By Dmitry Zaks: Turkey's main opposition party lost a crucial ally Monday in its bid to form a united front against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling coalition in high-stakes March municipal polls. The secular opposition joined forces in landmark 2019 elections...
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Turkish leader issues strong rebuke of Israel as death toll in Gaza rises
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Israel a "terror state", stepping up his condemnation of the spiralling civilian toll of its war against Hamas militants in Gaza. Erdogan's latest -- and one of the most heated -- verbal attacks against Israel...
Turkey welcomes Palestinian cancer patients after they entered Egypt
More than two dozen Palestinian cancer patients, who had crossed from Gaza into Egypt, arrived in Turkey for treatment in the early hours of Thursday, Turkey's Anadolu agency reported. Two planes carrying the patients, many of them children, landed at Ankara airport...
Ukraine circumvents Russia’s blockade, ships grains via NATO countries
The first grain ship to sail from Ukraine since Russia reimposed its Black Sea blockade in July reached Istanbul on Thursday, marine traffic monitors said. Ukrainian officials said the Palau-flagged Resilient Africa vessel was carrying 3,000 tonnes of wheat when it...
Turkey: Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor faces fresh trial
By Dmitry Zaks: Istanbul's popular opposition mayor went on trial Thursday on fresh corruption charges that could further cloud his hopes of succeeding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ekrem Imamoglu has turned into one of Erdogan's most outspoken and openly ambitious...
Sweden eager to get NATO bases even before membership
Sweden, whose NATO membership bid is currently blocked, is ready to welcome temporary NATO bases on its soil even before it is a full member, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Friday. "The government has decided that the military can undertake preparations with NATO...
Turkey – Sofagate: von der Leyen Turkish chair snub ruffles Brussels
A diplomatic faux pas that left EU chief Ursula von der Leyen without a chair as male counterparts took their seats at...
Greece and Turkey seek to appease tension with first direct talks in five years
Greece and Turkey bowed to EU pressure on Monday and locked horns in the first direct talks in nearly five years over...
Turkey seeking to ease tension with Europe, braces for new US administration
Facing a potentially hostile US administration, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to break his...
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