Tag: Turkey

Jailing of terminally ill Gulen disciple stirs hearts across Turkey’s ideological divide (Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor)

A well-known saying of the Prophet Mohammed intones, “Allah has no mercy for him who has no mercy for his fellows.” It appears to...

Venezuelan foreign minister wants ‘deeper’ relations with Turkey (Al-Monitor)

Venezuela’s foreign minister continued his visit to Turkey Monday pledging to strengthen ties between the two states. “There is an effort to strengthen the relations...

Ankara looks other way as money flows to tax havens (Mustafa Sonmez, Al-Monitor)

How the rich and the powerful dodge taxes through shell companies in tax havens is back under international spotlight after a huge leak of...

Erdogan-linked foundation faces fresh barrage of accusations of nepotism, abuse (Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor)

A youth foundation linked to the younger son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan found itself mired in fresh controversy after a former employee...

Is Erdogan testing Biden with request to buy more F-16s? (Metin Gurcan, Al-Monitor)

Turkey’s request from the United States for 40 F-16 fighter jets and 80 modernization kits for its existing aircraft caught many by surprise last week, coming...

Erdogan: YPG attacks on Turkish targets the ‘final straw’ (Al Jazeera)

Turkey is determined to eliminate threats originating in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Monday, saying an attack by Kurdish fighters that...

Erdogan seeks Biden meeting to discuss US warplane request (Selcan Hacaoglu, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to use an upcoming global summit to lobby U.S. President Joe Biden to allow Ankara to buy dozens...

Greece to boost guards on Turkey border (Euractiv)

Greece’s police minister on Sunday (10 October) said 250 additional guards would be deployed on the country’s land border with Turkey, where thousands of...

Iniziano le consegne degli UAV turchi Bayraktar TB2 al Marocco (Analisi Difesa)

Le forze armate reali marocchine (FAR) hanno apparentemente ricevuto il primo di 13 UAV Bayraktar TB2 ordinato in Turchia con un contratto firmato ad aprile e...

Turkey asks US if it can buy 40 F-16 jets to upgrade air force: Sources (Middle East Eye)

Turkey has made a request to the United States to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and nearly 80 modernisation kits for its existing warplanes, as...

Tensions between Erdogan and opposition-run Istanbul municipality turn violent (Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor)

A violent standoff between Istanbul’s opposition-run municipality and the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — which erupted today over property on Buyukada, the largest...

Will Turkey’s Afghanistan ambitions backfire? (Galip Dalay, Chatham House)

At a time when many countries are leaving Afghanistan, Turkey has been searching for ways to stay. By helping run Kabul airport, Ankara believes...

Territorial spats reheat ahead of Turkey-Greece talks (Diego Cupolo, Al-Monitor)

The eastern Mediterranean was once more the site of maritime spats this week as overlapping territorial claims between Turkey, Greece and the Republic of...

Is Turkey really serious about climate change? (Umar Farooq, Al Jazeera)

“They don’t care about the environment, they care about money, always money,” says Nurcan Keskin, a retired teacher as she takes a break from...

Turkish sovereign wealth fund reportedly considering stake in Turk Telekom (Mustafa Sonmez, Al-Monitor)

Turkey’s telecommunication giant Turk Telekom — sold off for $6.55 billion in 2005 in what was Ankara’s largest-ever privatization — appears back on its way...

After Jordan, will Turkey take the plunge with Assad? (Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor)

Jordan’s King Abdullah II, who backed regime change in Syria and allowed weapons to be funneled through his kingdom to opposition rebels, spoke to...