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Turkey blocks calls for regime change in Iran as protests escalate

Turkey is opposing calls for regime change in Iran as security forces carry out a deadly crackdown on nationwide protests. The Turkish government accuses Israel of exploiting the unrest, and is leading efforts to block any military action against Iran – warning that a collapse of the regime could destabilise…

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Turkey's Erdogan Tells Trump Violating Sovereignty Risks 'Serious Global Complications' After Maduro's Capture

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he warned U.S. counterpart Donald Trump against actions that violate national sovereignty.

Latin Times

Turkey detains 115 suspects over Islamic State New Year's Eve attack plot

Istanbul police raided 124 locations on Thursday, seizing weapons and documents as authorities warn of planned attacks during the festive period.

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Investigation Rules Out Sabotage in Libya Plane Crash That Killed Army Chief and Three French Crew Members

Turkish investigators rule out sabotage in Libya plane crash that killed army chief Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad and three French crew members.

International Business Times UK

Search teams probe wreckage after Libyan army chief and 7 others are killed in Turkey plane crash

Search and recovery teams are intensifying operations at a plane crash site where Libya’s military chief and other officers were killed

The Independent UK

Libyan military chief killed in plane crash after takeoff from Ankara

General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, military chief of Libya's UN-recognised government in Tripoli, died with seven others when the plane crashed near the Turkish capital Ankara.

Euronews

Libyan Army Chief Killed in Plane Crash as Aircraft Lost Contact in Departure from Ankara

Libyan army chief Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad was confirmed killed in a plane crash after the plane took off from Ankara.

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Libya’s military chief and 4 others killed in plane crash after takeoff from Turkey

Earlier Tuesday evening, Turkey’s air traffic controllers said they lost contact with the plane

The Independent UK

Drone incidents escalate as Turkey finds three UAVs in five days

Turkey shot down a drone from Black Sea on Monday, then found two crashed drones near Istanbul, in escalating incidents in Turkey's airspace, which Ankara has linked to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Euronews

Turkey and Iran unite against Israel as regional power dynamics shift

For years, regional rivalries have limited cooperation between Turkey and Iran. Now, shared security concerns over Israel are providing common ground. During a recent Tehran visit, the Turkish foreign minister called Israel the region's "biggest threat".

Radio France Internationale

Turkey fears Ukraine conflict will spill over on its Black Sea shores

Ankara is voicing alarm over a spate of attacks on Russian tankers in the Black Sea, with fears that strikes on ships carrying oil and other key commodities could threaten global trade and pose environmental dangers to Turkey, which has the longest coastline in the strategic sea.

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Pope Leo XIV in Lebanon: 'In Palestine the only solution is two states'

The pontiff is in Lebanon for the second leg of his apostolic journey, the first since his election, which has already taken him to Turkey, Ankara, Iznik and Istanbul

Euronews

Pope Leo XIV urges peace in Ankara on first foreign trip

Pope Leo XIV has used his first foreign trip to plead for dialogue in the face of global conflict, particularly in the Middle East and Ukraine.

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Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Atatürk on his first overseas visit to Turkey

Pope Leo XIV visits Atatürk's mausoleum in Ankara, laying a wreath and calling for peace before meeting Turkish President Erdogan.

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Turkey’s mediator role in the Ukraine war faces growing US pressure

Turkey’s role as a mediator in the Ukraine war is coming under strain as Washington advances its own peace efforts and urges Ankara to loosen its ties with Moscow. The pressure comes as Volodymyr Zelensky met Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday, where Turkey repeated its offer to restart…

Euronews

Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet Erdoğan in Turkey to push for peace negotiations

Ukraine’s president is to go to Ankara in hopes of rebooting talks with Russia and putting an end to Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Yet the Kremlin said no Russian representatives will participate in the meeting.

Radio France Internationale

Montenegro protests expose fragile balance in Serbia-Turkey relations

Anti-Turk protests in Montenegro have added to rising tensions between Serbia and Turkey. The unrest was set off by anger over Ankara’s sale of weapons to Kosovo, and growing fears of Turkish influence in the Balkans.

Evening Standard

Starmer hopes £8bn Typhoon jet deal with Turkey is ‘not a one-off’

The Prime Minister thanked ‘world-class’ workers at BAE Systems.

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UK in £8bn deal to sell Typhoon jets to Turkey despite human rights concerns

Starmer’s announcement on visit to Ankara comes as jailed opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu faces fresh charges

Euronews

Turkey and the United Kingdom sign €9 billion deal to purchase 20 Eurofighter jets

Ankara and London signed a preliminary deal for the Eurofighters in July, which are manufactured by a consortium comprising the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain and led by Britain's BAE Systems.

Evening Standard

Starmer signs £8bn Typhoon jet deal with Turkey

The agreement is the largest fighter jet deal in almost 20 years.

The Independent UK

Starmer signs £8 billion Typhoon fighter jet deal with Turkey

The agreement is the largest fighter jet deal in almost 20 years and the first new order for UK Typhoons since 2017

The Independent UK

British Prime Minister Starmer arrives in Turkey to discuss Eurofighter jet deal

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Turkey to advance negotiations on a multi-billion-dollar sale of Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Ankara

Evening Standard

Starmer set for Turkey visit to discuss fighter jets deal

The Prime Minister will visit Ankara on Monday, the Turkish government said.

Radio France Internationale

Turkish Cypriot vote could force shift in Erdogan’s approach to divided island

The landslide defeat of Turkey's ally in the Turkish Cypriot elections could now force President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to drop his push for a permanent partition of Cyprus and boost efforts to reset ties with the European Union.

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