Friends again!

Two similar personalities finally come together again after years of sparring. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have had several meetings and interactions in recent times: Meeting in New York: In September 2023, President Erdoğan and Prime Minister Netanyahu met in New York on the sidelines of the 78th … Read more

Barbie vs. Oppenheimer // Balkans vs. Turkey

via   In other news: Erdoğan meets Qatari emir in Doha Turkish passport ranks 50th in global index What is Turkey’s leader Erdogan up to now? Turkey reports nearly 5 million migrants across the country Erdoğan Comes in from the Cold A post-Erdogan Turkey would only partly change its foreign policy

For the record; Turkey Not Invited to Biden’s Big Democracy Summit, again.

Scoop: Turkey and Hungary Not Invited to Biden’s Big Democracy Summit Biden spurned NATO allies that are dismantling their democracies. ECtHR convicts Turkey for violating Peace Academics’ rights Click to read the article in Turkish The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has convicted Turkey for violating the rights of three of the academics who were … Read more

Erdoğan lifts veto on Finland’s Nato application but not Sweden…

Turkish president lifts veto on Finland’s Nato application Finland’s parliament has already approved joining Nato, but the bill would need to be signed into law by the president within three months, setting a deadline on how long it needs to wait. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lifted his veto on Finland’s application to join Nato, a … Read more

Turkey vs. Sweden: NATO membership, Erdoğan effigy, A student’s internship

Peaceful Sweden is taking blows from Turkey recently… Turkey summons Swedish ambassador over Erdoğan effigy Swedish government distances itself from hanging of presidential dummy in Stockholm stunt by Kurdish group Turkey pushes back vote on Sweden and Finland’s Nato accession Both Nordic nations lifted restrictions on weapons exports to Ankara, and Sweden amended its constitution … Read more

Sweden frustrated: “Sweden can’t meet some Türkiye demands for NATO bid”

Sweden can’t meet some Türkiye demands for NATO bid: PM Turkish and Syrian defence and security officials meet for first time in a decade Move towards peaceful relations represents cause for alarm for more than 4m refugees in Turkey since 2011 Top Turkish and Syrian defence and security officials have held their first public meeting … Read more

In the meantime, Erdoğan makes peace with Sisi

Erdoğan meets Sisi for the first time at World Cup opening ceremony Bianet :: English Having refused to recognize the Sisi government for years, Erdoğan finally shook hands with him in Qatar. NATO’s Nordic Expansion Stuck at Turkish Roadblock FP Passport by Robbie Gramer Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not quite to the Finnish … Read more

This is sad: “Türkiye’s interior minister marks Saudi Day at consulate where Khashoggi was murdered

Türkiye’s interior minister marks Saudi Day at consulate where Khashoggi was murdered Bianet :: English President of religious affairs and İstanbul governor also attended the reception at the kingdom’s consulate in İstanbul.

Bulgaria election campaigns in İstanbul

I have seen these posters, too: Istanbul is ready for Bulgaria's elections on Sunday pic.twitter.com/hsP9YoqE02 — Dimitar Bechev (@DimitarBechev) September 28, 2022 In other news:   Turkish President Casts Himself as a Mediator in Russian War on Ukraine • NYT > Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey addressed the United Nations a day after … Read more

From Putin to Ibrahim Kalın- body languages

  Putin, İbrahim Kalın'ın samimi davranışlarına olan şaşkınlığını gizleyemedi. https://t.co/lOqgcPElKM — Bee Haber (@beehaber) September 18, 2022 Author Orhan Pamuk: ‘I used to have three bodyguards, now I have one’ World news: Turkey Nobel prize winner Orhan Pamuk on Salman Rushdie’s attack, responding to extremism in Turkey – and his new, oddly Two concerts that … Read more

Autocrats enjoying their times

Erdogan, Putin Set to Meet at Eurasian Security Meeting in … Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to Uzbekistan Thursday to attend a meeting of Eurasian security group, the Shanghai Cooperation

Well, I seem to do the same: “Western news media ignores Ankara’s call to rename ‘Türkiye’

Still Turkey? Western news media ignores Ankara’s call to rename ‘Türkiye’ Journo by Paris Sistilli Two months after Turkey officially urged the world to start referring to itself as “Türkiye”, no major Western media outlets have changed the naming in their reporting. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu sent a request to leading international organizations on May 31, … Read more

Turkey denies but all the region believes it is the who attacked… “Turkish Warplanes Strike Iraq Resort, Killing at Least 8

Turkish Warplanes Strike Iraq Resort, Killing at Least 8, Officials Say NYT > Turkey by Sangar Khaleel and Cora Engelbrecht / The attack came in a region that Turkey targets because Kurdish militants take refuge there, in a new flaring of regional tensions. Turkey’s bombardment hits tourist spot, kills eight in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, officials say KRG officials … Read more

Such alliance in İran…

Erdoğan asks Russia and Iran to back Turkey’s incursion into Syria World news: Turkey by Ruth Michaelson in Istanbul / Turkish president cites Kurdish forces in north-west Syria as justification for extending zone of control The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used trilateral talks with his Iranian and Russian counterparts in Tehran to make the case … Read more

Voice of America unblocked, Deutsche Welle still blocked in Turkey

Turkey blocks access to Voice of America, Deutsche Welle websites The two outlets have refused to apply to Turkey’s media authority for a license. “Media licensed in Turkey are required to delete online content that RTÜK interprets as inappropriate. This is simply unacceptable for an independent broadcaster,” said the DW‘s head. Turkey blocks access to two news … Read more