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Sweden, Turkey not expected to back down in NATO accession tug of war

Sweden said on Sunday that Turkey is asking for too much in exchange for allowing it to join NATO, as Ankara effectively demands the impossible – that Stockholm override a decision by its own Supreme Court. But analysts say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unlikely to retract this condition,…

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Sweden Says Türkiye Asking Too Much over NATO Application

Sweden is confident that Türkiye will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but will not meet all the conditions Ankara has set for its support, Sweden's prime minister said on Sunday. "Türkiye both confirms that we have done what we said we would do, but they also…

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Sweden says Turkey asking too much over NATO application

Sweden is confident that Turkey will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but will not meet all the conditions Ankara has set for its support, Sweden's prime minister said on Sunday.

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Arabs Divided over Syrian-Turkish Normalization and its Conditions

The United Arab Emirates – through senior officials - is seeking to join Russia in sponsoring the normalization of relations between Syria and Türkiye. The United States and Arab countries, meanwhile, are seeking to halt the normalization efforts, or at least, place conditions before they can be complete, signaling Arab…

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Syrians in Opposition Enclave Protest Türkiye-Syria Contacts

Thousands of Syrians held protests Friday in different parts of the opposition-held northwest against recent moves by the governments in Damascus and Ankara to improve ties. The protests in villages and towns in Idlib and Aleppo provinces came a week after the Turkish, Syrian and Russian defense ministers held previously…

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Erdogan: Leaders of Türkiye, Syria Could Meet for Peace

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he may meet Syria's Bashar al-Assad as part of a new peace process, after their defense ministers met last week for the highest-level talks between the two foes since the Syrian war began in 2011. In a speech in Ankara, Erdogan said the…

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Erdogan says he may meet Syria’s Assad for ‘peace’ in the region

Turkish president says he could hold talks with Syrian leader within a new process launched in Moscow last week.

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Leaders of Turkey, Syria could meet for peace - Erdogan

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he may meet Syria's Bashar al-Assad as part of a new peace process, after their defence ministers met last week for the highest-level talks between the two foes since the Syrian war began in 2011.

Reuters

Türkiye Awaits 'Positive Steps' from Syrian Regime

Türkiye pledged to respond to any “positive steps” taken by the Syrian regime in kind, but noted that it was too early to talk about a specific date for a meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the head of the Syrian regime, Bashar al-Assad. Ankara also announced the possibility…

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Syria opposition uneasy after Turkish, Syrian defence ministers meet

Syria's political and armed opposition are urging their decade-long backer Turkey to reaffirm its support for their cause after the highest-level talks in public between Ankara and the Damascus government since the Syrian war began in 2011.

Reuters

Ten Challenges that Will Determine Syria’s Fate in 2023

Ten developments and files, both local and foreign, will determine the fate of Syria in 2023. The resolution of these files will have implications for years and perhaps even decades to come. They will determine the fate of the three “statelets” in Syria after they remained largely unchanged in the…

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Russia, Türkiye FMs Discuss Holding Fresh Syria Meeting

Russia and Türkiye’s foreign ministers discussed holding another three-way Türkiye-Syria-Russia ministers' meeting in a phone call on Saturday, Turkish state broadcaster TRT Haber said, adding that the meeting could take place in the second half of January. The Russian Foreign Ministry said the two had discussed the situation in Syria…

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Despite rhetoric, Greek-Turkish armed conflict seen remote

Even by the standards of Turkey’s and Greece’s frequently strained relations, it was a remarkable escalation

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Erdogan Proceeding with Efforts to Normalize Ties with Assad, Prioritizes Refugee Return

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ready to meet with head of the Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad if the appropriate conditions are met. Sources indicated that the recent meeting in Moscow between the defense ministers and heads of the intelligence services of Türkiye, Syria and Russia discussed a roadmap for…

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Normalization between Syria and Türkiye … Putin’s Gift to Erdogan

The Russian-sponsored Syrian-Turkish military meeting that was held in Moscow on Wednesday is the latest effort to achieve rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus. It will likely culminate in a “gift” to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin: a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ahead…

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Turkish Court Upholds Rights Leader's Life Sentence

A Turkish appellate court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a leading critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan whose jailing has added to tensions in Ankara's uneasy ties with the West. Paris-born activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala was sentenced to life in jail without the possibility of parole in April…

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Turkey, Syria, Russia defence ministers hold talks in Moscow

The three nations agree to continue meeting in future to ensure stability in Syria and the region, says Ankara.

Reuters

Turkish, Syrian officials meet in Moscow after years-long chill

Turkey's defence minister and intelligence chief met their Syrian counterparts in Moscow on Wednesday in a clear sign of normalisation between Ankara and Damascus in the decade-long Syrian war.

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Israeli Envoy Named in Türkiye after Years of Strain

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan received the credentials of Israel's new ambassador to Türkiye on Tuesday, as the two countries normalize ties after four years of strain. Türkiye and Israel began improving relations with high-level visits this year including Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Ankara.

Reuters

Israeli envoy named in Turkey after years of strain

(This Dec. 27 story has been corrected in paragraph 5 to show the ship was part of a flotilla)

Al Jazeera

Turkey summons French ambassador after Paris shooting

Ankara expressed unease at PKK flags spotted during a march mourning the shooting deaths of three Kurds in Paris

France 24

Ankara summons French envoy over 'propaganda' after attack on Paris Kurds

Turkey on Monday summoned France's ambassador over "anti-Turkey propaganda" that it alleged French officials did little to stop following the killing of three Kurds in Paris.

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Erdogan Meets with Saudi Speaker of Shura Council

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Ankara on Monday with Speaker of the Saudi Shura Council Sheikh Dr.

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Turkish Defense Minister Visits Syrian Border, Stresses Dialogue

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar visited Türkiye's command center on the border with Syria overnight on Saturday. According to the Ministry of Defense, the minister and accompanying army commanders were briefed about the situation on the border during a meeting with officers and soldiers at the Operation Spring Shield command…

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Türkiye Says Ukraine War ‘will Not End Easily’

Türkiye conceded Saturday that Russia's war on Ukraine "will not end easily", despite Ankara's repeated efforts to arrange peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow. NATO member Türkiye, which has friendly relations with both of its Black Sea neighbors, has positioned itself as a neutral player and tried to broker a…

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