EU lawmakers dampen Turkey's hopes of reopening accession talks European lawmakers say that Turkey needs to make a “drastic change of course” to get EU accession talks back on track The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023
Cyprus seeks to revive peace talks with Turkey over divided island Ankara’s recent interest in improving EU access seen as window of opportunity to restart diplomatic process The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023
Irish father and son die on holiday in Turkey The man is understood to have been in his 30s while his son was 10. The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023
Wildfires sweep through European holiday hotspots during record-high temperatures Wildfires are sweeping through European holiday hotspots including Greece, Italy, Spain and Turkey. The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023
Share details of Turkey off the beaten track – and win a holiday Turkey is a brilliant place for a trip but many areas of this vast country remain unknown to visitors – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023
Saudi Arabia buys Turkish drones during Erdogan’s visit Erdogan is also set to visit Qatar and UAE as he looks to improve relations and secure trade deals with the Gulf states. Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2023
UK to open trade negotiations with Turkey to ‘deepen relationship’ Turkish exports to the UK include vehicles, clothes and electric machinery The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023
UK to open trade negotiations with Turkey The UK will look to expand its services trade with Turkey in a new, enhanced deal. The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023
Russia stops crucial Ukraine grain export deal hours after attack on Crimea bridge Countries call on Moscow to stop using food ‘as a weapon’ as the Kremlin decries a drone assault on the jewel in the crown of Putin’s infrastructure projects The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023
Latest in Ukraine: The grain deal is out, cluster bombs and NATO expansion are in Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. WEKU · Jul 17, 2023
Watch live: Final grain ship arrives in Turkey after Russia pulls out of Ukraine deal Watch live as a final grain ship arrives in Turkey after Russia halted participation in a UN-brokered deal which lets Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea on Monday, 17 July. The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023
Turkey's Erdogan heads to Gulf seeking funds for ailing economy Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is beginning a three-stop tour of Gulf states to raise trade and investment for Turkey’s floundering economy The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023
Russia halts participation in Ukraine grain deal Kremlin says its conditions for extending deal brokered by the UN and Turkey had not been fulfilled. Al Jazeera · Jul 17, 2023
Black Sea grain deal in peril as UN, Turkey await Russia response UN, Turkish officials awaiting Russian response as last cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves Odesa. Al Jazeera · Jul 17, 2023
France 24 · Jul 17, 2023 Russia pulls out of Black Sea grain deal; key Crimea bridge targeted for second time Russia on Monday halted a breakthrough wartime deal on Monday that allowed grain to flow from Ukrainian ports to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, where hunger is a growing threat. Western leaders and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres quickly denounced the move. Overnight from Sunday to Monday,…
Bangkok Post · Jul 16, 2023 Turkey quake survivors' latest menace -- dust SAMANDAğ, Turkey: The excavator tore into the remnants of the damaged building in southeast Turkey, bringing it crashing down into a cloud of dust -- the latest menace facing survivors of the deadly February quake that ravaged the region.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023 The Observer view on Nato summit’s failure to offer Ukraine membership While leaders dined out on a half deal with Turkey’s Erdoğan, Volodymr Zelenskiy was left looking like a poor man at a feast
Al Jazeera · Jul 15, 2023 UN says Syria cross-border aid conditions ‘unacceptable’ UN raises concerns with Damascus’s terms for aid deliveries via Bab al-Hawa to rebel-held areas in northwest Syria.
Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2023 Turkey Parliament may debate Sweden NATO bid during recess Turkey’s Parliament will let its foreign affairs committee carry out work during the summer recess that started Saturday, allowing the country to speed up its ratification process of Sweden’s membership in NATO.
The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2023 UN says the Damascus-proposed conditions for aid delivery to northwest Syria are 'unacceptable' The United Nations agency responsible for overseeing humanitarian aid has described conditions placed by the Syrian government on aid deliveries from Turkey to northwest Syria as “unacceptable.”
Radio France Internationale · Jul 15, 2023 As Turkey agrees to let Sweden into NATO, some see a pivot back to the West Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's U-turn on Sweden's NATO membership bid is fuelling speculation that he may be pivoting back to his traditional Western allies. Until now the Turkish leader has had something of a diplomatic love affair with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, even as the rest of Europe…
The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2023 Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world Agreements that the United Nations and Turkey brokered with Ukraine and Russia to allow food and fertilizer to get from the warring nations to parts of the world where millions are going hungry have eased concerns over global food security
The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2023 Holiday hotspots where your pound will go furthest this summer Want to go away without spending too much? Here’s a roundup of the best-value destinations
The Week · Jul 14, 2023 Is Turkey turning back towards the West? Turkey surprised observers this week when it reversed course and approved Sweden’s bid to join Nato.
Al Jazeera · Jul 14, 2023 Syrian gov’t says UN can deliver aid from Turkey for six months Syria says UN aid deliveries would have to be ‘in full cooperation and coordination with the Syrian Government’.