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Turkey's opposition unsure on embracing pro-Kurdish party

A call by Turkey's pro-Kurdish party for talks with an opposition alliance on supporting its joint candidate has caused unease among some nationalist elements of the union.
2023-03-08 18:07
Swedish politicians Changing position towards Kurdish groups

Nord News radio channel has reported that the position of Swedish politicians towards the Kurds and Kurdish groups has changed after the country's request to join NATO.
2023-03-06 13:54
Earthquake killed more than 50,000 in Turkey, Syria: new toll

Devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria killed more than 50,000 people, in a toll revised by Agence France-Presse that includes figures from both government and rebel-controlled parts of war-torn Syria.
2023-02-28 22:16
Erdogan's plea for forgiveness for quake response prompts backlash, resignation calls

Opposition parties and relatives of earthquake victims have sharply criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over his plea for forgiveness for delays in rescue efforts in one of the provinces hardest hit by two major earthquakes earlier this month, calling on the president to resign from office and face a full accounting for his actions.
2023-02-28 21:52
Some 40,000 Syrians return from Turkey after quake

Around 40,000 Syrians who had fled areas affected by the deadly Feb. 6 earthquake have returned from Turkey to rebel-held northwestern Syria in the two weeks since Turkey eased restrictions on their movements, a Turkish official and a Syrian rebel official said.
2023-02-27 22:15
Demirtas to challenge Erdogan's presidential candidacy with election authority

Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas has said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not legally eligible to run in the upcoming presidential election and that he will challenge his candidacy with the country’s election authority.
2023-01-24 21:21
Syrian foreign minister rejects normal ties with Turkey without end to occupation

Syrian foreign minister Faisal Mekdad said on Saturday that Turkey would have to end its military presence in his country to achieve a full rapprochement, Reuters reported.
2023-01-16 23:53
Sweden needs to extradite 130 ‘terrorists’ to Turkey for its NATO bid: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded the extradition of some 130 people from Sweden to Turkey whom he called “terrorists” in order for his country to approve Sweden’s NATO membership, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
2023-01-16 23:39
Turkey ‘not in a position’ to ratify Swedish NATO bid: advisor

Turkey said Saturday it was “not in a position” to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership, despite a series of steps taken by Stockholm to meet Ankara’s demands, Agence France-Presse reported.
2023-01-14 23:42
Sticking points between Syria and Turkey / Michael Jansen

Last week’s meeting in Moscow of the Syrian and Turkish defense ministers appears to have led to the suspension of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s threat to mount a major military operation against US-sponsored Syrian Kurdish forces engaged in the fight against Daesh. Erdogan regards the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) as offshoots of Turkey's Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) which has staged an insurgency since 1984. He blames the YPG for the November 15th bombing which killed six and injured 81 in a pedestrianized market in central Istanbul. The YPG has flatly rejected this charge.
2023-01-01 03:46
Turkey does not need permission for Syria military operation: minister

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said his country does not need permission to carry out military operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the People's Defense Units (YPG) in northern Syria.
2022-12-22 15:32
Istanbul mayor signals willingness to run for president amid threat of political ban

Giving the first signals about his potential candidacy for the presidency, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said he is among the potential candidates for country’s top job and thinks the opposition bloc should select someone who will definitely win against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Haber Turk news website reported.
2022-12-21 22:28
Role of Syrian Kurds in Erdogan's fate and Turkey-US relations

According to a considerable number of experts, the attack of the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the Syrian Kurds can win him in the next elections in Turkey, but this attack on America's allies in Syria can worsen the current cold ties between Turkey and the United States.
2022-12-18 21:37
Moscow welcomes Erdogan's proposal for trilateral summit with Syria, Russia

Russia welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's proposal for the participation of Russia, Turkey and Syria in a trilateral summit, Russian news agency Interfax reported, citing Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov on Friday.
2022-12-17 21:03
Turkey’s economic growth loses steam as elections near / Mustafa Sonmez

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has persistently prioritized economic growth but might face the risk of stagnation ahead of Turkey's crucial elections next year.
2022-12-16 22:53
Erdogan outlines roadmap to Syria reconciliation / Ragip Soylu

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Ankara wants to normalize ties with the Syrian government through trilateral contacts that would include Russia.
2022-12-14 21:06
Turkey detains 11 journalists working for pro-Kurdish media

Turkish police have detained 11 journalists working for the pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya News Agency and JIN News website in early morning raids across several provinces, Duvar news site reported.
2022-10-27 20:54
Why Putin has proposed an energy hub in Turkey / Yasar Yakis

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan create a natural gas hub in Thrace, the European part of Turkey.
2022-10-24 23:03
Sweden’s new gov’t says will fulfil deal with Turkey on NATO

Sweden’s new center-right government has said it will fulfil all requirements under a deal with Turkey to join the NATO alliance, the Associated Press reported on Monday.
2022-10-24 20:09
Following Sweden, Finland delegation to visit Turkey to discuss NATO bid

Finnish officials are set to arrive in Ankara on Tuesday to discuss their country’s bid to join the NATO alliance, Time Turk reported on Saturday.
2022-10-22 23:34
Turkish election the keyword for Erdogan's normalization with Assad

The pragmatism of decision-makers in Ankara surprised most observers of Turkish-Syrian relations. Normalization between the Turkish president and the president of the Syrian regime was not something that would have come to mind only months ago. The expectations were that the contacts would remain on an indirect intelligence level mediated by Moscow or Tehran, or at best a direct security contact.
2022-10-22 22:34
Iraq, Turkey presidents discuss strengthening bilateral ties

Iraqi President Latif Rashid received a phone call from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the state news agency on Saturday reported.
2022-10-22 20:11
Turkey’s opposition greasing the wheels of another Erdogan victory

Turkey’s opposition bloc, known as the “Nation Alliance” is paving the way for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by ensuring that Turkey’s autocratic transformation becomes institutionalized, Sinan Ciddi, non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), wrote in the National Interest.
2022-10-21 21:42
Current situation of Turkey's Kurdish issue - analysis

According to the Middle East Institute, the Turkey Kurdish political movement has been under unprecedented pressure and the Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) has been shown a demonic face in the Turkish media.
2022-10-07 22:26
Erdogan, Putin discuss ties in phone call

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call on Friday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about improving bilateral ties and he repeated Ankara’s willingness to do its part to peacefully resolve the war in Ukraine, Erdogan’s office said.
2022-10-07 22:07
Erdogan signals meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday hinted at the possibility of meeting Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad in the future, confirming Ankara’s tentative steps to restore ties with the neighbouring war-torn country despite backing rebel groups in Syria's civil war.
2022-10-07 21:48
PYD co-chair says Ankara and Damascus cannot compromise

Salih Muslim, the co-chairman of the Democratic Union Party, the main party of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, has rejected the PYD having any links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
2022-10-03 12:49
Sweden resumes arms exports to Turkey

Sweden's Strategic Production Supervision Organization has issued a license for Swedish companies to export arms to Turkey.
2022-10-01 11:06
Where will Turkey be a year from now?

The disputes with Greece will be useful ammunition for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan should he decide to manufacture a crisis that would divert attention away from his country’s economic disintegration.
2022-09-29 21:06
Turkish forces continue to expand their influence in large areas of Kurdistan Region: PUK member

A senior member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK0 emphasized that Turkish forces continue to expand their influence in large areas in the Kurdistan Region.
2022-09-18 22:45