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Turkey shot itself in the foot by purging the bulk of its F-16 pilots

Turkey finds itself in the unenviable position of having almost nobody to fly its 245-strong fleet of F-16s after purging its air force of...

Cyprus: EU partners aim to rein in Turkey’s ‘expansionism’

Cyprus and its European Union partners are working to rein in Turkey’s “expansionist policy” in the eastern Mediterranean amid heightened tensions over an offshore...

Turkey deploying air defense missile systems in Syria: report

Turkey has in recent months deployed an array of air defense missile systems in Syria to deter and defend against air and drone attacks...

June phone call breaks the ice between Mitsotakis, Erdoğan: report

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday he felt more comfortable picking up the phone to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since an...

Turkey bans 6 foreign lenders from betting against local stocks: report

Turkey has banned six international banks from betting against its stock market in the latest in a series of moves against foreign investors engaged...

German gov’t criticizes Turkey’s military offensive in Syria’s Kurdish region

The government in Berlin has made unusually specific statements on Turkey’s Syria policy and criticized the invasion of the Kurdish region there, calling it...

Jets hit Libya’s Al-Watiya Airbase where Turkey may build base: report

Warplanes struck overnight at an air base that was recently recaptured by Libya’s internationally recognized government from eastern forces with help from Turkey, a...

Haftar supporters protest Turkey’s meddling in Libyan conflict

Thousands of supporters of Gen. Khalifa Haftar demonstrated in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Sunday against what they claim is Turkish...

Russian officials, Orthodox church warn Turkey over Hagia Sophia move: report

Russian officials and the Orthodox church on Monday urged caution over calls in Turkey to alter the status of the Hagia Sophia, the historic...

Turkey warns it will respond if EU takes fresh measures against it: report

Turkey will respond with its own steps if the European Union imposes further sanctions on Ankara, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Monday after...

Turkey made highest number of removal requests to Twitter in 2019, report shows

A report drafted by the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD) has shown that Turkey made the highest number of applications to the Twitter social...

Erdoğan appoints AKP mayor’s brother as ambassador to Qatar

Turkish President and Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed as Turkish ambassador to Qatar the brother of an AKP...

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