Russia, Belarus and Central Asia diverted routes...

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy, Turkey’s Erdogan discuss Mariupol – Reuters

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he discussed with Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan the need for the immediate evacuation of civilians from the mostly...

Turkish, Italian, British defense ministers discuss Ukraine in Istanbul – Duvar English

"Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar held a meeting with his British and Italian counterparts in Istanbul on April 8 to discuss Russia's invasion of...

« Turkey’s alignment in a changed world » – Ramazan Hakkı Öztan/Le Monde diplomatique

"On 9 March, the Israeli president Isaac Herzog met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, after a near six-year hiatus in high-level talks between the...

Ukraine’s defence imports from Turkey jumped 30-fold in Q1 – Reuters

"Ukraine received almost 30 times as much defence industry equipment from Turkey in first quarter as it did a year earlier, while it prepared...

Egypt, Turkey consider coordination to boost tourism – Al-Monitor

"In the wake of the stagnation that hit the vital tourism sector in Egypt since the start of the Russian war on Ukraine Feb....

Turkey faces risks acting as sanctions ‘safe haven’ for Russians – Reuters

"Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked a flurry of Western sanctions on Moscow, at least one oligarch and thousands of other Russians have arrived...

Hamit Bozarslan on the Ukraine crisis: ‘Putin has trapped Turkey’ – Medya News

"Kurdish historian and political scientist Hamit Bozarslan* spoke to Ferhat Çelik of Mezopotamya News Agency on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing war between the two...

Turkey’s pro-Western policy reversal reveals Erdogan’s dilemma – CENGIZ CANDAR – Al-Monitor

"Turkey's position over the Russian invasion of Ukraine ​​has resonated as a pro-Western shift in Ankara’s foreign policy, but Erdogan needs to go the...

Turkish foreign minister to visit Russia, Ukraine for peace talks, Erdogan says – Reuters

"Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he was sending his foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, to Moscow and Kyiv this week as part of...

Marc Pierini « Moscow’s Southern Accent? » – Carnegie Middle East Center

"It is too early to speculate about where the Russian invasion of Ukraine will stop. But it is already important to look beyond the...

Putin says Moscow ready to use Mideast fighters in Ukraine – Al-Monitor

"Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed the idea of sending volunteer fighters to Ukraine, though there are good reasons for Moscow to refrain from bringing...

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