A review of three decades of Kurdish artist activity in the British art

Service Jahan- Mozaffar Shafei, a Kurdish actor, theater director, and voice actor who has a long history of artistic activity in England, died two days ago due to illness in a hospital in Ankara.

Prisoner's Narration:

They Say You Won't Die Until You Reach Here, We Won't Release

Service Turkey – The family of Hüseyin Bilecan, a seriously ill prisoner imprisoned in Ankara's Sincan Prison, say that his release has been repeatedly postponed without providing a specific reason despite the end of his sentence. In his last phone call, Bilecan reported stomach bleeding and the deterioration of his physical condition, saying: "They tell me you won't die until you reach here, we won't release you."

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Sign “Mecca Pact”; Attack on One Member is an Attack on All

Service Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif signed a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca, according to which an attack on any of the member countries will be considered an attack on all parties to the agreement.

Turkish and Syrian Foreign Ministers Meet in Ankara

Service Turkey – After meeting with Assad Hassan Shaibani, Foreign Minister of the Syrian Interim Government, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan considered the Israeli attacks one of the biggest threats to the stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria.

Baghdad, Erbil and Ankara reach agreement to dismantle Makhmour camp

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Baghdad, Erbil and Ankara have agreed to dismantle the Makhmour camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and return 16,000 Turkish Kurdish citizens residing in the camp to their country.

Iraq and Turkey agree to resume oil exports via Ceyhan port

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced the signing of a one-year agreement with Turkey to resume crude oil exports via Ceyhan port; an agreement that, according to Baghdad, will be in effect until a long-term energy contract is finalized.

Hunger line in Turkey is higher than minimum wage

Service Turkey - According to the July report of the Turkish Trade Union Confederation (Türk-İş), the poverty line for a family of four exceeded 120,000 liras, and the minimum wage was calculated to be about 8,864 liras less than the monthly food cost of a family.

Erdogan:

NATO leaders were pleased with our hosting

 Service Turkey- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who appeared in front of the cameras for the first time after the end of the NATO summit in Ankara, referred to hosting the summit and said that the reception and welcome of the leaders of NATO member states was accompanied by their satisfaction, including Donald Trump.

Tusas training helicopter crashes in Ankara

Service Turkey- A training helicopter belonging to Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) crashed this morning in the Temli neighborhood of the Sincan district of Ankara. The Ankara Governorship announced that the two passengers of the helicopter survived the accident and were treated after being transferred to the hospital.

Turkish Defense Minister Meets with Kuwaiti Army Chief of Staff

Turkish Service - Turkish Defense Minister met with Kuwaiti Army Chief of Staff in Ankara and discussed bilateral cooperation.

Ahmad al-Sharaa Arrives in Ankara to Attend NATO Summit and Meet International Officials

Syria Desk – Ahmad al-Sharaa, head of the Syrian Interim Government, arrived in Ankara on Wednesday to attend the NATO summit and hold meetings with a number of international leaders and officials, including Donald Trump.

Macron Runs Along Iran Street

Turkey Desk – The French President, who has traveled to Ankara to attend the NATO summit, went for a morning run on Wednesday—prior to the start of official engagements—traversing Iran Street and continuing his workout in Seğmenler Park.

Erdogan:

I Hope for a Positive Decision on F-35 Fighter Jets at the NATO Summit

Turkey Service – Following a meeting with Donald Trump, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope for a resolution to the F-35 fighter jet issue, stating that he expects a positive decision to be reached at the NATO summit. Trump also indicated that there is a possibility of lifting CAATSA sanctions against Turkey and that the matter of F-35 sales would be reviewed.

Second Day of NATO Summit in Ankara

Turkey Desk – The second day of the 36th NATO summit in Ankara began with a meeting of the North Atlantic Council. Concurrently, the NATO Secretary General and a number of member-state leaders emphasized the necessity of bolstering defense capabilities, increasing military investment, and strengthening the alliance's cohesion.

Anti-NATO Youth Coalition:

Protests Against NATO Summit in Ankara to Continue

Turkey Desk – The "Anti-NATO Youth Coalition" held a protest rally in Izmir, voicing opposition to the NATO summit scheduled for July 7–8 in Ankara. The group announced that protests against the summit would continue and vowed to welcome NATO in Ankara "as it deserves."

Erdogan:

There is only justice and mercy in our thousands of years of history

Turkish Service - The President of Turkey said in his speech that in the thousands of years of history of this country, there has been "neither genocide nor oppression" and that this country has helped all the oppressed people regardless of their ethnicity, religion and identity.

Is there any hope for Türkiye to return to the F-35 fighter project?

