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The Latest Breaking News from Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Polls suggest this man could become Turkey’s next president. Erdoğan is doing everything to stop him

A Turkish proverb – düştüğün yerden kalk – counsels that one should arise from where one has fallen.

The Conversation

Turkey's Erdogan unveils 'Steel Dome' air defense system

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a new “Steel Dome” integrated air defense system is a “watershed moment” for the country's defense needs

The Independent UK

Turkey Transport Minister Fined for Speeding After Posting Viral 225 km/h Video

Turkey's Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu faces backlash after posting a viral video of himself speeding at 225 km/h on a highway.

International Business Times UK

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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.

Radio France Internationale

Turkish first lady urges Melania Trump to speak out for Gaza’s children

Emine Erdogan writes to Melania Trump after the US first lady’s letter to Putin about children in Ukraine and Russia.

Al Jazeera

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.

Euronews

Where could Putin and Zelensky meet for Ukraine war summit?

Russia has yet to confirm whether Putin will meet with Zelensky

The Independent UK

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Turkey and Italy boost cooperation in bid to shape Libya’s political future

Turkey and Italy are working more closely on migration, energy and regional influence as they seek to shape Libya’s political future. Both see the North African country as a key shared interest and are moving to consolidate their positions in the conflict-torn but energy-rich eastern Mediterranean.

Radio France Internationale

Italy greenlights €13 billion project to build world's largest suspension bridge to Sicily

Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said the project will boost development in southern Italy, but it has raised security and environmental concerns.

Euronews

The hubris arc: how visionary politicians turn into authoritarians

What turns a democratically elected leader into an authoritarian? The process is rarely abrupt. It unfolds gradually and is often justified as a necessary reform. It is framed as what the people wanted. All this makes it difficult for citizens to recognise what is happening until it’s too late.

The Conversation

Trump's 'Queen of Hearts' moment with the BLS echoes Putin's purges and Orwell's omens

The Queen of Hearts would say “off with their heads!” every time she was disappointed. Trump says data he doesn’t like is “faked.”

Fortune

Turkey walks a tightrope as Trump threatens sanctions over Russian trade

Ankara is aiming to dodge President Donald Trump’s threat of sanctions against countries that trade with Russia. While Turkey is the third largest importer of Russian goods, it has largely escaped international sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. However, with Trump vowing to get tough with Moscow if…

Radio France Internationale

Italian, Turkish and Libyan leaders meet to address migration flows to Europe

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said that in 2021, 32,400 refugees and migrants had made the crossing from Libya to Europe, more than twice as many as in 2020.

Euronews

Turkish, Italian, Libyan leaders meet to address migration and Libya's stability

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hosted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah in Istanbul for a summit focused on migration and Libya’s political stability

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International Business Times

Turkey Battles Wildfires As Heatwave Grips Med

Firefighters battled blazes across Turkey on Monday as the country sweltered in a summer heatwave across much of the Mediterranean, with wildfires leading to at least 14 deaths in the country in the past week.

Radio France Internationale

Azerbaijan flexes its muscles amid rising tensions with Russia

Azerbaijan is increasingly engaging in tit-for-tat actions towards powerful neighbour Russia amid escalating tensions in the South Caucasus region. This comes as Baku deepens its military cooperation with long-standing ally Turkey.

Al Jazeera

Wildfire kills 10 firefighters, rescue workers in Turkiye amid extreme heat

Local media report that 24 firefighters and rescuers were trapped by the wildfire, and victims were ‘burned alive’.

Radio France Internationale

Peace or politics? Turkey’s fragile path to ending a decades-long conflict

One of the world's most protracted armed conflicts could finally be drawing to a close in Turkey. This month, a small group of fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been waging an armed struggle against the Turkish state for greater minority rights, voluntarily disarmed.

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,241

Here are the key events on day 1,241 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: PKK recalibrates from armed struggle to politics in Turkiye

Support from the PKK and Turkiye’s politicians signals a change after decades of conflict, but pitfalls remain.

Al Jazeera

Syria to deploy forces as more Bedouin-Druze clashes erupt in Suwayda

Authorities working to resolve conflict in the south through political and security measures, Syria’s presidency says.

Euronews

Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu handed fresh jail term for insulting an official

Ekrem İmamoğlu is already in pre-trial detention on separate charges against him, but has now been given an extra prison sentence.

The Guardian - UK

The Turkish mega-prison that became symbol of Erdoğan’s authoritarianism

Silivri, where president’s rival Ekrem İmamoğlu is detained, is evidence of how far Turkey’s president is willing to go to stay in power

The Independent UK

Istanbul mayor given fresh prison term for ‘insulting’ official

The main rival of Turkey’s president, he has been in jail since March on separate charges

Al Jazeera

How will the PKK’s disarmament play out in the region?

The PKK began its first phase of disarmament last week, analysts say the process will be felt regionally.

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