Turkey, EU Seek to Reset Ties Amid Ongoing Tensions
ISTANBUL — Turkey and the European Union are seeking to reset relations following months of acrimony. Despite fears that Turkey is sliding into authoritarianism, EU…
Search results Istanbul
Rebels in Syria’s eastern Ghouta discussing ceasefire with UN – statement
The main rebel group in the southern pocket of Syria’s opposition-held eastern Ghouta has said it is negotiating with a United Nations delegation about a…
Turkey’s forces capture Syrian Kurdish town of Afrin
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president said Sunday that the Turkish military and allied Syrian forces have taken “total” control of the town center of Afrin, a…
How Turkey Destroyed Its Own Air Force
Fighter pilots aren’t cheap. The U.S. Air Force estimates that training a new pilot to fly a plane like the F-35 costs $11 million. And…
Iran recovers black box from Turkish plane crash killing 11
TEHRAN, Iran — Investigators on Monday found the “black box” from a Turkish private jet that crashed in an Iranian mountain range on its way…
Turkey poised to open a military front in Iraq
Turkish-Iraqi relations had become extremely tense until the decision by Massoud Barzani, former president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), to hold an independence referendum for Iraqi…
Turkey says siege of Syrian city of Afrin has begun
Turkish forces have begun a siege of the Syrian city of Afrin, the country’s president said on Friday, paving the way for an assault that…
Turkey Is Quietly Building Its Presence In Africa
When you think of big investors in Africa, the United States, China, Britain and France may come to mind. But over the past decade, Turkey…
Tajikistan targets exiles in Turkey
Since 2015, the authoritarian government of Tajikistan, ruled by President Emomali Rahmon since 1994, has intensified its crackdown on all forms of potential dissent within the country….
Cyprus-Greece-Turkey: End of myths
The recent escalation of, first the war of words and then physical encounters in the Aegean Sea and off Cyprus, necessitates a new appraisal of…