- 25 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityTurkey
Abu Dhabi crown prince to visit Turkey after years of tension – officials
By Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) -Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the UAE's de facto ruler, will visit Turkey for the first time in years as the…
Turkish Airlines agrees to limit migrant flights to Belarus, EU says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Turkish Airlines, one of the main international carriers flying to Minsk, has agreed to suspend one-way ticket sales for Middle Eastern migrants seeking to reach Europe via Belarus,…
Turkey detains 17 people over protest against U.S. Navy personnel in Istanbul
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities detained 17 people on Wednesday for putting a hood over the head of a visiting U.S. Navy civilian employee in a protest against United States…
Bulgaria sends 350 troops to its borders to stop migrant inflows
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria has deployed 350 troops and military equipment to strengthen controls along its borders with Turkey and Greece to prevent migrant inflows, the defence ministry said on…
Erdogan says Turkey, France and Italy will take steps on missile defence
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey would take "positive steps" with France and Italy on the SAMP-T missile defence system developed by the Franco-Italian EUROSAM…
Biden to warn Turkey’s Erdogan against ‘precipitous’ actions
By Jeff Mason ROME (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will warn Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting on Sunday that any precipitous actions would not benefit U.S.-Turkish relations and…
The Constructive Chaos in West and South Asia
The quest for global dominance has taken dangerous trends in different parts of the world. Starting from West Asia and North African states, as the Arab Spring; and into South…
By Dr Waiel Awwad
Kremlin says Turkish drones risk destabilising situation in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that its fears about Turkey's decision to sell strike drones to Ukraine were being realised and that the Turkish drones risked destabilising…
U.S. lawmakers express concern over reports of potential Turkey F-16 purchase
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers urged President Joe Biden's administration not to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and said they were confident Congress would…
Turkey has not informed France of ambassador expulsion -French foreign ministry
PARIS (Reuters) - The French Foreign Ministry said on Monday it had not received any official notification from Turkey that it planned to expel the French Ambassador. On Saturday, Turkish…
Germany says it has not received official expulsion order from Turkey
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has not received any official expulsion order for its ambassador in Turkey but acknowledged Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's statements with concern, ministry and government spokespeople said…
Turkey to expel U.S. envoy and nine others, Erdogan says
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had told his foreign ministry to expel the ambassadors of the United States and nine other…
