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Fehim Taştekin: “Has Erdogan started a journey of no return in Cyprus?”

Al-Monitor, July 22, 2021, Fehim Taştekin Unless he is playing a game of brinkmanship to force the Greek Cypriots into a settlement, Erdogan’s tough moves...

US senator says Turkish actions against pro-Kurdish party like ‘if Biden banned the Republican Party’ – Al-Monitor

Al-Monitor, July 22, 2021, Adam Lucente  Democratic and Republican senators voiced heavy criticism of the Turkish government to a State Department official during a Wednesday...

EU’s Turkey policy: cowardly appeasement, dirty deals and sheer falsehoods – Cengiz Aktar

Ahval, June 27, 2021, Cengiz Aktar, image: Reuters, F. Lenoir Another European Council meeting has gone by, with the EU as disoriented as ever vis-à-vis...

Turkey begs Egypt for forgiveness – Fehim Taştekin

Duvar English, May 7, 2021, Fehim Taştekin Negotiations with Cairo also mean negotiations with Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. At the moment, it looks like the...

Fehim Taştekin « Can Turkey rely on Libyan PM to guarantee its strategic interests? »

Al-Monitor, April 19, 2021, Fehim Taştekin, photography:AA Ankara’s two critical deals with Tripoli remain in limbo even though Libya’s new prime minister raised Turkish spirits...

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Turkey’s Erdoğan urges end of Ukraine war in call with Putin – Louise Guillot / POLITICO

Turkish president says the two countries ‘could take further steps’ on economic cooperation. Louise Guillot reports in Politico on March 25, 2023. Turkish leader Recep...

Combative spoiler enters Turkey’s election campaign – FRANCE 24

Turkey's top politicians have formed two camps heading into May's election: those who revere President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and those united in the single...

Egypt’s Sisi unlikely to reconcile with Erdogan before Turkey’s election – Fehim Taştekin / AL-MONITOR

The Turkish military presence in Libya remains the key snag in Ankara’s efforts to mend fences with Egypt. By Fehim Taştekin in Al-Monitor on...

AKP and new Islamist coalition partner sign protocol discriminating against women and LGBTI+ – DUVAR English

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its latest alliance partner New Welfare Party (YRP) have signed a protocol including subtle clauses to...

‘Türkiye, Sweden allies since 1739’ – HURRIYET DAILY NEWS

Swedish Consul General in Istanbul Peter Ericson has emphasized that the first alliance between his country and Türkiye was established in 1739 and that the two countries have been in...