Tag: Turkey

(Europe/Egypt/Turkey) Mutual reassurance: Why Europe should support talks between Egypt and Turkey (Matteo Colombo, ECFR)

For much of the past decade, the intense rivalry between Egypt and Turkey has created instability across the Middle East and North Africa. But...

(Turkey/Russia) Turkey continues talks with Russia on supply of second regiment of S-400 (TASS)

It would be problematic for Ankara to refuse the purchase of Russian air defense systems S-400, the defense minister said https://tass.com/defense/1244813

(USA/Turkey) Biden cold shoulders Erdogan as request for call left unanswered (Ragip Soylu, Middle East Eye)

With just seven days until Joe Biden assumes office, the US president-elect is yet to respond to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's offer of a...

(Turkey/UAE) Senior Turkish adviser lashes out at ‘absurd’ UAE conditions to restore ties (The New Arab)

A Turkish government adviser has lashed out at the UAE for imposing "absurd" conditions in order to establish relations with Ankara, saying it has no rights...

(Turkey) Erdoğan’s Reckless Gambit: It’s Payback Time (Burak Bekdil, BESA Center)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: US CAATSA sanctions on Turkey’s defense industry are now official. The costs to Turkey of its S-400 deal with Russia have been...

(Turkey) Erdogan’s media office quits WhatsApp over privacy change (Al Jazeera)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s media office says it is quitting WhatsApp after the messaging app’s move to oblige many of its users to...

US criticises India, Italy and Turkey over digital taxes (Al Jazeera)

Digital service taxes adopted by India, Italy and Turkey discriminate against United States companies and are inconsistent with international tax principles, the US Trade...

SOMALIA/TURKEY – Several people killed in attack on Turkish company in Somalia (Al Jazeera)

A suicide bombing near the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed at least five people including two Turks, the Turkish health minister said. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/2/several-people-killed-in-attack-on-turkish-company-in-somalia

UK/TURKEY – UK says it will sign free trade deal with Turkey this week (Al Jazeera)

The United Kingdom and Turkey are set to sign a deal on Tuesday to extend their trading arrangements, making it the first since British...

TURKEY/LIBYA – Turkey warns Haftar against attacking its forces in Libya (Al Jazeera)

Turkey’s defence minister said that any attack by eastern Libyan renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar on its personnel in the North African country would...

TURKEY – Turkey’s Boycott Threats Are Preposterous (Burak Bekdil, BESA Center)

Ankara first attempted to use a commercial boycott as a foreign policy weapon in 1998, when Rome refused to extradite Kurdish nationalist Abdullah Öcalan....

TURKEY – Turkey debates draft law that would increase oversight of NGOs (Al Arabiya)

Turkey’s parliament began debating a draft law on Friday that would increase oversight of non-governmental organizations and which, according to rights campaigners, risks limiting...

TURKEY/ISRAEL – Erdogan says Turkey wants better ties with Israel, talks continue (Al Jazeera)

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey would like to have better ties with Israel and that talks at intelligence level continue between the two...

TURKEY – Turkey sentences exiled journalist Can Dundar to 27 years in jail (Al Jazeera)

Turkish journalist Can Dundar has been sentenced in absentia to 27 years and six months in prison for espionage and aiding an armed organisation,...

GREECE/TURKEY – Annus horribilis: Key Greek-Turkish developments in 2020 (Al Jazeera)

2020 has been the most acrimonious year for Greek-Turkish relations since 1974. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/23/annus-horribilis-key-greek-turkish-developments-in-2020

TURKEY/USA/EUROPE – Turkey’s Erdogan says hopes to ‘turn new page’ in ties with US, EU in 2021 (Al Arabiya)

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey hopes to “turn a new page” in its ties with the United States and European Union,...