Cyprus petitions The Hague to safeguard offshore rights
Cyprus has petitioned the International Court of Justice at The Hague to safeguard its offshore mineral rights, its president said, as neighbour Turkey disputes … Read more
Greece ‘registers disagreement’ with Libya-Turkey maritime accord
Greece said it opposed an accord reached by Turkey and Libya to define their maritime boundaries but said it and Ankara – both members of … Read more
Turkey ‘bans cyanide’ after spate of mass suicides linked to poverty
Responding to a wave of mass suicides by cyanide over alleged economic troubles, Turkey’s minister of environment and urbanisation, Murat Kurum, took steps to ban … Read more
Turkey bought defence system from Russia to use them, not store them – Turkish official
Turkey bought S-400 missile defence systems from Russia to use them, not put them aside, the head of the Turkish Defence Industry Directorate said on … Read more
Erdogan warns EU that sanctions for oil drilling in Cyprus will disrupt talks with bloc
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the European Union’s decision to sanction Turkey over drilling off the coast of Cyprus could disrupt talks with … Read more
Erdogan to tell Trump that USA didn’t implement agreed parts in Syria’s deal
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today he would tell US counterpart Donald Trump that Washington must do more to implement a ceasefire deal they … Read more
Founder of ‘White Helmets’ found dead in Istanbul
The British founder of an organisation that trained the “White Helmets” emergency response group has been found dead in Istanbul, five years after the group … Read more
Turkey begins deportation of IS militants
Turkey has begun deporting captured Islamic State (IS) militants, with 11 French jihadists expected to be sent home in the coming days, Euronews reports.
In … Read more
EU adopts sanctions regime targeting Turkey after gas drilling in Cypriot water
The EU on Monday adopted a sanctions regime targeting Turkey over its unauthorized gas drilling in Cypriot water.
DW reports that EU foreign ministers backed … Read more
Turkey will begin sending ISIS fighters back to Europe ‘from Monday’
Turkey has vowed to make good on its promise to send foreign Islamic State fighters back to their home countries as soon as Monday, warning … Read more
Russian helicopters patrolling Syrian-Turkish border
Russia has deployed military helicopters to patrol an area near Syria’s border with Turkey in order to help protect Russia military police working on the … Read more
EU to pay Turkey millions to boost its coast guard
The European Union is preparing to pay Turkey tens of millions to help bolster its coast guard, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as increasing … Read more
Turkey says it captured Al Baghdadi’s sister
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Turkey captured the elder sister of the slain leader of the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria on Monday, according … Read more
Erdogan may call off visit to USA
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan may call off a visit to Washington next week in protest at votes in the House of Representatives to recognise mass … Read more
Turkey threatens to send ISIS fighters back to home countries
Turkey will send captured Islamic State members back to their home countries, Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said Saturday.
Soylu lashed out at European governments … Read more
Blast in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed gunmen kills 13
A car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Saturday killing 13 people, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said.
The ministry … Read more
Implementation of EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey: EU mobilises €663 million in humanitarian assistance
The European Commission is mobilising €663 million in humanitarian aid to continue major projects under the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey. €600 million will … Read more
U.S. ambassador in Turkey summoned over House votes on sanctions, Armenia
The U.S. ambassador in Turkey was summoned on Wednesday after the House of Representatives voted to recognize mass killings of Armenians a century ago as … Read more
Photo Story: Turkey celebrates Republic Day
Fireworks explode over the Bosporus during a ceremony to mark the 96th anniversary of the Turkish Republic in Istanbul, Turkey on the evening of Tuesday … Read more
Syria and the new global order – Matthew Bugeja
This article, by CiConsulta GeoPolitical Advisor Matthew Bugeja appeared first on The CorporateDispatch.Com Week edition published on October 26th by CorporateDispatch ePublishing.
The article was … Read more
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas visits Turkey
A handout photo made available by the Turkish Foreign Ministry press office shows German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (L) and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu … Read more
Russia deploys troops to the Turkey-Syria border
Russian forces have begun to deploy towards the Turkey-Syria border, as part of deal to remove Kurdish troops.
Units have already entered the two key … Read more
Turkey and Russia to discuss removal of Kurdish militia from Syrian towns
Turkey and Russia will discuss the removal of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia from the northern Syrian towns of Manbij and Kobani during talks in … Read more
U.S. troops withdrawn from Syria expected to go to western Iraq
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that all the nearly 1,000 troops withdrawing from northern Syria are expected to move to western Iraq to continue … Read more
