Turkey halts trade with Israel
Turkey has suspended all exports and imports with Israel as of Tursday, according to two Turkish officials briefed on the matter, as reported by Bloomberg. Official statements from Turkey are pending.
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April 20, 2024 Erdogan meets Hamas leader in Turkey, discusses efforts for regional peace
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and reach a fair and lasting peace in the region during a meeting with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul on Saturday, his office said.
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April 19, 2024 Turkey calls for restraint to avoid wider Middle East conflict
Turkey on Friday called on all sides to refrain from steps that could lead to a wider conflict in the Middle East, after Israel reportedly attacked Iran in a tit-for-tat retaliation for Iran’s strike.
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February 15, 2024 Levissi: The Ghost Village in Turkey Once Home to 10,000 Greeks
The ghost village of Levissi (known today as Kayaköy) was once a bustling Greek village on the slopes of a hill in the district of Fethiye, Turkey, almost opposite the island of Rhodes.
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January 20, 2024 Erdogan aims to entrench Blue Homeland
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made it clear again on Friday that Ankara will do everything it can to entrench his “Blue Homeland” doctrine with a strong fleet, announcing several shipbuilding programs. Erdogan participated in the “Strength to the Blue Homeland” event held at private shipyards in Yalova, on the Marmara Sea, and greeted the […]
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January 10, 2024 USA, Greece and Turkey: Interdependent relationships
Developments in relations between Greece and Turkey, between Greece and the United States, and between the United States and Turkey show how interdependent they all are. Greece’s purchase of F-35 aircraft, the upgrading and purchase of F-16s by Turkey, the relaxing of tensions between the two neighbors, and Turkey’s ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession have […]
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January 5, 2024 Sweden, F-16s to top Blinken agenda in Turkey
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Istanbul, his first of nine stops during a week-long trip, Friday afternoon.
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January 2, 2024 Turkey to block minehunter ships intended for Ukraine
Turkey said on Tuesday it would not allow two minehunter ships donated to Ukraine by Britain to transit its waters en route to the Black Sea since it would violate an international pact concerning wartime passage of the straits.
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December 29, 2023 Turkey seeks to use F-16 engines in own fighter planes
Turkey has requested permission from the US to co-produce GE Aerospace engines used in F-16 jets, with an aim to deploy them in the TAI Kaan, its own domestically produced fighter plane, Bloomberg has reported.
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December 28, 2023 Turkey pushes for Washington to greenlight jet deal
Ankara expects Washington to “act in accordance with the spirit of alliance and fulfill the commitments made” for the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan reportedly told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a phone call on Wednesday.
