Turkey shifts from Russian to American crude as Iran war disrupts energy supplies
Levent Kenez/Stockholm For more than three years Russia has been the unrivaled leader of Turkey's oil market. That changed in ...
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Turkey unveils water strategy tightening control over rivers feeding Middle East
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey has unveiled a sweeping 10-year national water strategy that will shape how rivers flowing into the Middle ...
Turkey admits military support of Syria’s new Islamist rulers while refusing to pull troops from Iraq, Syria
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey’s government has officially acknowledged providing military support to Syria’s new Islamist-dominated administration while simultaneously rejecting any plan ...
Transfer of ISIS prisoners to Iraq puts spotlight on Ankara’s ties to jihadists and sensitive intelligence secrets
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Ankara’s sudden focus on ISIS detainees comes after hundreds of suspects, including Turkish nationals, were transferred from prisons ...
Turkey tries to reduce reliance on Russia while Erdogan seeks stronger ties with the West for political future
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey is re-charting its energy future by cutting its reliance on Russian oil, gas and nuclear power as ...
Turkish Parliament approves Erdogan’s longest military mandate to operate in Syria
The Turkish Parliament has voted to extend the government’s authority to conduct military operations in Syria and Iraq for three ...
Turkish military fails to explain deaths of 12 soldiers in Iraq cave operation
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have not provided a detailed or convincing account of the July 6 incident ...
Erdogan and PKK leader invoke 1920 Ottoman pact amid Kurdish talks, hinting at Turkey’s territorial expansion
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Amid secret discussions among Turkish leaders about reconciliation with the Kurds, a public reference by President Recep Tayyip ...
Turkey to provide Iraqi army with training in intelligence and drone operations
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government has submitted the Memorandum of Understanding on Military Training Cooperation signed with Iraq on April ...
Turkey to collaborate with Iran-backed Shiite militia force in Iraq
The Turkish foreign minister has implied that an understanding has been reached with an Iran-backed Shiite militia force -- the Popular Mobilization ...
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