INFOS & ACTUS

Les États-Unis exhortent la Turquie à respecter les sanctions visant la Russie – ARAB NEWS

Les élections de mai ne risquent pas de remettre en cause la stratégie turque à l'égard de Moscou. La Turquie a servi de voie...

Turkey just tried to kill Americans. Will Biden react? – Michael Rubin / WASHINGTON EXAMINER

On Saturday, General Mazloum Abdi, the head of the Syrian Kurdish militia and America’s chief ally in the fight against ISIS , was wrapping up meetings...

Turkey elections: CHP draws anger by running former Erdogan allies on electoral lists – MIDDLE EAST EYE

The main opposition party is working with former AKP officials to gain more votes and seek diversity in parliament, but it hasn't gone down...

How Turkey’s new election law will affect outcome of May 14 polls -Volga Kuşçuoğlu / BIANET

As the new law could make allied parties compete against each other, not only the parties' voting rates but also how they will participate...

Turbulence Ahead: Three Scenarios for the Turkey’s Elections – Dimitar Bachev – FREE TURKISH PRESS

Turkish society has proven resilient in the face of creeping authoritarianisation in the 2010s. Yet that halfway state of affairs—or “competitive authoritarianism”, to borrow...

Et si Erdogan était battu? Un changement de donne majeur sur l’échiquier international s’esquisse – Marc Semo / CHALLENGES

Jamais en vingt ans d’un règne toujours plus sans partage, le pouvoir de Recep Tayyip Erdogan n’a été autant menacé. Si elle est loin encore d’être certaine, la...

Turkey’s Dams Bring Power and Heartbreak – Stefanie Glinski / FOREIGN POLICY

Turkish villages are vanishing as the country boosts its reliance on hydropower. By Stefanie Glinski in Foreign Policy on April 9, 2023. Standing on a...

En Turquie, l’oignon devient un symbole de l’inflation et le tapis de prière un instrument de lutte politique – FRANCE INFO

L’oignon est devenu le symbole de la profondeur de la crise économique qui met le pays à genoux. Son prix a été multiplié par...

Turkey and Greece: A window for rapprochement – Christos Rozakis / EKATHIMERINI

The main issue is whether we are dealing with a temporary or permanent shift in Turkish policy toward Greece. By Christos Rozakis in Ekathimerini...

Turkey escalates against US-Kurdish alliance in Syria with drone strike – Seth J. Frantzman / THE JERUSALEM POST

The Turkish drone strike in Iraq shows the lengths Ankara will go to strike Kurdish anti-ISIS fighters. By Seth J. Frantzman in The Jerusalem...

In Turkey, Erdogan challenger attracts solid Kurdish support, a decisive vote – Mahmut Bozarslan / AL-MONITOR

Turkey’s opposition leader is likely to receive crucial Kurdish support in his bid to unseat Erdogan in the May 14 polls, but a victory...

Russia Risks Losing Its Dominance Over Arctic Sea Route to China and Turkey – Paul Goble / JAMESTOWN FOUNDATION

In a development with enormous consequences both for international trade and for Moscow’s control of its far-flung regions across the country’s northern third—places not...

Turkey’s Erdogan phones Herzog to discuss Temple Mount tensions, terror attacks – Toi Staff / TIME OF ISRAEL

In call, Israeli president affirms country’s commitment to status quo amid skirmishes at flashpoint site, raps Iran for ‘campaign on several fronts’ to undermine...

Greek-Turkish honeymoon – how long? – Ekrem Eddy Güzeldere / ELIAMEP

What happened? Diplomatic initiatives, joint parliamentary committees, high level talks with concrete results, the resolution of long-standing bilateral issues or civil society pressure to...

Any Ukraine Peace Talks Should Be About ‘New World Order’: Lavrov – THE MOSCOW TIMES

Moscow wants any Ukraine peace talks to focus on creating a "new world order," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on a visit to...

US needs to see Turkey’s trade with Russia drop: Official – AL ARABIYA

The UAE, too, said it will look at its trade with Russia but has not committed to taking action, O’Brien said. Washington has previously...

L’Irak condamne un « bombardement » turc près d’un aéroport au Kurdistan – FRANCE 24

L'Irak a appelé samedi la Turquie à présenter ses excuses pour ce qu'elle considère comme le bombardement de l'aéroport de Souleymanieh, au Kurdistan irakien. Le président...

Fragility of US-Turkey ties: How terrorism and security issues mar relationship of two NATO ‘allies’ – Bekir Sitki Sirin / FIRST POST

Although the US is defined as an ‘ally’ by some parties in Turkey, when one looks at recent history, it is clear that Turkey...

Rising Anti-Refugee Sentiment in Türkiye Unshaken by Earthquakes – Özge Genç / MIDDLE EAST COUNCIL

For years, anti-refugee xenophobia has been on the rise in Türkiye, which hosts the largest contingent of Syrian refugees in the world. After catastrophe...

Turquie et Tunisie : un rapprochement plutôt qu’un voisinage ? – TURQUIE NEWS

Un air de famille entre deux drapeaux. Le substrat religieux en commun. Un avant-poste aux carrefours migratoires. La Méditerranée en décor de fond. Que trouver...

How to close the gap between Turkey and Sweden on NATO enlargement – Grady Wilson and Pınar Dost / ATLANTIC COUNCIL

Turkey’s actions in recent weeks should strike a blow to the widespread perception that Ankara is only trying to disrupt NATO by holding up...

Au Kurdistan irakien, la Turquie traque le PKK au-delà de ses frontières – Hélène Sallon / LE MONDE

L’armée turque poursuit sur le sol de son voisin irakien sa lutte sans merci contre les séparatistes du PKK. Au Kurdistan irakien, elle profite...

Élections en Turquie : le rival d’Erdoğan s’engage à obtenir l’exemption de visa pour l’Europe en trois mois – MIDDLE EAST EYE

Le candidat à la présidentielle Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu affirme qu’il peut apporter en un trimestre tous les changements juridiques nécessaires à l’exemption de visa pour...

Politics must not impede the EU’s delivery of earthquake aid to Turkey and Syria – Hürcan Asli Aksoy / THE PARLIAMENT

Brussels can avoid the politicisation of its aid in Turkey and Syria by ensuring its funds reach local authorities and civil society actors. By...

Konda Research: ‘Whoever wins the youth will win the elections’ – BIANET

KONDA researcher Erman Bakırcı replied Bianet's questions on what the surveys of the opinion poll company reveal for the coming May 14 elections. Tuğçe...

Attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque Türkiye’s red line, Erdoğan says – HURRIYET DAILY NEWS

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned on April 5 Israel’s raid against worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and...

Drones and Diplomacy: Will Türkiye’s Elections Change its Middle Power Activism? (Podcast) – CRISIS GROUP

In April 4, 2023, on Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood speaks with Nigar Göksel, Crisis Group’s Türkiye director, to discuss Ankara’s foreign relations under President...

Russian top diplomat due in Ankara for bilateral, regional talks – HURRIYET DAILY NEWS

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on April 7 in the Turkish capital Ankara, in which bilateral political,...

After IYI Party, opposition CHP’s Istanbul office also targeted in gunfire – DUVAR English

After İYİ (Good) Party’s Istanbul office, now the main opposition CHP’s Istanbul provincial building has become the target of gunfire. CHP Istanbul provincial chair...

Turkey-Bosnia security agreement raises concerns on rights and freedoms – NORDIC MONITOR

Turkey and Bosnia have entered into a security cooperation agreement that includes operational intelligence sharing, training and equipment donation, prompting concern that Turkey may...

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