INFOS & ACTUS

Erdogan’s statements shake Tunisian-Turkish ties – Al-Monitor

"Diplomatic and economic relations between Tunisia and Turkey are at stake in the wake of statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following President...

Turkey may block access to Deutsche Welle, Voice of America as Euronews allowed to operate without licensing – Bianet English

"The Radio and Television Supreme Council previously asked the Turkish services of the three outlets to get a license to continue operating in Turkey"...

« Sur les traces des minorités à Istanbul : le Bosphore et Üsküdar » – Marie Mangez/Le Petit Journal

Toutes les deux semaines, le jeudi, Le Petit Journal part à la découverte des trois minorités officiellement reconnues en Turquie : les Juifs, les Arméniens...

Why Turkey’s minorities not able to elect their community leaders for nine years? – Bianet English

"The government annulled the previous regulation for elections and has not issued a new one. April 30 is the deadline that was set in...

« Erdogan plays to base with criticism of Tunisia » – Fehim Taştekin/Al-Monitor

"By slamming the dissolution of Tunisia’s parliament, Erdogan may have emboldened his ideological allies from the Ennahda party, but his criticism might backfire to...

« Türkiye and Israel: Optimism must prevail ». Hasan Murat Mercan/The Moshe Dayan Center-Tel Aviv University

"The history of Jews in Anatolia and the former territories of the Ottoman Empire extends back thousands of years. But the defining moment in...

Erdogan’s Saudi visit to mark vital step in Turkey’s regional realignment – Al-Monitor

"A widely anticipated visit to Saudi Arabia by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could see the Turkish leader cement ties with Ankara’s greatest regional rival...

Turkish opposition stumbles on united platform – Al-Monitor

"Turkey’s opposition parties have so far been unable to gain traction among large segments of the Turkish public ahead of the 2023 elections" says...

« Upgrading Turkey’s F-16s is strategic malpractice » – Michael Rubin/Washington Examiner

"It has been almost three years since the United States formally kicked Turkey out of the consortium to build and fly the next generation...

Ukraine Is a U.S. Wake-up Call for Germany and Turkey – The National Interest

"America’s foreign policy establishment is offering critiques of how two of NATO’s larger powers, Germany and Turkey, are responding to Russia. Any such effort...

« Will renewed interest in Iraqi Kurdish gas fuel Turkey-Iran rivalry? » – Fehim Taştekin/Al-Monitor

"Western capitals are seeking alternative natural gas resources to reduce their dependence on Russia, which creates a possible opportunity for Iraqi Kurdish gas exports"...

Erdogan hopes that its recent reconciliation with the UAE could help him turn a new page with Syria – Fehim Taştekin/Al-Monitor

Can Erdogan coax Assad into dialogue? "Hopeful that the Ukraine war will tip the scales to its favor in Syria, Turkey is taking escalatory steps...

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...

Vers un début de normalisation entre Ankara et Damas ? – Courrier International

"Ankara envisagerait de reprendre langue avec Damas pour discuter des Kurdes présents sur le sol syrien et des réfugiés syriens présents en Turquie. Mais...

Drifting sea mines bring Ukraine war to Turkey’s Bosporus Strait – Al-Monitor

"Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait, one of the world’s busiest waterways, is threatened by naval mines drifting across the Black Sea from Ukraine, posing a danger to...

Les événements de Boutcha ont «éclipsé» les pourparlers entre l’Ukraine et la Russie, selon la Turquie – Le Figaro

"Les «images honteuses et inacceptables» des exactions commises à Boutcha et Irpin, près de Kiev, ont «éclipsé» les pourparlers initiés entre la Russie et...

Avec sa médiation entre l’Ukraine et la Russie, la Turquie vise à s’attirer les bonnes grâces de l’UE – Courrier International

"Yasar Yakis, ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères turc et membre fondateur de l’AKP, explique dans une tribune publiée par le site “ArabNews” que la...

La Turquie expédie le dossier Jamal Khashoggi à l’Arabie saoudite – Le Monde

"Hatice Cengiz, la fiancée du journaliste Jamal Khashoggi, qui l’attendait devant le consulat saoudien le jour du meurtre, le 2 octobre 2018, a aussitôt annoncé la...

« 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....

U.S. says potential F-16 sale to Turkey would serve U.S. interests, NATO – Reuters

"The Biden administration believes a potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey would be in line with U.S. national security interests and would...

La Tunisie dénonce une «ingérence» de la Turquie après des propos d’Erdogan – Le Figaro

"Les autorités tunisiennes ont annoncé mercredi 6 avril avoir convoqué l'ambassadeur de Turquie à Tunis pour protester contre ce qu'elles considèrent comme une «ingérence»...

« En Turquie, la bourde de trop d’un fidèle allié d’Erdogan » – Marie Jégo/Le Monde

"L’homme d’affaires Ethem Sancak, ancien maoïste habitué des imprécations anti-OTAN, a été poussé à la démission après avoir déclaré que l’AKP, le parti du...

Guerre en Ukraine. En Turquie, Moscou n’a pas si mauvaise presse – Courrier International

"Si les Turcs sont nombreux à soutenir les Ukrainiens, l’opinion publique et la presse locale, toutes tendances confondues, sont toutefois très critiques envers l’Otan...

Turkey, U.S. ready for attempt at fixing strained ties – Reuters

"Turkey and the United States announced the culmination of months of talks to set up a procedure for improving their strained ties, eyeing cooperation...

Orban’s big win in Hungary bears lessons for Turkey’s staid opposition – Al-Monitor

"Diplomacy has been termed “the art of deceit,” but few doubt that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was anything but sincere when he phoned...

La Turquie réclame une enquête sur les cadavres de Boutcha – Le Figaro

"La Turquie a réclamé mercredi 6 avril une enquête indépendante sur les cadavres retrouvés dans la ville ukrainienne de Boutcha, au nord-ouest de Kiev,...

Caught in the Middle: Turkey’s Position Amidst Russia’s War on Ukraine. Carnegie Endowment. (Live Online-April 11, 2022)

Caught in the Middle: Turkey’s Position Amidst Russia’s War on Ukraine April 11, 2022 12:30 PM—14:00 EST Live Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfARxXujIyg "Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses a new and increasingly...

Roman Abramovich’s superyacht leaves Turkish port run by UK-listed firm – The Guardian

"Roman Abramovich’s $600m (£458m) superyacht Solaris has left a port in Turkey after the London-based company that operates the terminal which had been harbouring the oligarch’s yacht...

Categories

Latest news