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Putin meets Fidan, ‘fully supports’ Turkey’s aspirations in BRICS – Ezgi Akın / AL-MONITOR

The first bilateral meeting between Putin and Fidan saw the Russian leader embrace Ankara's interest in joining the BRICS as a counterweight to the...

Nato or Shanghai Cooperation Organisation? Turkey’s Erdogan goes for both – Ragıp Soylu / MIDDLE EAST EYE

The Turkish president’s expected attendance at rival summits in the same month highlight’s Ankara’s complex geopolitical moves Middle East Eye, June 12, 2024, by Ragıp...

Turkey extends flight ban on Iraq’s Sulaimaniyah airport for 6 months – Ezgi Akın / AL-MONITOR

The extension of the ban indicated that Ankara and the Iraqi Kurdish party controlling Sulaimaniyah had yet to resolve their differences Al-Monitor, June 11, 2024,...

Turkey urges Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs – Suzan Fraser / INDEPENDENT

An official says Turkey's foreign minister has urged Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs and allow them to “live...

Syria says no dialogue with Turkey before Ankara announces plans to withdraw its troops – ALBERT AJI / ABC NEWS

Syria’s foreign minister says any dialogue between Syria and Turkey should only take place after Ankara announces that it will withdraw its troops from...

Top court rules Turkish president’s appointment of university rectors unconstitutional / DUVAR

Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) has annulled articles of the presidential decree that gave the president the authority to appoint university rectors directly.  Duvar English, June...

Turkey’s Fidan arrives on first visit to China, will travel to Uyghur region – Ezgi Akın / AL-MONITOR

Fidan is also slated to travel to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in the first high-level visit to the region since 2012. Al-Monitor, June 4,...

Turkey signals a new military intervention in Syria if Kurdish groups hold local elections / INDEPENDENT

Turkey's president says his country won't hesitate to launch a new offensive in northern Syria if Kurdish groups there go ahead with plans to...

Turkish prosecutors seek 567 years in prison in total for Istanbul Workers’ Day march / Duvar English

In recently prepared two indictments regarding the Workers’ Day march in Istanbul, Turkish prosecutors have sought up to 567 years in prison in total...

Protests against Israel spread in Turkey following Rafah strike – Ezgi Akın / AL-MONITOR

As Israel's Rafah strike sparked protests across the country, Turkey’s National Security Council implicitly criticized Washington for police interventions in pro-Palestinian protests in US...

Erdoğan and the Essential Hypocrisy of Antisemitism – Benjamin Kerstein / ALGEMEINER

Algemeiner, May 27, 2024, by Benjamin Kerstein It often feels as if a global contest is underway over who can engage in the most depraved...

Erdogan’s eye is on the bigger game – Costas Iordanidis / EKATHIMERINI

No one can claim that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ recent visit to Ankara and his talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were scintillating....

Gender-responsive legal practices in Turkey – What does it mean for legal professionals? / COUNCIL OF EUROPE

President Erdogan has never ceased to assign women to the exclusive role of mother and wife. With Erdogan's decision on the first of July...

Erdogan’s Turkey: Champion of Hamas, and an adversary of the West – Sinan Ciddi / EKATHIMERINI

Erdogan’s Turkey: Champion of Hamas, and an adversary of the West Ekathimerini, May 24, 2024, by Sinan Ciddi* Press conferences convened by heads of government, are...

L’Irlande, le Mexique et la Turquie font la Une de la presse internationale / EUROPE 1

Europe 1, le 23 mai 2024 Chaque jour, les correspondants d’Europe 1 font le tour de l’actualité internationale. Dimitri Pavlenko remplace Alexandre Le Mer ce jeudi...

Turkish parliament to vote on ‘euthanasia for stray dogs’ bill – Meral Candan / GAZETE DUVAR

Turkey’s ruling AKP has prepared a draft bill to euthanize the country's stray dog population, following concerns voiced by a section of the public....

Erdogan: Current Constitution Cannot Sustain the New Türkiye – Saeed Abdulrazek / ASHARQ AL-AWSAT

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed his resolve to draft a new constitution for the country, saying the one in force after the military...

Op-ed | 40+1 and MHP: Erdoğan’s path to a third term? – Neslihan Çevik / TURKEY RECAP

Turkey Recap, May 22, 2024, by Neslihan Çevik Although the Justice and Development Party (AKP) experienced its first major defeat in 22 years with the...

New spy bill in Turkey raises fears of greater limits on dissent – Kristina Jovanovski / THE JERUSALEM POST

Turkey's new spy bill, compared to Russia's, may limit journalists and civil society, sparking fears of further curbing freedom of expression. The Jerusalem Post, May...

Dava party reaches out to Muslim migrants in Germany: is Turkey’s Erdogan behind the movement? / FRANCE 24

A new party is targeting Muslims from Germany’s Turkish diaspora. Dava - Democratic Alliance for Diversity and Renewal. Currently in Germany, there are around 1.5 million people of Turkish origin registered to vote - and many of them have never really felt at home in the traditional parties. But the party...

Turkey’s Erdogan pardons elderly generals imprisoned over 1997 ‘postmodern coup’ / AP NEWS

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday pardoned seven former top military officers who were sentenced to life terms in prison over the ouster...

Wary of wars in Gaza and Ukraine, old foes Turkey and Greece test a friendship initiative — S. Fraser & D. Gatopoulos / AP

Old foes Turkey and Greece will test a five-month-old friendship initiative Monday when Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Ankara. Agence Presse, May 13, 2024, by Susan...

Church converted into a mosque casts a dark shadow over Mitsotakis’ visit to Ankara – Yavuz Baydar / MEDIAPART

In the world of commotion, Greek-Turkish tensions are one of those that will not go away. Although both Athens and Ankara radiate some optimism,...

Turkey says it has carried out new airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq / ABC NEWS

Turkey's defense ministry says the country has carried out a new round of airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq ABC News, May 7, 2024 Turkey...

Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosque / AGENCE PRESSE

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a...

As Turkey Cuts Trade Ties, Israel’s Isolation Grows—Gulsin Harman et. al. / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Turkey said it would not resume trade with Israel until a “permanent cease-fire” in Gaza. The move came after a number of countries cut...

Turkey halts trade with Israel over ‘humanitarian tragedy’ in Gaza – Aoife Walsh / BBC

Turkey has suspended all trade with Israel over its offensive in Gaza, citing the "worsening humanitarian tragedy" in the strip. BBC, May 4, 2024, by...

Turkey cuts trade ties with Israel / Al-MONITOR

In a dramatic escalation in the simmering Turkish-Israeli diplomatic row, Ankara announced Thursday that it was severing trade ties with the Jewish state, ending...

Ships from Turkey planning to deliver aid to Gaza were denied right to sail / ABC NEWS

A three-ship flotilla planning to reach Gaza with humanitarian aid from Turkey has been prevented from sailing by Guinea-Bissau authorities, which took down their...

Turkey’s Democracy Is Down but Not Out — Kate Johnston & Gibbs McKinley / FOREIGN POLICY

An invigorated opposition is ready for a constitutional fight. Foreign Policy, April 30, 2024, by Kate Johnston and Gibbs McKinley Last month’s local election results in...

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