Turkish Service - After years of deadlock in the F-35 fighter jets case, there are signs of this issue returning to the agenda of relations between Ankara and Washington. However, even though Donald Trump's administration has announced the re-examination of the possible sale of these fighters to Turkey, the main obstacle, the Russian S-400 system, and the legal restrictions of the US Congress still remain.

Erdogan:

It is not possible to maintain the security of Europe without the participation of Türkiye

Turkish Service - At the NATO parliamentary meeting in Istanbul, the President of Turkey, emphasizing that the world is on the threshold of a geopolitical transformation, called for the strengthening of solidarity within NATO, the removal of restrictions on defense cooperation with Turkey, and Ankara's full participation in European security initiatives. He also emphasized the necessity of forming an independent Palestinian state, continuing efforts to stabilize the ceasefire between Iran and the United States, and Türkiye's role in solving regional crises.

Erdogan's use of the relationship with Trump to strengthen Türkiye's position

World Service - According to a publication close to the US Congress, the personal relationship between Trump and Erdogan has become Ankara's most important diplomatic capital due to the cancellation of the Halkbank case and the reduction of sanctions pressures to the sale of weapons and the possibility of Turkey returning to the F-35 fighter jet production program.

Fidan:

The NATO meeting in Ankara will be "historic".

Turkish Service - Describing the upcoming NATO meeting in Ankara as a "historic meeting", Turkey's foreign minister said that the decisions that will be taken at this meeting will not only affect the future of the NATO alliance, but also the future of the region. He also announced that the defense industry will be at the center of the discussions of this meeting.

Kurdistan Democratic Party:

The development of relations between the region and Türkiye should continue based on common interests

Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Service - Hayman Horami, a member of the political office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, in a meeting with the Turkish Consul General in the Kurdistan Region, emphasized the continuation of the party's fixed policy to expand relations between Erbil and Ankara based on common interests.

Baghdad and Ankara emphasize on the resumption of oil exports

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - In the phone call between the Prime Minister of Iraq and the President of Turkey, while reviewing the latest status of bilateral cooperation, the two sides emphasized the necessity of resuming the export of Iraqi oil through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, developing the mechanisms for Iraqi oil access to global markets, and speeding up the implementation of the "Development Road" strategic project as the new axis of economic and transit cooperation in the region.

Erdogan:

We will not allow threats to Türkiye's sovereignty and interests

Turkey Service - In his speech, the President of Turkey emphasized that Ankara does not seek to escalate tensions in the region, while respecting the sovereignty and legitimate rights of other countries, and will react decisively against any threat to its security, sovereignty and national interests.

The narrative of a century of Turkish influence in Syria

The World Service - a new analysis, reviewing more than a century of historical developments, argues that today's Turkish influence in Syria is not the result of the country's civil war, but rather the continuation of a project that originated from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the National Covenant and the Adana Agreement, and has now reached its peak.

NATO defense ministers met before the Ankara summit; The agreement between Iran and America is at the top of the talks

Turkish Service - In their last meeting before the NATO summit in Ankara, the defense ministers of the NATO member countries discussed ways to strengthen the alliance's defense capabilities, increasing the share of member countries in military spending and security developments from Ukraine to the Middle East.

Ankara's reaction to the European Parliament's report on Türkiye

Turkey Service - In response to the 2025 report of the European Parliament about the country, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs considered the report based on baseless claims and false information and stated that the text of the report was prepared with political motives.

The disclosure of British confidential documents from the Kurdistan Region's civil war; Strategic analysis of a crisis in "Independent" report

Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government Service - A re-reading of British Foreign Office diplomatic and confidential documents (available in the National Archives of this country under FCO 160/339) recently revealed by the Independent newspaper, reveals London's realistic, complex and at the same time self-interested view of the structural crises in northern Iraq in the 1990s. This report, prepared on January 5th, 1995 by John Golden, the then British ambassador in Ankara, and sent to Douglas Heard, the then foreign minister of this country, explains the analysis of the political, security and economic geometry of the Kurdistan region at the height of the civil war between the two main parties (Patriotic Union and Democratic Party).

Consolidation of Turkish and PKK military positions in the Kurdistan region

World Service - At the same time as the political talks continue, the Turkish army and the PKK forces are developing new bases, tunnels and fortifications in the border areas of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Erdoğan:

Those who have taken the path of violence and repression will finally answer to history and justice

Turkish Service - The President of Turkey severely criticized Israel's policies in Gaza, saying that those who have taken the path of violence and repression will be held accountable to history and justice.

Damascus between Ankara and the Kurds; A complex game of law

World Service - New Lines analysis says that while Ahmad al-Shora is trying to expand his relations with Saudi Arabia and Arab countries, he still needs Turkey's cooperation to curb security crises and control Kurdish areas.