The Latest Breaking News from Ankara

Finland and Sweden call on Hungary and Turkey to ratify Nato applications

Erdoğan demands action against ‘terrorist’ Kurdish militants as Nordic pair maintain united front

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022

Türkiye Arrests Brotherhood Journalists in Attempt to Accelerate Normalization with Egypt

The Turkish authorities arrested 34 Muslim Brotherhood members who called for protests in Egypt on Nov.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 30, 2022

Greece and Turkey trade blame over plight of injured, naked migrants

Photographs of bruised and naked migrants at the Greek Turkish border have drawn international condemnation. Ankara and Athens have blamed each other for the incident. Rights groups warn that escalating Greek Turkish tensions risk having a terrible impact on refugees.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 29, 2022

Turkish Leader to Meet Sweden’s New PM over its NATO Bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he has agreed to meet with Sweden’s new prime minister in Ankara to discuss the Scandinavian country’s bid to join NATO, describing the visit as an opportunity to test Stockholm’s “sincerity” in meeting Türkiye’s conditions. In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sweden abandoned…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 21, 2022

Turkey's Erdogan to meet Swedish PM Kristersson to discuss extraditions, NATO bid

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said he will meet Sweden's new prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, to discuss Stockholm's bid to join NATO as well as the extradition of people Ankara considers terrorists.

Reuters · Oct 21, 2022

Türkiye Denies Use of Chemical Weapons Against Kurdish Fighters

Türkiye on Thursday blasted as "completely unfounded and untrue" claims that its military used chemical weapons in its fight against outlawed Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq. Media outlets close to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Ankara and its Western allies list as a terror group, claimed that the Turkish…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 21, 2022

Senior US Official Travels to Türkiye to Discuss Sanctions on Russia

A senior US Treasury Department official traveled to Türkiye this week to discuss sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Department said. Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Elizabeth Rosenberg traveled to Ankara and Istanbul from Monday through Wednesday, where she…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 20, 2022

Senior U.S. Treasury official traveled to Turkey to discuss sanctions on Russia

A senior U.S. Treasury Department official traveled to Turkey this week to discuss sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Department said, as Washington closely monitors growing economic ties between Ankara and Moscow.

Reuters · Oct 19, 2022

Turkish Troops Deploy in Syrian Town to Halt Inter-Opposition Fighting

Turkish troops deployed on Tuesday in an area in northwestern Syria to try to halt fighting between rival opposition factions opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, witnesses and opposition forces said. Turkish tanks and armored vehicles took up positions around Kafr Jana, a rugged area which the main extremist opposition…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 18, 2022

Turkey and Russia closer than ever despite Western sanctions

The leaders of Turkey and Russia are continuing to deepen relations as Moscow intensifies its war against Ukraine. Their frequent meetings and close ties fuel concerns among Turkey's Western allies that Ankara is circumventing sanctions against Russia.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 18, 2022