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Journalist Claude Guibal: Turkey's Erdogan 'is pragmatic and a chameleon'

It's now been 20 years since Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose to power in Turkey. Either way you look at it, he has undeniably transformed the country. For his supporters, he has turned Turkey into a regional powerhouse and rolled back secularism often associated with the West. But for critics, he…

France 24

To reconstruct Turkey, rebuild its democracy

The devastating earthquakes that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey (and at least 7,000 in northern Syria) in February have exposed deep-rooted problems in the run-up to potentially epochal presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14. Turkey, it is now clear, needs more than a change of government; it…

Bangkok Post

Istanbul residents living in fear of post-quake building collapses

The mayor of Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, is warning of a race against time after February's deadly earthquakes highlighted deficiencies in the country's construction industry, with thousands of buildings collapsing.

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Türkiye Becomes Last NATO Nation to Ratify Finland Membership

Türkiye on Thursday became the final NATO nation to ratify Finland's membership of the US-led defense alliance in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Lawmakers unanimously backed the Nordic country's accession two weeks after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly blessed the bid. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the ratification,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two bullets fired at building of Turkish opposition party

The building of a Turkish opposition party in Istanbul was hit by two bullets overnight, its leader said on Friday, in what she described as an attempt to scare party members ahead of landmark presidential and parliamentary elections next month.

Reuters

Why is Sweden left behind in the Nordic NATO bid?

Turkey becomes the final member to ratify Finland’s application to join the bloc as Sweden’s path remains unclear.

Al Jazeera

Finland to join Nato as hold-out Turkey approves membership bid

Helsinki entering the alliance will provide a major presence on Russia’s borders and more tools to defend Baltic states formerly under the Kremlin’s dominion

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Russian Forces' Role Declines in Syria, 90 Months After their Arrival

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) published the results of its monitoring of the activity of Russian forces, with the completion of their 90 months of involvement in the Syrian crisis. The first month of the eighth year of the Russian intervention in Syria witnessed several developments within the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan Warns of Repeated Talks about Possible Destructive Quake in Istanbul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that repeated talks of a potential destructive earthquake in Istanbul are spreading fear among the city’s residents. Erdogan spoke during his interview with several Turkish TV channels Wednesday evening about the challenges that faced the government in convincing Istanbul residents living in houses…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye's parliament ratifies Finland's bid to join NATO

Türkiye's parliament ratifies Finland's application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country's long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.

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Turkey's parliament ratifies Finland's application to join NATO

Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.

France 24

Turkish parliament ratifies Finland's NATO accession as Sweden kept waiting

Turkey's parliament approved a bill on Thursday to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the country to become part of the Western defence alliance as war rages in Ukraine.

Reuters

Factbox-Steps in Finnish, Swedish path to NATO membership

Finland looks set to join NATO soon, with Turkey's parliament voting to ratify Helsinki's membership bid even as it keeps Sweden's application on hold.

Reuters

Erdogan says Putin may visit Turkey in April for power plant inauguration

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin may visit Turkey on April 27 for the inauguration of the country's first nuclear power reactor built by Russia's state nuclear energy company Rosatom.

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Moscow to Host Syria, Türkiye, Iran, Russia Meeting

The deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Türkiye, Iran and Russia will meet in April in Moscow, Turkish and Iranian officials said on Tuesday, building on contacts between Ankara and Damascus after years of hostilities during the Syrian war. Encouraged by President Bashar al-Assad's ally Russia, Syrian and Turkish officials held…

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Ranked! The top 18 footballers who became politicians

Some may be desperate to keep politics out of football, but the two disciplines have always mixed...

Reuters

Moscow to host Syria, Turkey, Iran, Russia meeting - official sources

The deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Iran and Russia will meet in April in Moscow, Turkish and Iranian officials said on Tuesday, building on contacts between Ankara and Damascus after years of hostilities during the Syrian war.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Determined to See Fair Vote After Earthquakes, Turks Mobilize for May Election

Sensing the best chance yet to end President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule in Türkiye, his opponents are mobilizing to make sure every ballot is counted in a May election and to guard against any tampering in what is expected to be a tight vote. With the stakes so high,…

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Determined to see fair vote after earthquakes, Turks mobilise for May election

Sensing the best chance yet to end President Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule in Turkey, his opponents are mobilising to make sure every ballot is counted in a May election and to guard against any tampering in what is expected to be a tight vote.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Meeting to Normalize Turkish-Syrian Relations Expected in April

Turkish and Russian officials suggested that a meeting between the deputy foreign ministers of Türkiye, Russia, Iran and Syria, aimed at normalizing relations between Ankara and Damascus, could be held in Moscow in April. “We are currently preparing, and I expect that these consultations will take place in Moscow at…

Al Jazeera

What is next for Egypt-Turkey rapprochement?

Regional rivals have held two talks at the foreign minister level in less than a month.

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 396 of the invasion

Ukraine accuses Kremlin of holding Minsk as ‘nuclear hostage’ after Russia strikes deal to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

Reuters

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Kyiv marks anniversary of Bucha recapture

March 31 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine would never forgive Russian troops responsible for atrocities in Bucha, as the town near Kyiv marked the anniversary of its recapture after 33 days of occupation.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian plans for nuclear weapons in Belarus ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ – as it happened

Senior US administration official says there are no signs Moscow intends to use its nuclear weapons

Reuters

Putin and Erdogan held phone call, discussed grain deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

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