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Pope Leo XIV in Lebanon: 'In Palestine the only solution is two states'

The pontiff is in Lebanon for the second leg of his apostolic journey, the first since his election, which has already taken him to Turkey, Ankara, Iznik and Istanbul

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Pope Leo XIV urges peace in Ankara on first foreign trip

Pope Leo XIV has used his first foreign trip to plead for dialogue in the face of global conflict, particularly in the Middle East and Ukraine.

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Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Atatürk on his first overseas visit to Turkey

Pope Leo XIV visits Atatürk's mausoleum in Ankara, laying a wreath and calling for peace before meeting Turkish President Erdogan.

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Turkey’s mediator role in the Ukraine war faces growing US pressure

Turkey’s role as a mediator in the Ukraine war is coming under strain as Washington advances its own peace efforts and urges Ankara to loosen its ties with Moscow. The pressure comes as Volodymyr Zelensky met Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday, where Turkey repeated its offer to restart…

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet Erdoğan in Turkey to push for peace negotiations

Ukraine’s president is to go to Ankara in hopes of rebooting talks with Russia and putting an end to Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Yet the Kremlin said no Russian representatives will participate in the meeting.

Euronews

Montenegro protests expose fragile balance in Serbia-Turkey relations

Anti-Turk protests in Montenegro have added to rising tensions between Serbia and Turkey. The unrest was set off by anger over Ankara’s sale of weapons to Kosovo, and growing fears of Turkish influence in the Balkans.

Radio France Internationale

Starmer hopes £8bn Typhoon jet deal with Turkey is ‘not a one-off’

The Prime Minister thanked ‘world-class’ workers at BAE Systems.

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UK in £8bn deal to sell Typhoon jets to Turkey despite human rights concerns

Starmer’s announcement on visit to Ankara comes as jailed opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu faces fresh charges

The Guardian - UK

Turkey and the United Kingdom sign €9 billion deal to purchase 20 Eurofighter jets

Ankara and London signed a preliminary deal for the Eurofighters in July, which are manufactured by a consortium comprising the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain and led by Britain's BAE Systems.

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Starmer signs £8bn Typhoon jet deal with Turkey

The agreement is the largest fighter jet deal in almost 20 years.

Evening Standard

Starmer signs £8 billion Typhoon fighter jet deal with Turkey

The agreement is the largest fighter jet deal in almost 20 years and the first new order for UK Typhoons since 2017

The Independent UK

British Prime Minister Starmer arrives in Turkey to discuss Eurofighter jet deal

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Turkey to advance negotiations on a multi-billion-dollar sale of Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Ankara

The Independent UK

Starmer set for Turkey visit to discuss fighter jets deal

The Prime Minister will visit Ankara on Monday, the Turkish government said.

Evening Standard

Turkish Cypriot vote could force shift in Erdogan’s approach to divided island

The landslide defeat of Turkey's ally in the Turkish Cypriot elections could now force President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to drop his push for a permanent partition of Cyprus and boost efforts to reset ties with the European Union.

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Turkey ready to help rebuild Gaza, but tensions with Israel could be a barrier

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey wants to take part in rebuilding Gaza and is ready to join a peacekeeping force once the fighting ends, however analysts warn strained relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv could stand in the way.

Radio France Internationale

Trump tests Turkey's energy dependence on Russia with lure of US power

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing growing pressure from Washington to cut Turkey’s heavy dependence on Russian oil and gas – and end his long-standing balancing act between Moscow and the West.

Euronews

Turkish Airlines to launch flights to Armenia as relations improve

As part of efforts to develop ties, Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara in June.

Radio France Internationale

Erdogan’s Washington visit exposes limits of his rapport with Trump

Turkey has hailed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s first White House visit in six years as a diplomatic win, though tensions over Donald Trump’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza still cast a shadow.

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Al Jazeera

Is Turkiye Israel’s next target in the Middle East?

Following Israel’s Doha strikes, Ankara is increasingly on high alert over Israel’s regional ambitions.

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Turkiye court adjourns case challenging CHP opposition party’s congress

The postponed hearing could lead to the removal of Ozgur Ozel, the Republican People’s Party’s chairman.

Euronews

Turkish court again postpones trial against main opposition CHP party

A court in Ankara postponed the "absolute nullity" trial against the current administration of the main opposition party CHP to 24 October.

International Business Times

Turkey Court Tries Case That Could Oust Opposition Leadership

Tens of thousands of people protested in Ankara ahead of a key court hearing Monday targeting Turkey's main CHP opposition party that could see its leadership upended.

International Business Times

Turkey Bars Israeli Ships, Flights From Its Territory

Turkey's top diplomat said Friday that Ankara had closed its ports and airspace to Israeli ships and planes, with a diplomatic source telling AFP the ban applied to "official" flights.

Radio France Internationale

Turkey eyes Ukraine peacekeeping role but mistrust clouds Western ties

Turkish armed forces could play a major role in securing any peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. For Ankara, this would be a chance to reassert itself at a time when many fear it is being sidelined by Western allies.

Euronews

US remains opposed to Turkey re-joining F-35 jet programme, State Department says

Turkey was removed from the F-35 programme and its Defence Industry Agency was sanctioned after Ankara announced in 2017 it would purchase Russian S-400 missiles.

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