Aug 28, 2020
Turkey’s rising role in regional issues
The United States has condemned talks Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a senior Hamas leaders in Istanbul on 22 August. The Hamas delegation was led by the terror’s group…
Aug 12, 2020
Turkey ratchets up EastMed tensions
Hostilities between Turkey and Greece over a disagreement in the Eastern Mediterranean are escalating. In blatant disregard of a maritime Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) agreement between Athens and Cairo, Ankara…
Aug 07, 2020
Turkey angered over Greece/Egypt EEZ
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a signing ceremony together with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias, in which the two top diplomats ratified a bilateral agreement on the designation of…
Aug 03, 2020
Turkey inflames region with seismic research in Mediterranean
Turkey remains at loggerheads with Greece and Cyprus over competing claims for offshore oil reserves in the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, amid heightened activity by Ankara that signals potential impending…
Jun 23, 2020
Regional tensions spike over Turkish involvement in Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has instructed his armed forces “to be prepared to carry out any mission” amid rapidly mounting tensions with neighboring Libya over Turkey’s growing military involvement.…
Jun 18, 2020
Greece, Italy declare new EEZ in the Ionian
Greece has expanded its own efforts to bolster its legal position by signing a number of treaties with global and regional actors, in response to the apparent Turkish efforts to…
Jun 05, 2020
Libya conflict intensifies amid foreign intervention
A power-shift in conflict-ridden Libya has seemingly intensified the influx of arms shipments to warring parties by their respective international backers. Following shipment of advanced unmanned aerial vehicles from Turkey,…
May 26, 2020
Libya’s GNA attacks rebels with Turkish drones
Turkish-backed forces belonging to Libya’s internationally-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, under the leadership of Fayez al-Sarraj, have reportedly managed to make several strategic gains at the expense…
Dec 31, 2019
Erdogan: Turkey ‘strengthened’ by its Mediterranean deal with Libya
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his annual end of year address to proclaim that his nation’s position will strengthen in the strategically-important eastern Mediterranean Sea as a result of…