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Turkey holds ‘technical talks’ with Israel to ease Syria tensions

Turkey is holding technical-level talks with Israel to ease tensions over Syria but is not moving toward normalizing ties, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said...

PACE condemns Turkey over arrest of İstanbul mayor, warns of democratic backsliding

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday adopted a resolution condemning the arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and warning...

Turkey’s EU accession bid to remain frozen over democracy concerns: MEPs

Turkey is no longer welcome to join the European Union due to the country’s continued erosion of democratic standards, members of the European Parliament’s...

US, Russia to meet Thursday in İstanbul on restoring embassy operations

The United States and Russia will hold talks on Thursday in İstanbul on restoring some of their embassy operations that have been drastically scaled...

Turkey, Israel do not seek war, but the risk of conflict in Syria is real: analysts

Bünyamin Tekin Analysts warn that Turkey and Israel are on a dangerous trajectory in Syria, where their conflicting strategic visions and expanding military footprints have...

Italy-Turkey summit postponed, sparking speculation over connection to İstanbul mayor’s arrest

A business forum between Italy and Turkey and an intergovernmental summit scheduled for next week have been postponed, BBC's Turkish service reported on Monday,...

Ankara faces diplomatic setback as Central Asian states name ambassadors to Cyprus

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have appointed ambassadors to the Republic of Cyprus, signaling a shift in regional alignment that challenges Ankara’s Cyprus policy, BBC's...

Trump says can ‘work out’ Israel-Turkey tensions over Syria

US President Donald Trump on Monday touted himself as a mediator between Israel and Turkey in their struggle over politically fragile Syria, where both...

Senior EU official urges freeze in political talks with Erdoğan until İstanbul mayor’s release

Michael Gahler, a senior member of the European Parliament and spokesman on foreign affairs for the European People’s Party (EPP), has called for a...

Syrian president to visit Turkey and UAE next week: report

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will make his first visit to the United Arab Emirates and is also scheduled to visit Turkey next week, the...

Turkey says it seeks to avoid confrontation with Israel in Syria

Turkey does not want a confrontation with Israel in Syria and believes decisions about the country’s security should be left to the Syrians, Turkish...

EU chief says opening of Turkey-Armenia-Azerbaijan borders would be ‘game changer’

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the possible reopening of borders between Armenia, Turkey and Azerbaijan would be a “game changer,” as...

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