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Russia

Turkey backs Ukraine’s NATO bid & Crimea policy, says military industry cooperation with Kiev is ‘not aimed against 3rd countries’

Posted on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021By Editor

Ankara has backed Ukraine’s bid to join NATO and vowed to expand defense industry cooperation as well as “coordinate steps” with Kiev to reclaim Crimea, while also insisting it does not seek to take steps against third countries. … Read More >Turkey backs Ukraine’s NATO bid & Crimea policy, says military industry cooperation with Kiev is ‘not aimed against 3rd countries’

Turkey will push Istanbul canal plan forward ‘whether you like it or not’, Erdogan says, promises to ‘lay groundwork’ this summer

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021By Editor

Ankara will soon hold a tender for the construction of a canal on the outskirts of Istanbul, Turkey’s president has said. Estimated at over $9 billion, the project drew sharp criticism from environmentalists and the opposition. … Read More >Turkey will push Istanbul canal plan forward ‘whether you like it or not’, Erdogan says, promises to ‘lay groundwork’ this summer

Pilot killed as jet from Turkish Air Force aerobatic team crashes during training

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021By Editor

A training flight for the Turkish Stars aerobatic team ended in tragedy on Wednesday, after one of its supersonic NF-5 jets crashed in Turkey’s central Konya Province, killing the pilot. … Read More >Pilot killed as jet from Turkish Air Force aerobatic team crashes during training

EU

EU chiefs to visit Turkey amid tensions over Ankara’s crackdown on Kurdish-supporting party

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021By Editor

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel have announced they will visit Turkey on April 6, amid tensions over Ankara’s crackdown on the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP). … Read More >EU chiefs to visit Turkey amid tensions over Ankara’s crackdown on Kurdish-supporting party

EU

EU must stop ‘playing for time’ Turkey says, as it calls on bloc to expand customs union and allow Turks visa-free travel

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021By Editor

The EU must speed up the process of strengthening ties with Turkey, the country’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday ahead of a summit of the bloc’s leaders where they will consider future relations with Ankara. … Read More >EU must stop ‘playing for time’ Turkey says, as it calls on bloc to expand customs union and allow Turks visa-free travel

Turkey tells US purchase of Russian S-400 defense system is a ‘done deal’

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021By Editor

Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has told America’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the two countries needed a roadmap to tackle disagreements and that Ankara is not planning to drop Russia’s S-400 defense system. … Read More >Turkey tells US purchase of Russian S-400 defense system is a ‘done deal’

Turkey reopens crossing points in Syria’s Idlib after Russia points to dire humanitarian situation

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021By Editor

Turkey has agreed to Russia’s proposal to open two crossing points in the Idlib de-escalation zone and one near Aleppo, after Russia proposed doing so, citing the increasingly tough humanitarian situation in northwestern Syria. … Read More >Turkey reopens crossing points in Syria’s Idlib after Russia points to dire humanitarian situation

Turkey detains over 200 soldiers in raids over links to self-exiled Muslim cleric Gulen

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021By Editor

Turkish authorities detained 203 soldiers on Tuesday, as security forces conducted raids on people accused of having ties to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Recep Tayyip Erdogan says was behind the 2016 attempted coup. … Read More >Turkey detains over 200 soldiers in raids over links to self-exiled Muslim cleric Gulen

Turkish stocks & currency plummet after Erdogan fires central bank chief

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021By Editor

The Turkish lira plunged more than 16% on Monday morning after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired the country’s central bank chief over the weekend, the third to be sacked in two years. … Read More >Turkish stocks & currency plummet after Erdogan fires central bank chief

World

Turkish leader Erdoğan slams NATO ally Biden for calling Putin a ‘killer,’ says US president’s remarks were ‘truly unacceptable’

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021By Editor

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized his US counterpart Joe Biden for calling Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “killer,” saying that such statements about a head of state are “not fitting of a president.” … Read More >Turkish leader Erdoğan slams NATO ally Biden for calling Putin a ‘killer,’ says US president’s remarks were ‘truly unacceptable’