Erdogan, Orban pledge deeper ties in Budapest
© Agence France-Presse Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that he would seek deeper ties with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, during his second visit to the country within four months. Hungary and Turkey are the only holdouts in NATO to not have ratified Sweden’s bid to join the defence alliance in the wake […]
Somali president’s son flees Turkey after deadly crash: media
© Agence France-Presse The son of Somalia’s president, alleged to have knocked over and killed a delivery rider in Istanbul, has fled Turkey despite an international arrest warrant, media reported Saturday. Police had released Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud without any bail conditions after preliminary investigations into the accident, said daily newspaper Cumhuriyet. “The suspect left […]
Erdogan links Sweden’s NATO bid to F-16 sale
© Agence France-Presse President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday made Turkey’s ratification of Sweden’s stalled NATO membership application conditional on the US Congress “simultaneously” approving Ankara’s request for F-16 fighter jets. Sweden and Finland dropped decades of military non-alignment and sought the nuclear protection afforded by the US-led defence organisation in response to Russia’s invasion […]
Turkey’s Erdogan in Athens in ‘new chapter’ bid
By Helene COLLIOPOULOU © Agence France-Presse Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travels to Athens on Thursday in a keenly watched visit billed as an attempted “new chapter” between the NATO allies and historic rivals after years of tension. In meetings with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the fiery Turkish leader is […]
Competing interpretations following diplomatic row
by Leo Kendrick Major diplomatic crisis between Turkey and a myriad of Western allies was averted earlier this week after Ankara elected not to follow through with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan‘s request announced at a speech in Eskişehir on Saturday that ambassadors from 10 major western countries be declared “personae non gratae” which would have […]
Turkey’s relations with West approach new low point as Erdoğan requests the expulsion of 10 ambassadors
by Leo Kendrick President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made headlines Saturday (24 October) following remarks at a speech in the city of Eskişehir in which he announced that he had requested the expulsion of the ambassadors from 10 western countries from their diplomatic missions in Ankara. The announcement came on the heels of increasing tensions over […]
Returning from New York, Erdoğan laments poor start with Biden administration
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the United Nations General Assembly in New York this past week. His visit also included a press conference to celebrate the inauguration of “Türkevi”, a newly-opened cultural center in Manhattan that will also house Turkey’s New York City consulate. Türkevi was formally opened this past Monday, September 20th. Speaking to […]
Turkey, Egypt hold second round of talks as Ankara works to mend relations with Arab rivals
by Leo Kendrick Deputy foreign ministers from Turkey and Egypt met in Ankara for a second round of reconciliatory talks earlier this week, aimed at restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries. The meeting, only the second high level talks between Turkey and Egypt since 2013, was characterized by both sides as “positive”. The talks […]
Amidst diplomatic thaw between Turkey and UAE, questions arise over possible Sedat Peker extradition
A Tuesday phone call between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and United Arab Emirates leader Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, may be the clearest sign yet that the diplomatic relationship between the two countries are thawing following years of strained relations. President Erdoğan had previously hosted UAE National Security […]