No American F-16s for anti-Western, anti-democratic and belligerent Turkey
By Antonis Antoniou The United States expelled Turkey, a proven unreliable US ally, in 2019 from the F-35 air-fighter programme because it bought the Russian...
Turkey-Russia relations
The shape of things to come
By Alper Ali Riza A few years ago during the twilight time between Christmas and New Year’s Day I took a cab home after...
Turkey, Russia pursue gas pipe dream as EU frets
Declarations by Russia and Turkey last week reviving plans for the TurkStream natural gas pipeline linking the two have worried EU diplomats who see it...
Putin and Erdogan to meet next month amid growing rapprochement
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan next month for the first time in almost a year, a sign that a...
Russian, Turkish leaders agree to close ‘crisis chapter’ in ties (Updated)
The presidents of Russia and Turkey agreed on Wednesday to resume bilateral cooperation, including in the fight against terrorism, after a period of diplomatic tension...
Kremlin dents Turkish hopes for quick restoration of ties (Updated)
The Kremlin sought to dampen Turkey’s hopes for a swift restoration of normal relations on Tuesday, a day after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan expressed regret...
Kremlin says Turkey apologised for shooting down Russian jet (Updated)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has apologised to Russian leader Vladimir Putin over last year’s shooting down of a Russian air force jet by Turkey’s military,...
Turkey tourist arrivals see biggest drop in 17 years
The number of foreign visitors to Turkey fell by 28 per cent in April, official data showed on Friday, the biggest drop in 17 years...
Turkey says Russian jet violated its airspace, envoy summoned
A Russian SU-34 jet violated Turkish airspace on Friday despite radar warnings, Turkey’s foreign ministry said on Saturday, amid ongoing bitterness between the two countries...
Obama urges Turkey to reduce tensions with Russia (Update 3)
By Jeff Mason US President Barack Obama urged Turkey on Tuesday to reduce tensions with Moscow after the downing of a Russian warplane and to...
