Turkey has released 106 demonstrators detained during a protest against a nationwide crackdown on LGBTQ people, activists and organisations, while courts have continued to order the detention of others in an expanding
Turkey’s secretive HAVA SOJ airborne electronic warfare aircraft has appeared in its clearest imagery to date, offering the strongest indication yet that the long-running program is approaching a more advanced stage of
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Every April 24, the Armenian world pauses in collective remembrance of a catastrophe that still defines its identity and politics. The date marks the beginning of the genocide carried out by the
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Serious allegations have emerged suggesting the presence of a covert foreign intelligence operation targeting Bangladesh’s former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. According to information obtained from multiple sources, a Bangladeshi national currently residing
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The long-lasting alliance between Pakistan and Turkey has for a long time been acknowledged as one of the purest examples of modern-day international brotherhood in the world. Based on the common past,
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Editor’s Note: This essay is based on a podcast discussion featuring former CIA analyst Sarah Adams and an agency operative, who examine the circumstances surrounding the December 24 jet crash in Turkey
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On December 2, 2025, Pakistan and Türkiye signed five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and Deeds of Assignment (DoAs) focused on oil and gas exploration, while agreeing to broaden cooperation to mining and
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Pakistan’s decision to restart the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) freight train on 31 December 2025 is not merely the reactivation of an old transport link,it is a landmark development that embodies a new era
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Indian media has launched a coordinated disinformation campaign, painting Türkiye as a supporter of terrorism and accusing it of providing logistical, diplomatic, and financial aid to groups operating in India. This narrative
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After 26 years in a Turkish prison, Abdullah Ocalan is once again at the center of Turkey’s efforts to end the Kurdistan Workers Party’s (PKK) four-decade insurgency, according to reporting from Reuters.
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo It was one of those rare evenings that linger gently in memory, a night when music spoke a language older and deeper than words. On the evening
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Editor’s Note: The following column is based on excerpts from a speech delivered by Semih Lütfü Turgut, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Sri Lanka, on the occasion of the National
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor The declaration of the Republic of Turkey on 29 October 1923 was far more than a political formality; it was a profound reimagining of a nation emerging
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday inaugurated a $1.5 billion research and development complex for state-owned defense contractor Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS, marking the country’s biggest single investment in
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Port Sudan, once a neutral bastion in the Horn of Africa, is now the frontline in a growing proxy war between two of the Middle East’s most powerful players: Turkey and the
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Tucked away in one of Colombo’s quieter quarters, the Turkish Ambassador’s residence reveals itself not through ostentation, but through quiet elegance and curated cultural depth. The whitewashed
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