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Turkey in ‘Final Stage’ of Preparations for N. Syria Operation

Turkey announced that it has reached the final stage of its preparations to launch a military operation against the Syrian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey sends drill ship on first Med mission in two years

Mersin (Turkey) (AFP) - Turkey on Tuesday sent its newest drill ship on the first eastern Mediterranean energy exploration mission…

Turkey resumes gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean

A Turkish ship sets off to drill for gas in the eastern Mediterranean – a move that risks inflaming regional…

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Turkey sends new oil and gas drilling ship to the Mediterranean

Turkey sent its new hydrocarbons drilling ship to the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday but President Tayyip Erdogan said it would…

Analysis-Erdogan plays up diplomatic gains with eye on elections

A series of diplomatic wins, capped by the deal to resume Ukraine's grain exports, provides some respite for President Tayyip…

Turkish Forces Pull out of Bases in Syria’s North

Turkish forces evacuated two bases in the western countryside of Tal Abyad, in the northern countryside of Raqqa, northern Syria,…

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Who needs enemies when you have friends like Orbán and Erdoğan?

Despite the threats of Russia, China, and stagflation, Hungary and Turkey are backstabbing the organisations they belong to – Nato…

Kremlin: No Basis for Meeting Between Putin, Zelenskiy

The Kremlin said on Monday there was no basis for a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents at the…

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Turkey’s punitive stranglehold on creative freedom has tipped into farcical overdrive

With an election on the horizon, President Erdoğan appears increasingly panicked — and Turkey’s artists and writers are paying the…

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Syria's Kurds Face US, Russian 'Betrayals'

A few days ago, an Arab official asked Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the secret behind the unique cooperation…

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Erdogan Says Putin Asked Him to Cooperate with Assad Regime

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin asked him to cooperate with Bashar al-Assad’s…

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FT says Western governments are alarmed over Turkey's deepening ties with Russia

Western governments are increasingly alarmed about deepening economic ties between Turkey and Russia, warning of the mounting risk that Turkey…

Alarm mounts in western capitals over Turkey’s deepening ties with Russia

Officials warn of retaliation if Ankara helps Moscow evade sanctions after Erdoğan and Putin agree to increase co-operation

Financial Times

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Turkey to pay for some Russian gas in rubles: Erdogan

Istanbul (AFP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that Turkey will start paying for some of its Russian natural…

Russia-Ukraine war ‘about to enter new phase’ as Russian forces gather in the south, UK intelligence warns – as it happened

UK’s Ministry of Defence says troop build-up could be in anticipation of Ukrainian counter-offensive or for a new assault

The Guardian - UK

Erdogan: Sochi Talks with Putin on Syria Will Bring Relief to the Region

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that his talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Syria will…

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Shelling of power line puts nuclear reactor in Ukraine out of action

Shelling hit a high-voltage power line yesterday at a major Ukrainian nuclear power station captured by Russia, prompting the plant’s…

Irish Independent

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 164 of the invasion

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of strikes at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant; Putin and Erdoğan meet; three ships carrying grain…

The Guardian - AU

Kyiv, Moscow trade blame over nuclear plant

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Kyiv and Moscow accused each other of striking Europe's largest nuclear site on Friday, causing a…

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Grain ships depart Ukraine as Kyiv, Moscow trade blame over nuclear plant

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Three grain ships departed Ukraine on Friday under a landmark deal to avert widespread food shortages,…

Putin, Erdogan Agree to Boost Cooperation, Some Rouble Payments for Gas

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Friday to boost cooperation in the transport, agriculture, finance…

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Turkey-Russia to act in cooperation against terrorism in Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan confirmed determination to act in cooperation against terror organisations in Syria,…

Putin and Erdogan agree to boost cooperation, some rouble payments for gas

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Friday to boost cooperation in the transport, agriculture, finance…

Ukraine, Russia argue over nuke plant hit

Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of shelling the Ukrainian nuclear power plant Zaporizhzhia, with a power line reportedly…

Putin and Erdoğan meet for secretive talks in Sochi

Talks expected to focus on Ukraine and could include Kremlin efforts to circumvent western sanctions

The Guardian - UK