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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,...

Analysis: Europe wary of Turkish hub to hide gas ‘made in Moscow’ – Reuters

"President Vladimir Putin's plan to make Turkey a hub for Russian gas in theory could allow Moscow to mask its exports with fuel from...

Turkey’s Russian-built nuclear plant could amplify Moscow’s regional influence – Al-Monitor/Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

"Some experts are warning that Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, which is being built by Russia's Rosatom, might become a tool to advance Russian...

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...

Gas Attack – Carnegie Middle East Center/Dimitar Bechev

"Though Turkey remains on good terms with Russia, it still finds itself in the throes of an energy crisis" reports Dimitar Bechev in Carnegie...

Erdogan backing Russian stance in return for pre-election cash boost – The Jerusalem Post

"With a 2023 vote looming, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity has declined amid an economic crisis that has seen the country's inflation rate...

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...

Will Turkey become haven for sanctioned Russians? – Al-Monitor

"Ankara is facing increasing pressure to comply with sanctions imposed on Moscow and to increase scrutiny on Turkish banks to make sure they don’t...

Erdoğan makes a phone call with Putin, calling for ‘an urgent general ceasefire’ – Bianet English

"While the details of the phone call which lasted for around one and a half hours have not been shared with the public, the...

Turkey says Russia cancelled Black Sea passage bid upon its request – Reuters

"Russia cancelled a bid to send four of its warships through Turkish waters into the Black Sea at Turkey's request, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu...

Marc Pierini: “The Russia-NATO Crisis Tests Turkey’s Balancing Policy” – Carnegie Europe

“Ankara’s drone sales to Kiev have angered Moscow. A military escalation in and around Ukraine would endanger Turkey’s relationship with Russia, impair its participation...

Fehim Taştekin: « Why Turkey is in crosshairs of Chechen leader » Al-Monitor

"Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s latest threats to Ankara have betrayed the undercurrent tensions between Ankara and Moscow that have been simmering for a while"...

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: « If you criticize Turkey’s border policy, you are a traitor »

« After Turkey lost two soldiers in Syria last week, Turkey’s Defense Minister went to the boarder and stated that, “revenge of our martyrs has...

Fehim Taştekin: “After gestures to US, Turkey turns to placating Russia”

Al-Monitor, July, 7, 2021, Fehim Taştekin Turkey is back to its balancing act between Moscow and Washington after a series of moves to win favor...

Fehim Taştekin: Erdoğan pushing Putin’s buttons

Duvar English, June 24, 2021, Fehim Taştekin President Erdoğan has pushed Russia’s buttons by volunteering to serve U.S. interests in Afghanistan at last week's Brussels...

Who Suffers Most From Russian Tourism Sanctions Against Turkey?

Carnegie Europe, May 10, 2021, Joanna Pritchett, image: AFP Russia imposed a tourism ban on Turkey in apparent retribution for Turkey’s support of Ukraine. But the...

Fehim Taştekin: »Turkish-Russian partnership under fresh stress test in Syria »

Al-Monitor, March 25, 2021, Fehim Taştekin Turkey’s appeal for Western backing in Syria has cast a pall on its partnership with Russia, whose toughening attitude...

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