Tag: Turkey

TURKEY – Turkey sentences exiled journalist Dundar to over 27 years in jail: Media (Al Arabiya)

A Turkish court has convicted exiled journalist Can Dundar on espionage and terror-related charges for a news report. https://englishbeta.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/12/23/Turkey-sentences-exiled-journalist-Dundar-to-27-years-Media-

TURKEY – Turkey conducts exercises in Eastern Mediterranean amid tensions with neighbors (Al Arabiya)

Turkey has carried out naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, the defence ministry said Sunday, against a backdrop of tensions with its neighbours over...

TURKEY – Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala denies charges in new trial (Al Jazeera)

A Turkish philanthropist businessman and human rights defender has denied accusations of espionage and attempting to overthrow the government in connection with a failed...

TURKEY – Turkish philanthropist on trial for alleged failed coup ties (Al Arabiya)

A Turkish philanthropist businessman and human rights defender denied accusations of espionage and attempting to overthrow the government in connection with a failed coup...

IRAN/TURKEY – Iran protests to Turkey over ‘meddling’ poem recited by Erdogan (Al Jazeera)

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Turkey’s ambassador over what it said was “meddlesome” remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a visit to...

EUROPE/TURKEY – Europe’s stance on Turkey toughens with sanctions, weapons talk (Al Jazeera)

European Union leaders plan to discuss arm exports to Turkey with the NATO allies and the United States, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on...

EUROPE/TURKEY/NATO/USA – EU leaders to discuss arms exports to Turkey with NATO and US, says Merkel (Al Arabiya)

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and European Parliament President David-Maria Sassoli...

TURKEY/USA – Turkey’s Erdogan says US sanctions over S-400 missile ‘disrespect ally’ (Al Arabiya)

President Tayyip Erdogan talks during a news conference following a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on November 30, 2020. (Reuters) President Tayyip Erdogan said that...

TURKEY/EUROPE – Turkey dismisses EU move for sanctions as ‘biased, unlawful’ (Al Arabiya)

Turkey’s research vessel, Oruc Reis anchored off the coast of Antalya on the Mediterranean, Turkey, on September 13, 2020. (AP) Turkey on Friday dismissed as...

RUSSIA/TURKEY/POST SOVIET SPACE – Moscow Concerned About Turkish Influence on the Gagauz (Paul Goble, The Jamestown Foundation)

Turkey’s success in the South Caucasus is echoing across the former Soviet space as well as inside the Russian Federation itself; and not surprisingly,...

TURKEY – Turkish lira weakens after sources say US set to impose sanctions (Al Arabiya)

A merchant counts Turkish lira banknotes at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey. (Reuters) The Turkish lira extended losses against the dollar late on Thursday...

USA/TURKEY – US poised to sanction Turkey over Russian defense system: Sources (Al Arabiya)

Ankara's Russian S-400 missile defense system. (File photo: AFP) The US is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition last year of Russian...

USA/TURKEY – What Awaits US-Turkey Relations in the Biden Era? (Mustafa Gurbuz, Arab Center Washington DC)

http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/what-awaits-us-turkey-relations-in-the-biden-era/

TURKEY/USA – Turkey’s Erdogan to discuss US tensions when Biden takes office (Al Arabiya)

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss strained US relations with President-elect Joe Biden when he takes office, playing down the possibility of sanctions over...

TURKEY – Erdoğan’s “Please Sanction Me” Challenge (Burak Bekdil, BESA Center)

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, photo by Russian Presidential Executive Office via Wikimedia Commons The EU does not have the option of being indifferent to the antics of...

FRANCE/TURKEY – France tells Turkey to clarify positions if it wants constructive ties (Al Arabiya)

France’s foreign minister told his Turkish counterpart on Tuesday that a renewed constructive relationship with the European Union could only happen if Ankara clarified...