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Turkey Accuses West of Hypocrisy on Ukraine and Gaza
On January 3, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan declared that the West has lost any right to speak about principles and morality by...
Turkish Lawyers Want ICC to Prosecute Netanyahu for “Genocide”
On November 14, two Turkish lawyers and a former lawmaker requested that the government in Ankara prosecute Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for...
Read moreTurkey’s Erdoğan Submits Sweden’s NATO Bid to Parliament for Ratification
Erdoğan's office verified that he had signed Sweden's NATO accession protocol and sent it to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for ratification....
Read moreTurkish Lawmaker Suggests Palestinian Independence to Stop Violence, Turkish President Offers to Broker Bilateral Peace
Violence between Israelis and Palestinians is unavoidable in the Middle East unless a two-state solution that ensures a free and independent State of...
Read moreTürkiye’s Erdoğan Says Country Could “Part Ways With EU” and Ditch Membership Bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has cautioned that Ankara could ditch its long-running EU membership bid in retaliation for an EU report denouncing...
Read moreTurkey Likely to Choose China to Build Major Nuclear Plant
China has a long record of using infrastructure projects as a way of gaining influence over other countries — typically poor ones that...
Read moreTürkiye Suggests Trade With Russia in National Currencies
During a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on September 4, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan highlighted the importance of using...
Read moreTürkiye Remarks on Possible Military Intervention in Niger
SINGAPORE — Türkiye is deciding how it can contribute to restoring democratic order in Niger, where a military junta seized power in July...
Read moreEuropean Parliament Excludes Turkey From EU Membership
The European Parliament has recently ruled out Turkey’s European Union (EU) membership bid, at least according to a new report from the European...
Read moreTurkey’s Erdoğan Puts Sweden’s NATO Status on Hold
After convening with Sweden and NATO leaders in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 10, before the two-day NATO summit in Vilnius, Turkish President Recep...
Read moreHungary to Support Sweden’s NATO Entry if Turkey Does
During a press conference on July 4, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced that Budapest would support a Swedish NATO membership should Türkiye...
Read moreTurkey Offers to Broker Peace Talks Between Warring Sudanese Factions
Turkey could host peace talks between Sudan’s warring factions, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan informed Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on...
Read moreTurkish Minister: Everyone Hates the U.S.; Europe Is an American Pawn
While emphasizing Turkey’s independence, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu minced no words in slamming the United States and Europe. ...
Read moreTürkiye’s Erdoğan Wants to Teach U.S. a “Lesson” in Upcoming Elections, Following U.S. Ambassador’s Snub
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said his country’s impending elections should be a “lesson” to the United States, his most outright denunciation in...
Read moreNATO Membership: Turkey Gives Green Light to Finland, Vetoes Sweden
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday that Turkey’s parliament will begin ratifying Finland’s accession to NATO, removing the largest remaining roadblock...
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