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The Taliban cabinet holds its first meeting at the Afghanistan presidential palace after reclaiming Kabul. (Photo/MuslimTimes)...
Erdoğan prepares for yet another political U-turn
20 August 2021 Erdoğan is looking for ways to win back voters. (Twitter/ErdoğanDijitalMedya) Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP)...
Wildfires: Turkey should avoid being a paper tiger
17 August 2021 Empty promises by the government of Turkey while battling the forest fires, have not been able...
Taliban takes over Kabul: Turkey prepares for evacuation
15 August 2021 Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and his entourage are seen entering the Afghan government building...
Turkey should quit Afghanistan adventure before too late
14 August 2021 The Taliban has been gaining more big cities in Afghanistan, posting photos of their advance on...
No way! Turkey’s UAV program irk US Congressmen
11 August 2021 A group of members of the US Congress claims Turkish UAVs hurt US interests and asked...
Turkish opposition chair doesn’t want mayors to run for president
9 August 2021 CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu (C) is zeen with İmamoğlu (L) and Yavaş. Republican People's Party (CHP) leader...
Turkish president’s fleet stupefies Europeans
8 August 2021 As a young journalist, I was assigned to the airport to report on the foreign dignitaries...
Afghan row in Turkish politics amid continuing wildfires
4 August 2021 A group of Afghan irregular refıgees arrested in Van, Eastern Turkey, were illegally crossing the Iranian-Turkish...
Turkish politics heat up with claims over cabinet shift
2 August 2021 Erdoğan inspects the wildfires in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya. Rumors say Forestry Minister Pakdemirli may...
Massacre in Turkey triggers debate on racism against Kurds
2 August 2021 A camera installed by the victimized family after a previous attack recorded the massacre. The brutal...
Turkey cannot be the refugee gatekeeper of the EU
28 July 2021 Austrian Chancellor Kurz may hope to become by natural leader of the European far-right by Turkey-bashing...
Five high risks of Afghan migration to Turkey
27 July 2021 Officials deliver food to Afghan migrants in the Erciş town of the southeastern province of Van....
Pressure on Turkish media to rise on ‘foreign funding’ debate
23 July 2021 The government does not see that the party-line media is not followed by the people because...
Erdoğan reveals three Kabul conditions to US
22 July 2021 Turkish Erdoğan (fith from right) observed the Eid al-Adha prayer in Cyprus on July 20 togetherPresident...
Erdoğan’s good news for Cyprus: Presidential palace
19 July 2021 Erdoğan addresses the Turkish Cypriot parliament in a session protested by two parties. (Photo: Turkish Presidency)....
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Turkish Defence Minister at Syria border to urge U.S. for prompt joint action
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar has paid an unscheduled visit to the built-up Turkish troops in Şanlıurfa at Syria border on August 16 with Chief of Joint Staff General Yaşar Güler and force commanders. The obvious aim of the visit is to supervise the process of establishing a Joint Operation Centre with the U.S. forces... - 18/07/2019in Politics
Turkey asks U.S. to revoke its F-35 removal decision to avoid “irreparable damage” in ties.
A Pentagon announcement was made on July 17 about removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program because of Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 missiles. The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a strong statement in response, in the later hours, asking the U.S. to revoke the decision “which will ... - 03/12/2018in Turkish Foreign Relations Analysis Forecast
Erdoğan couldn’t say “One minute!” to the Saudi Crown Prince
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said he regret that he missed the opportunity to “complete” what the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had started by opening up the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during the leaders’ conference of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires on Nov 30-Dec 1. In a press conference after the... - 23/07/2019in Politics
More U.S. sanctions might further push Turkey toward Russia
The Turkish service of the Russian Sputnik channel ended the political show of three Turkish journalists on July 19, a day after they interviewed Ahmet Davutoğlu, the former prime minister of President Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) but now one of the in-house dissidents in preparations of a new party. Ironically, when asked... - 03/03/2019in Politics
Russian missiles separate NATO allies U.S. and Turkey
What would President Trump ask from Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan if he were allowed to ask for one thing only? An American official talking to a group of Turks on condition of anonymity recently asked that rhetorical question and continued without waiting for the Turks to answer: it would be to cancel the Russian S-400...