Turkey slams Greece over migrant deaths

The condemnation follows the deaths of 19 people due to frigid temperatures this week, just within the Turkish border. By Erin Viner Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced discovery of…

Turkey-Armenia Normalization: A Quest for Realism

Ironically, the American recognition of the Armenian genocide removed an obstacle for Armenia and Turkey to move forward. - By Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, Expert on modern Turkey Armenian…

Erdoğan: US against EastMed pipeline

The United States has withdrawn its support for a subsea pipeline that would supply natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to Europe, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly said.…

Erdoğan: EU ignoring Turkish overtures

The European Union has failed to reciprocate for his nation’s effort to improve relations, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told ambassadors from the bloc. By Erin Viner Ties between the…

Soaring currency crash in Turkey

The Turkish lira is today rebounding from near a record low yesterday due to intervention by the country’s central bank. By Erin Viner Turkey's volatile trade in low liquidity came…

Turkey frees Israeli couple arrested for spying

Natalie and Mordi Oaknin returned home this morning after being jailed for 9 days after photographing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s residence while vacationing in Istanbul. By Erin Viner The…

Biden, Erdoğan hold talks at G20

The meeting came just days after Turkey narrowly averted a a full-blown diplomatic crisis with its NATO allies. By Erin Viner United States President Joe Biden spoke with Turkish President…

US lawmakers oppose F-16 sale to Turkey

Eleven bipartisan members of the House of Representatives cited "a profound sense of concern" over Ankara’s reported bid to purchase 40 new Lockheed Martin F-16s and 80 modernization kits for…

Turkey arrests ‘Mossad cell’

There have been shockwaves throughout the region following the announcement that 15 Arab suspects were arrested by Turkish authorities on 7 October for allegedly spying on behalf of Israel’s Mossad…

Syria vows to seize Golan from Israel

Syria remains determined to reconquer the Golan Heights from Israel, as well as expelling United States and Turkish militaries from northern regions of its war-torn country. By Jonathan Hessen and…