Turkey
Trump congratulates Erdogan for “taking Syria”
Michael Gabriel Hernandez
April 7, 2025
Trump says he told Netanyahu he 'has to be reasonable' about any disputes with Türkiye
"Bibi, if you have a...
Where NATO members rank on defense spending
by Filip Timotija
Feb 26, 2025
President Trump has returned to the White House with a renewed push to make Europe spend more on its collective defense,...
Nato urges EU and Turkey to deepen ties
Mar. 11, 2025
Secretary-general Mark Rutte urges European leaders to put aside differences with Ankara to boost security co-operation.
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NATO chief calls on EU to work more closely with Turkey
By The Brussels Times with Belga
Mar. 11, 2025
NATO Chief Mark Rutte has called for closer cooperation between EU and Turkish leaders to strengthen Europe's...
Two journalists detained as Turkey’s crackdown on opposition continues
Mar 28, 2025
TURKEY’S crackdown on the opposition continued today as two journalists were detained in dawn raids in Istanbul.
Elif Bayburt, who works for the...
NATO chief urges EU leaders to strengthen ties with Türkiye
Mar 12, 2025
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, in informal discussions, urged European Union leaders to strengthen ties with Türkiye, which is also a member...
Türkiye backs Ukraine’s NATO bid
Deb 27 2025
Türkiye does not oppose Ukraine joining NATO, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in an interview with Bloomberg Television.
“But we have to...
EU faces billion-euro dilemma over Turkey crisis
Ankara is too important an ally to alienate, no matter what happens on the streets of Istanbul, politicians and officials tell POLITICO.
By Gabriel Gavin,...
I’ve never seen such clampdowns in Istanbul. Turkey’s democracy is fighting...
The jailing of President Erdoğan’s main political rival is the low point of a decade-long march towards autocracy – but the protesters aren’t done...
Protests erupt in Türkiye following Erdoğan’s jailing of rival
By Cemile Cakir
Mar 27, 2025
March 23. Since the evening of March 19, millions of people in the major cities of Türkiye — Istanbul, Ankara,...