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Sedef Kabas: Turkish Journalist Jailed for Reciting Proverb
A Turkish court has detained well-known journalist Sedef Kabas for allegedly insulting the country’s president. Ms Kabas was…
Erdogan Hints Turkey May Ratify Finland’s NATO Membership
Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO members that are yet to ratify the accession of Finland and…
Turkey’s Cavusoglu to Visit Egypt in First Such Trip in a Decade
Foreign ministers Mevlut Cavusoglu and Sameh Shoukry will discuss all aspects of bilateral ties. Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey’s foreign…
F-16 Sale, Syria, NATO on Agenda as top US, Turkey Diplomats Meet
The meeting is the first official US visit by Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu since the Biden administration took…
Timeline of Political Relations Between Sweden and Turkey
Sweden’s bid for NATO membership faces a dead end after a rally by the far right burns the…
Top Egypt, Turkey Diplomats Hold First Cairo Talks in a Decade
Egyptian FM Sameh Shoukry and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu say diplomatic relations to be upgraded to ambassador level…
How Putin blundered into Ukraine — then doubled down
At about 1am on February 24 last year, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, received a troubling phone…
Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Who is Turkey’s president?
The early years, an attempted coup, the economy and a looming election. Who is Erdogan, how has Turkey…
#NoJetsForTurkey launches petition against unconditional F-16 sale to Turkey
An online petition calling on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to stop the unconditional sale of Lockheed…
US lawmaker objects to potential F-16 sale to Turkey
The Biden administration has told Congress it is preparing the potential $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets…