Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkey and Russia agreed a ceasefire deal on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib region, their two leaders said after lengthy talks in Moscow to contain a conflict which Continue Reading
Turkey Launches Deadly Airstrikes Against Syrian Forces
Turkey deployed F-16 fighter jets against government forces in northwestern Syria on Monday, a sharp escalation of the conflict there after six Turkish soldiers were killed by artillery strikes. President Continue Reading
Turkey’s Unauthorized Gas Drilling Could Have Serious Consequences
The European Union is eyeing long promised punitive measures against Turkey for its illegal military incursion into northern Syria, as well as its unauthorized natural gas drilling off Cyprus’ coast. Continue Reading
Somalia Invites Turkey To Explore For Offshore Oil
Somalia has invited Turkey to carry out offshore oil exploration works in the territorial waters of the African country, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, as reported by Continue Reading
Turkey spars with EU over fresh drilling off Cyprus
Turkey called on Sunday for the European Union to end what it said was the bloc’s prejudice against Turkish Cypriots, defending its launch of a fresh round of hydrocarbons drilling Continue Reading
Erdogan calls on Europe to support Turkey’s moves in Libya: Politico
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called on Europe to support its work in Libya, where it is providing military support to the internationally-recognized government if it wants to end the Continue Reading
Turkey says ready to act against Haftar if Libya attacks continue
Turkey will not refrain from “teaching a lesson” to Khalifa Haftar, the commander of eastern Libyan forces, if they continue attacks against the country’s internationally recognized government, President Tayyip Erdogan Continue Reading
Russia And Turkey Call For Ceasefire In War-Torn Libya
With Putin in Turkey on Wednesday ceremonially launching the much-anticipated offshore pipeline TurkStream, which will supply Russian gas to Turkey and southern Europe, it’s actually events in Libya and Syria Continue Reading
Russia’s Putin, Turkey’s Erdogan Launch TurkStream Gas Pipeline
The Presidents of Russia and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, respectively, officially launched on Wednesday the TurkStream natural gas pipeline designed to ship Russian gas to Turkey and Continue Reading
Turkish support for Tripoli could ‘rebalance forces’ in Libya
The planned arrival of Turkish military advisers in Libya should bolster the internationally recognized government, but may not be enough to turn the tide of a conflict in which eastern-based Continue Reading
Turkey’s Energy Agenda Puts The Entire Region At Risk
The East Mediterranean has become a highly contested region due to the discovery of major hydrocarbon reserves which has triggered a scramble for energy wealth. According to the United States Continue Reading
Turkey Lays Legal Ground for Deploying Troops to Libya
Turkey’s parliament has authorized the government to dispatch troops to Libya, highlighting Ankara’s increasingly assertive policy in the Mediterranean region. A resolution approved during an emergency parliamentary session on Thursday gives Continue Reading
Erdogan says up to 250,000 Syrians flee toward Turkey as crisis worsens
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday up to 250,000 migrants were fleeing toward Turkey from Syria’s northwest Idlib region after weeks of renewed bombardment by Russian and Syrian government forces. Continue Reading
Turkey unveils first fully homemade car in $3.7 billion bet on electric
Turkey unveiled its first fully domestically-produced car on Friday, saying it aimed to eventually produce up to 175,000 a year of the electric vehicle in a project expected to cost Continue Reading
Turkey to send troops to Libya at Tripoli’s request: Erdogan
Turkey will send troops to Libya at the request of Tripoli as soon as next month, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, putting the North African country’s conflict at the Continue Reading
Turkey to send troops to Libya in support of Tripoli government
Turkey said it would send troops to Libya after Tripoli’s UN-backed government requested greater military support in its battle against a rival administration, in a move that risks escalating tensions Continue Reading
Erdogan says Turkey will send troops to Libya
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey will send troops to Libya now that Tripoli has requested it, and he will present legislation to parliament in January for deployment Continue Reading
NATO Faces a Fresh Quandary as Turkey Tips Toward Russia
President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan left the stage after a group photo taken at the NATO summit in the U.K. this month. Photo: peter nicholls/Reuters The declaration Continue Reading
Eastern Libyan force warns against transporting military equipment in civilian planes
The eastern-based Libyan National Army force said on Sunday it had monitored a Boeing 747-412 that had flown from Istanbul to Libya carrying military equipment. LNA spokesman Ahmed Mismari warned Continue Reading
Erdogan says Turkey will increase military support to Libya if necessary
Turkey will increase its military support to the internationally recognized government of Libya if necessary and will evaluate ground, air and marine options, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, after Continue Reading
Erdogan: Turkey and Libya can conduct joint explorations in eastern Med
Turkey and Libya can carry out joint exploration operations in the eastern Mediterranean after the two sides signed a deal on maritime boundaries, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Continue Reading
Diplomat Leaks Map Confirming Turkey’s Real Territorial Claims
A Turkish diplomat has revealed a map which delineates waters in the Mediterranean claimed by Turkey, amid an ongoing months-long standoff with Cyprus and Greece over Turkish oil and gas Continue Reading
Turkey And Europe On Collision Course Over Energy Agenda
Turkey’s location has always given it a key geostrategic advantage. Its proximity to the Middle East and the Caspian as well as its position on the Black Sea make it Continue Reading
Erdogan says U.S. not fulfilling Syria promises, ahead of Trump talks
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States and Russia on Thursday of failing to fulfill their part of a deal for Kurdish militia to leave a Syrian region bordering Continue Reading
Turkey’s Erdogan says Kurdish YPG have not left Syria ‘safe zone’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the Kurdish YPG militia had not withdrawn from some areas inside Syria along the Turkish border and that U.S. forces were still carrying Continue Reading
Turkish Bank Tied To International Billion-Dollar Oil Sanctions Skirting Scheme
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, founded Halkbank in 1933 to provide cheap credit easily to small business owners and large industrial entrepreneurs. Fast forward 80 years, and Continue Reading
U.S. Imposes Penalties on Turkey, Aiming to Stop Incursion Into Syria
The administration’s first punitive actions against Turkey and its effort to start talks came amid widespread criticism on Capitol Hill that Mr. Trump’s decision left Kurdish militias that had aided Continue Reading
Trump sanctions fail to slow Turkey assault; Moscow’s allies advance
Turkey ignored new sanctions from the United States to press on with its assault on northern Syria on Tuesday, while the Russia-backed Syrian army entered one of the most hotly Continue Reading
Scrambling to limit damage, Trump tells Turkey to stop its Syria invasion
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday demanded Turkey stop its military incursion in Syria and imposed new sanctions on the NATO ally as Trump scrambled to limit the damage from Continue Reading
Assad Forces Surge Forward in Syria as U.S. Pulls Back
Syrian government forces streamed into the country’s northeast on Monday, seizing towns where they had not set foot in years and filling a vacuum opened up by President Trump’s decision Continue Reading
Fears of Islamic State Resurgence Grow in Turkey’s Invasion of Kurdish-Held Syria
The Turkish invasion of Kurdish-held territory in northern Syria raised new fears of a resurgence of the Islamic State on Friday, as five militants escaped from a Kurdish-run prison and Continue Reading
Trump to authorize sanctions against Turkey if incursion into Syria destabilizes region
Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, in a picture taken from the Turkish side of the border in Ceylanpinar on Friday, the third day of Turkey’s military Continue Reading
Turks give military their blessing after decades of Kurdish conflict
Ergin Yaman still remembers the horror of the bombing near his flower shop in central Ankara three years ago. That day, the 42-year-old waded through bodies as he rushed to help Continue Reading
Turkey’s Erdogan Threatens EU With Wave of Refugees if It Doesn’t Support Syria Offensive
Mr. Erdogan said 109 Kurdish fighters had been killed, as Turkish troops captured villages on the Syrian side of the border and moved deeper into Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Continue Reading
Thousands flee, dozens killed in Turkish offensive on U.S.-allied Kurds in Syria
Turkey pounded Kurdish militia in northeast Syria for a second day on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and killing dozens, in a cross-border assault on U.S. Continue Reading
Turkish forces seize targets in northeast Syria offensive: ministry
Turkey said its forces seized designated targets on the second day of an offensive against a Kurdish militia in Syria, after a withdrawal by U.S. forces opened up a dangerous Continue Reading
Syrian Kurds outgunned but vow to inflict toll on Turkish army
Kurdish fighters who defeated Islamic State across much of Syria with U.S. help will struggle to fend off the Turkish army and its Syrian rebel allies who thrust across the Continue Reading
Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Turkish economy over Syria incursion plan
President Donald Trump on Monday launched a harsh attack on NATO ally Turkey, threatening to destroy its economy if Ankara takes a planned military strike in Syria too far even Continue Reading
Erdogan: It’s “Impossible” For Turkey To Stop Iranian Oil & Gas Imports
Returning from the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told reporters Friday that it remains “impossible” for Turkey to halt its oil and gas purchases Continue Reading
This Arms Deal Could Trigger A New ‘’Cold War’’
The long-awaited, and feared, delivery of Russian S-400 missile systems to Turkey has started. In spite of US and European warnings that Ankara should reconsider the Russian arms deal, to Continue Reading
Turkey Steps Up Fight For Gas in Eastern Mediterranean
Turkey said that it plans on drilling for natural gas in Cypriot waters, raising tension in the region and drawing rebukes from the European Union and the United States. The Continue Reading
Turkish Ships To Start Drilling For Oil, Gas Offshore North Cyprus
Turkish exploration ships will soon start drilling for oil and gas offshore the northern part of Cyprus, the energy minister of the Turkish Cypriots told Turkish Anadolu Agency on Wednesday, Continue Reading
Turkey Stands Firmly Against U.S. Sanctions On Iran
Following Wednesday’s unexpected and dramatic full and “immediate” withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Syria, Turkey has announced it will not play ball on Iran sanctions. According to a translation Continue Reading
Russia’s Gazprom says offshore part of TurkStream is complete
Construction of the offshore part of the TurkStream pipeline that will carry Russian gas across the Black Sea to Turkey has been completed, Russian gas producer Gazprom said on Monday. Continue Reading
Turkey warns companies against energy exploration with Greek Cypriot government
Turkey warned energy companies on Sunday against working with the Greek Cypriot government in carrying out exploratory drilling in the eastern Mediterranean, saying such activities could damage regional stability. The Continue Reading
Erdogan Won’t Allow Gas Drilling In Turkish, Northern Cyprus Waters
Turkey will not allow other countries to drill for gas in Turkish or northern Cyprus waters in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Sunday, as both Continue Reading
Turkey has U.S. waiver on Iran sanctions: minister
Turkey has been told it will receive a waiver on U.S. sanctions against Iranian oil sales, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Friday. The restoration of sanctions is part Continue Reading
Turkish ship to drill for oil and gas in Mediterranean: minister
A Turkish ship will start drilling for oil and gas in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said, a move that could create tensions with neighboring Cyprus and Continue Reading
Turkish government to transfer 203 million mt of coal reserves to private owners
Turkey has transferred seven coal fields to private sector operators for development, Turkey’s energy ministry announced via its Internet site. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Continue Reading
Erdogan Accuses U.S. Of Supplying Oil To Syrian Rebels
Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan has lashed out at the United States, accusing Washington of supplying crude oil to a rebel group calling itself the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, which Continue Reading