Tag: Turkey

UAE crown prince to meet Erdogan for talks to ‘improve relations’ (Al Jazeera)

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s de facto ruler, will visit Turkey for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan,...

Turkey’s lira hits record low after Erdogan defends rate cuts (Al Jazeera)

The Turkish lira has hit a record low of 12.49 against the US dollar after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended recent sharp rate cuts. The Turkish...

Moscow Worried by Ankara’s Expansive Vision of ‘Turkic World’ (Paul Globe, The Jamestown Foundation)

Since the victory of Turkey’s ally Azerbaijan in the Second Karabakh War (September 27–November 9, 2020), Russian commentators have been concerned about Ankara’s efforts...

Iran, Turkey hope to sign ‘cooperation road map’ in Erdogan visit (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

Iran and Turkey will continue high-level diplomatic talks to draft a “long-term cooperation road map” to boost ties, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has announced. “We...

UAE crown prince to visit Turkey for first time in ten years (Ragip Soylu, Middle East Eye)

United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ) will visit Turkey next week for the first time in ten years, two Turkish officials told...

US and Turkey: It is not over yet (Dimitar Bechev, Al Jazeera)

On October 31, US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on the margins of the G20 gathering in Rome, ending...

TAI installs missile destroyer on A400M aircraft (Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News)

Turkish Aerospace Industries has built and integrated a directional infrared countermeasure system for the A400M multinational heavy transport aircraft, the company announced. Claiming that the “A400M...

Airlines Move To Limit Flow Of Migrants To Belarus Amid Looming Crisis (RFE RL)

Several airlines have announced they will limit access to flights between Turkey and Minsk to stem the flow of migrants from the Middle East...

Turkmenistan’s dissidents fear crackdown in Turkish exile (Umar Farooq, Al Jazeera)

On a chilly afternoon in Istanbul’s Kadikoy neighbourhood, Nurmukhammed Annaev poked his head out of the window looking for fellow dissidents from Turkmenistan who...

Belarusian airline stops flying Middle East citizens from Turkey (Al Jazeera)

Belarusian state-owned airline Belavia has said it will stop allowing citizens of Iraq, Syria and Yemen to board flights from Turkey to Belarus at...

Altay power pack talks between Turkey, SKorea changes to off-the-shelf supply (Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News)

Negotiations between Turkish and South Korean companies to power Turkey’s first indigenous tank are shifting from plans for co-production in the European country to an off-the-shelf...

Chechen Strongman Drives New Wedge Between Russia and Turkey (Aslan Doukaev, The Jamestown Foundation)

Like any other relationship, the partnership between Turkey and Russia has had its ups and downs, twists and turns. The downing by Turkey, in...

Why are Turkish-allied formations collapsing in Syria? (Sultan al-Kanj, Al Monitor)

Sources close to Sultan Soleman Shah Brigade, one of the largest factions of the Syrian Liberation Front, said that the brigade has effectively withdrawn from the...

Turkish inflation nears 20% on rising food, energy costs (Diego Cupolo, Al Monitor)

Turkey’s annual consumer inflation rate rose to 19.89% in October, according to official data published Wednesday by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). Up from 19.58% in...

Interest payments top education, healthcare in Ankara’s 2022 budget (Mustafa Sonmez, Al Monitor)

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many people's view of government budgets, with the focus shifting from deficits to cushioning the fallout of the pandemic. Amid...

Uncertainty for Syrians in Turkey as opposition warms to Assad (Umar Farooq, Al Jazeera)

Taha Elgazi says he is on a mission to meet anyone who hates refugees. The 37-year-old fled the war in Syria in 2013 for Turkey,...