Syria regime and rebels swap prisoners, Turkey says
AFP | The Syrian government and rebels swapped prisoners Saturday in a "first important step" in building trust between the warring sides under a Russia-Iran-Turkey-brokered...
Khashoggi affair: Will Erdogan be meeting MBS?
AFP | Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina...
Shifting Tectonic Plates in Middle East-Ankara’s convergence and US concerns
Iqra Aziz | The landscape of the Middle East has allowed the regional powers—Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to maneuver their moves to...
Dutch Muslims seek Twitter ban on politician Geert Wilders
AFP | A body representing 144 Turkish mosques in the Netherlands has asked Twitter to block the account of anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders for inciting...
Khashoggi crisis may tip Middle East power balance towards Turkey
AFP | The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi could alter the power dynamic in the Middle East by strengthening Turkey's influence at Saudi Arabia's expense...
Istanbul Summit on Syria was a success but caveats remain
M K Bhadrakumar | The four-nation Turkey-Russia-Germany-France summit on Syria on October 27 in Istanbul had an impressive outcome. All participants – each with own...
Idlib deal sparks fresh diplomatic push to end Syria war
AFP | A Turkish-Russian deal for Syria's Idlib has revived efforts towards a diplomatic solution to the country's seven-year war, but analysts say a political...
Turkey to host Syria summit with Russian, French, German leaders
AFP | The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany meet in Istanbul on Saturday to try and find a lasting political solution to the...
Khashoggi Murder: MBS woes are far from over?
News Analysis | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not satisfied with Riyadh’s explanation about Khashoggi’s murder saying “all the culprits irrespective of how high...
Erdogan keeps Saudi under pressure but shuns confrontation
AFP | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's key speech on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi shows that Turkey wants to shun confrontation with Saudi Arabia...
Khashoggi murder ‘planned days in advance’: Turkish President
News Desk | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday during a speech to his ruling party in Ankara stated that the killing of journalist...
Why is Western reaction to ‘Saudi’ killing of Journalist different to Russia’s alleged poisoning?
Imran Jan | Turkish officials say that Jamal Khashoggi, the American legal resident, and Saudi citizen Op-Ed columnist of the Washington Post, was killed by...