Turkey
Tentative start to Turkey-Greece talks after year of strife
Middle East
January 26, 2021
Tentative start to Turkey-Greece talks after year of strife
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The first high-level talks aimed at reducing tensions between Turkey and Greece in five years took…
Syria: Are water supplies being weaponized by Turkey?
Middle East
January 25, 2021
Syria: Are water supplies being weaponized by Turkey?
Around one million people in the Kurdish-governed region of Al-Hasakah in Syria’s northeast have again had their water supply cut…
Analysis: Foreigners suspend disbelief, edge back into Turkish markets
Middle East
January 25, 2021
Analysis: Foreigners suspend disbelief, edge back into Turkish markets
ANKARA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Foreign investors who for years saw Turkey as a lost cause of economic mismanagement are edging…
Turkey hopes Mediterranean talks can calm choppy waters with EU
Middle East
January 24, 2021
Turkey hopes Mediterranean talks can calm choppy waters with EU
BRUSSELS/ANKARA (Reuters) – After a five-year hiatus marked by grievances over their rival claims to Mediterranean waters, Turkey resumes talks…
Egypt places 2nd on 2021 list of Middle East military strength
Egypt
January 19, 2021
Egypt places 2nd on 2021 list of Middle East military strength
Egypt came in second place on Global Firepower’s 2021 Middle East Military Strength list, following Turkey and preceding Iran. Saudi…
Facebook says starts process of appointing Turkey representative
Middle East
January 19, 2021
Facebook says starts process of appointing Turkey representative
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Monday it had started the process of appointing a legal entity as a…
Erdogan hopes for positive steps on F-35 jet program in Biden term
Middle East
January 15, 2021
Erdogan hopes for positive steps on F-35 jet program in Biden term
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he hoped positive steps will be taken on Turkey’s role in…
Turkey urges ‘review’ of US sanction decision over S-400s
Middle East
January 14, 2021
Turkey urges ‘review’ of US sanction decision over S-400s
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A top Turkish official is calling on the new US administration to engage in a dialogue…
Turkey says talks with France to normalize ties going well
Middle East
January 8, 2021
Turkey says talks with France to normalize ties going well
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey and France are working on a roadmap to normalize ties and talks are going well, Turkish Foreign…
Dubbed dramas give Turkey the power of (the) remote control
Middle East
January 6, 2021
Dubbed dramas give Turkey the power of (the) remote control
About 15 years ago, Turkey had just launched its first satellite TV station and was able to broadcast around the…