Turkish – Russian relations
Erdogan replaces “Aegean Sea” with “Sea of islands”
February 25, 2021
In a new first indicating an exacerbation of the incendiary rhetoric emanating from Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan referred to the...
Ankara defies US sanctions, threatens reciprocal steps
Cavusoglu said Turkey’s response would be shaped by a review being carried out by the defence sector into the sanctions’ impact.
17/12/2020
Turkey will not reverse...
Turkey Vows Response to US Sanctions Over Purchase of Russian Missile...
by Ilya Tsukanov
Dec. 14, 2020
Earlier Monday, the US Treasury introduced sanctions on four Turkish officials and the Presidency of Defence Industries, the Turkish government...
What America’s biggest-ever defence bill of $740bn means for Middle East
MEE looks at national defence bill and what it entails for US military's approach to region
10 December 2020
Both the US House of Representatives and...
Turkish and Israeli drones win over Armenians
Crowds protest in Yerevan & storm Armenia’s parliament after ‘painful’ Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal is announced
10 Nov, 2020
Crowds besieged the parliament and government offices in...
Turkey ‘Wrote Blank Cheque’ for Azerbaijan Over Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Says UK...
by Chris Summers
Oct 14, 2020
Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of breaching a humanitarian ceasefire agreed over the weekend to stop fighting over...
Russian Warplanes Rained Hell On HTS Headquarters, Camps In Southwest Idlib...
On October 14, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried more than eleven airstrikes on the southwestern countryside of Syria’s Idlib.
The airstrikes reportedly struck...
Strategic Aims Behind The War On Armenia
September 29, 2020
On Sunday Ilham Aliyev, the longtime dictator of Azerbaijan, launched a war on the Armenian held Nagorno-Karabakh area. That he dared to...
Renewed Azerbaijan/Armenia conflict a new threat to Russia’s delicate balancing act...
28 Sep, 2020
Azerbaijan has never forgotten its 1990s humiliation at the hands of Armenia. Now stronger than its sworn enemy, and emboldened by Turkish...
How much does Erdogan’s ‘coercive diplomacy’ benefit Turkey?
If mishandled, Turkey’s threats of military action could trigger an uncontrolled escalation, leaving Ankara facing difficult choices.
By Semih Idiz
Aug 27, 2020
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...