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  • Turkey under fire as deadly shelling sparks outrage in Iraq

    At least nine people have been killed and dozens wounded in a reported artillery barrage on a tourist resort in Iraqi Kurdistan. The incident has elicited a furious response from Iraq’s government, which squarely blames Turkey. The casualties are believed to be Arabs from central and southern Iraq, where major protests outside Turkish consular and diplomatic facilities have erupted. Ankara has denied responsibility and blamed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which it is fighting in the area.

  • Angry Iraq mourns dead from shelling blamed on Turkey

    Iraq held a day of national mourning Thursday for nine holidaymakers killed in the bombardment of a Kurdish hill village that the government has blamed on neighbouring Turkey. Turkey denied its troops were responsible, instead blaming rebels of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), prompting Germany to call for an urgent investigation.

  • Turkey’s Erdogan says almost all Nordic countries are “nests of terror” – presidency

    Finland and Sweden applied for NATO membership in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but were faced with opposition from Turkey, which accused them countries of supporting groups it deems terrorists. Last month, the three countries signed an accord to lift Ankara's veto in exchange for pledges on counter-terrorism and arms exports.

  • Putin Seeks to Cement Ties With Iran, Turkey in Rare Trip Abroad

    In only his second trip outside Russia since the country invaded Ukraine in February, Mr. Putin is set to travel to Tehran on Tuesday, where he will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. The visit reflects the importance Mr. Putin places in maintaining the leverage Russia gained from years of military and diplomatic intervention in the Middle East.

  • BRICS expects Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to join group soon

    "All these countries have shown an interest in joining and are preparing to apply for membership. I think this is a good step, because expansion is always perceived positively; this will clearly increase the influence of BRICS in the world," explained Anand. "I hope that the accession of countries to BRICS will happen very quickly, because now all representatives of the core of the association are interested in expanding the organisation, so it will be very soon."

  • 80% of Turkey’s Gen Z tell pollster they won’t vote for Erdogan

    The opinion polling data continues to look bleak for Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who must face the electorate by next June at the latest. Some 80% of Turkey’s Generation Z—those born after 2000—say they will not vote for Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), according to a study by Gezici Research. By next June, Gen Z will represent 11.8% of Turkey’s voting adult population.

  • Does Turkey have ‘an eye’ on Iraq?

    Despite the focus on the PKK, deeper dynamics are also perceived to be at play. Former Iraqi prime minister (2006-14) Nouri Al-Maliki—the long-time head of the State of Law bloc—has gone further and argued that Turkey’s actions are in fact a sign that it is “eyeing” ways to reassert control over territory lost following the break-up of the Ottoman Empire a century ago.

  • Israel carriers may soon fly to Turkey under new aviation deal

    Israel and Turkey on Thursday signed a new bilateral civil aviation agreement, their first since 1951, as part of a recent warming of diplomatic ties, allowing Israeli carriers to resume flights to Turkey after a 15-year absence. "The agreement is expected to result in the resumption of flights by Israeli companies to a variety of destinations in Turkey, alongside flights by Turkish companies to Israel," Israel's Transportation Ministry said in a statement.

  • Turkey’s Egg Producers Are the Latest Target in Inflation War

    Turkey’s egg producers have found themselves at the forefront of a deepening controversy over who’s to blame for the country’s inflation crisis as the government intensifies pressure on businesses to keep prices down.

  • What Turkey Got for Letting Sweden, Finland Join NATO

    In their trilateral June 28 memorandum—which NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and the Biden administration had no small part in bringing about—the three countries agree that “as prospective NATO Allies, Finland and Sweden extend their full support to Turkiye against threats to its national security. To that effect, Finland and Sweden will not provide support to YPG/PYD [Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units and the associated Democratic Union Party], and the organisation described as FETO in Turkiye.” It went on: “Finland and Sweden unambiguously condemn all terrorist organisations perpetrating attacks against Turkiye, and express their deepest solidarity with Turkiye and the families of the victims.”