- 29 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityTurkey
Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia on Thursday -two sources
By Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan plans to visit Saudi Arabia on Thursday and meet Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, two sources with information on the…
Turkish philanthropist Kavala jailed for life, activists protest
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala was jailed for life without parole on Monday after he was convicted of trying to overthrow the government by financing protests,…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy, Turkey’s Erdogan discuss Mariupol
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that he had talked with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the eve of the Turkish president's talks with…
U.N. chief Guterres heading to Turkey ahead of Moscow, Kyiv visits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Ankara before heading to Moscow next week to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and then to Ukraine for talks with…
Erdogan says plans calls with Putin, Zelenskiy for leaders’ meeting
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he was planning to hold phone calls with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts in the coming days, adding that he…
Turkey summons Iraqi envoy over its military operation in northern Iraq
(Reuters) - The Turkish foreign ministry has summoned the Iraqi charge d'affaires to convey discomfort with statements by Iraqi authorities about a Turkish military operation against Kurdish militants in northern…
Russia complains to Turkey over drones sales to Ukraine -Turkish bureaucrat
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Russia has complained to Turkey over its sale of Bayraktar TB2 armed drones to Ukraine, a high level Turkish bureaucrat said on Friday, but added the sales…
Turkey offers to host future Ukraine-Russia peace talks
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday he had told his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba that peace talks with Russia can be held in Turkey from…
In call with Putin, Erdogan calls for common sense, dialogue – Turkish presidency
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called for Russia and Ukraine to act with common sense and maintain dialogue in a call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, his…
Erdogan says he will urge Putin to take steps on Donbas, Crimea with Zelenskiy
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he will tell his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call later that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy…
Turkey says gas pipeline with Israel not possible in short term
ANKARA (Reuters) - A potential gas pipeline project between Turkey and Israel is not possible in the short-term and building an alternative system to cut dependence on Russia will not…
Turkey working to bring together Ukraine, Russia foreign ministers again
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is working to bring together the Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers for talks after hosting peace negotiations in Istanbul this week, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said…
