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World Cup 2022 commentator sacked MID-GAME after mentioning name of former hero

A commentator for Turkish state broadcaster TRT was taken off air in the middle of Morocco's 2-1 win over Canada on Thursday after mentioning the name of Hakan Sukur, the former Turkey striker and scorer of the World Cup's fastest goal who is now an outcast in his homeland

Daily Mirror

Türkiye Seeking Cooperation with Egypt to Achieve Stability in Libya

Türkiye described the situation in Libya as “fragile”, saying it was keen on working with Egypt and other parties to achieve stability and security there. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said: “The only way to unify Libya lies in holding transparent and democratic elections.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Displaced Syrians Fear Turkish Threats Spell New Exodus

Syria's grinding conflict has already uprooted Ahmed Yassin and his family several times, but now they fear a threatened Turkish offensive will force them to flee the muddy camp they call home. The 34-year-old, his wife and two children live in Sandaf in Syria's Aleppo province -- just south of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Turkey's Erdogan cosies up to Italy's far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Italy's newly elected far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appear to be finding unlikely common ground on issues relating to Africa and migration. Meloni's is the latest in a list of strong partnerships that Erdogan has been working to build with European far-right leaders.

Radio France Internationale

Türkiye's killer drones in Ukraine are making Vladimir Putin's life miserable, but Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is keeping him onside

Turkish-made drones carry laser-guided bombs and are light, cheap and supremely deadly. Here's how they have become instrumental in changing Russian President Vladimir Putin's fortunes in Ukraine.

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Syria Resisting Russia’s Efforts to Broker Türkiye Summit, Sources Say

Syria is resisting Russian efforts to broker a summit with Türkiye’s President Tayyip Erdogan, three sources said on Friday, after more than a decade of bitter enmity since the outbreak of Syria's war. Erdogan's government supports opposition fighters who tried to topple President Bashar al-Assad and has accused the Syrian…

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Türkiye: Russia, US Failed to Clear Militia from Syria Border

Türkiye’s foreign minister charged Friday that the United States and Russia have failed to meet promises to clear Syria’s border with Türkiye from Kurdish militants, forcing Ankara to intervene. Speaking at the Mediterranean Dialogues forum in Rome, Italy, Mevlut Cavusoglu also said Türkiye was seeking reconciliation with Syria’s government to…

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Syria resisting Russia's efforts to broker Turkey summit, sources say

Syria is resisting Russian efforts to broker a summit with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, three sources said on Friday, after more than a decade of bitter enmity since the outbreak of Syria's civil war.

Reuters

Turkey’s operation against Kurds in Syria risks reviving IS group

Turkey is threatening to send group troops into northeastern Syria in retaliation for a deadly Istanbul bombing on November 13 that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attributes to the Syrian Kurdish YPG (Kurdish People’s Protection Unit). The group has strongly denied responsibility for the attack. However, Erdogan now plans to escalate…

France 24

Concern Rises as New Turkish Media Law Squeezes Dissent

A new law gives Türkiye fresh ammunition to censor the media and silence dissent ahead of elections in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to prolong his two decades in office, journalists and activists say. Since 2014, when Erdogan became president, tens of thousands of people, from high-school teens to…

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Seven US Betrayals of Kurds within a Century… Will It Fail Them Again in Syria?

If the reaction to Turkish incursions or continued aerial bombardment against Kurdish targets in northern Syria does not meet Kurdish expectations and demands, it wouldn’t be the first time Kurds are betrayed by the US or the West. In the past century, the global and regional balance of power has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye’s Economic Growth Slows to 3.9% in Q3 as Foreign Demand Falls

Türkiye’s economy expanded 3.9% in the third quarter from a year ago, according to official data released on Wednesday, though growth slowed from the previous quarter as a global slowdown put a drag on exports, but the tourism sector remained strong. Gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 0.1% from the previous…

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Commentary: Turkey has put the US in a tough spot by threatening another Syria incursion

Syria’s civil war, which entered its 11th year this March, may at first look like a clear-cut case of good versus evil, in which a bloodthirsty dictator, Bashar Assad, tries to snuff out any semblance of opposition to his rule. Yet, the conflict is far more complicated than that. Far…

Chicago Tribune

What is delaying Turkey’s ground operation in northern Syria?

Turkish President Erdogan has said that his country will force the YPG away from the Turkey-Syria border.

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'We humiliated ourselves': Sweden’s bid to join NATO meets continued resistance from Turkey

May 18, 2022, was a big day for Sweden. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and more than 200 years of non-military alignment, the Nordic country finally broke with tradition and applied for NATO membership along with Finland. But what was supposed to be an easy accession has proven to be…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye, Egypt to Re-Appoint Ambassadors ‘in Coming Months’, Says Cavusoglu

Türkiye and Egypt may restore full diplomatic ties and re-appoint ambassadors mutually "in coming months," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday. Ankara and Cairo may re-start diplomatic consultations led by deputy foreign ministers as part of a normalization process "soon," Cavusoglu told reporters in Ankara. After years of…

Reuters

Turkey, Egypt delegations held meets after leaders' handshake -sources

After years of tension, a handshake between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi last week opened the door to a flurry of back-door diplomacy between intelligence officials, two sources told Reuters.

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Turkish Forces Nearly Ready for a Syria Ground Operation, Say Officials

Türkiye’s army needs just a few days to be ready for a ground incursion into northern Syria and such a decision may come at a cabinet meeting on Monday, Turkish officials said, as Turkish forces bombarded a Kurdish group across the border. Howitzers fired daily from Türkiye have struck Kurdish…

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Turkish forces nearly ready for a Syria ground operation -officials

Turkey's army needs just a few days to be ready for a ground incursion into northern Syria and such a decision may come at a cabinet meeting on Monday, Turkish officials said, as Turkish forces bombarded a Kurdish militia across the border.

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Erdogan Says Turkish, Egyptian Ministers to Meet in Process of Building Ties

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in comments broadcast on Sunday that a process of building relations with Egypt will start with ministers of the two countries meeting and that the talks would develop from there. After years of tension between the two countries, Erdogan shook hands with Egypt's President Abdel…

Tribune News Service

Erdogan will meet with Egypt’s el-Sissi after handshake at World Cup

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he will meet with Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi after the two leaders exchanged a handshake earlier this month at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Reuters

Erdogan says Turkish, Egyptian ministers to meet in process of building ties

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Türkiye's Erdogan Vows to Create 'Safe Zone' in Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to protect Türkiye’s southern border with a "safe zone" in Syria after Ankara launched a barrage of air strikes against Kurdish fighters. Erdogan has long sought to build a "safe zone" with a depth of 30 kilometers (19 miles) inside Syria and repeatedly…

Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: The first Arab World Cup

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Daily Mirror

Turkey says it will launch land invasion of Syria with 'far-reaching consequences'

Local counter-terror operations against Islamic State - who continue to plot attacks against the West - are now on hold as Kurdish militants prepare to fight a ground war with Turkey

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