Turkey

Local newspaper sparks outrage in Turkey after social media post claims Erdoğan is dead

Prosecutors in Turkey's Aydın province have launched an investigation after local newspaper Aydın Denge posted the message “Erdoğan is dead” on social media, Turkish daily Cumhuriyet reported on August 25.

26 August, 11:45 AM

Russia threatens damage to ties with U.S. and Turkey over new arms supplies to Ukraine

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned that new arms supplies to Ukraine would seriously damage Russia's relations with the United States and Turkey, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Aug. 15.

15 August, 08:57 PM

Reports of Iranian assassination plot forced Trump’s covert escape from Türkiye

A small group of senior officials focused entirely on securing a safe exit strategy for U.S. President Donald Trump from Türkiye during the NATO summit in Ankara, CNN reported on August 13.

14 August, 12:29 PM

Human Rights Watch urges U.S. Congress to block transfer of Turkish cluster munitions to Ukraine

Human Rights Watch has called on the U.S. Congress to block the potential transfer of tens of thousands of cluster munitions from Turkish stockpiles to Ukraine, labeling the move “a humanitarian liability for civilians”, the organization announced on August 11.

12 August, 01:42 PM

Turkiye increasingly unnerved about Black Sea shipping security

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned that the war in the Black Sea is entering a “life-or-death” phase and that attacks are increasingly striking civilian merchant vessels, Turkish newspaper Yeni Şafak reported on Aug. 11.

11 August, 10:52 PM

Trump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Türkiye amid Iranian assassination threat

U.S. President Donald Trump departed Türkiye following the NATO summit in an elaborate covert operation that bypassed standard protocols to evade an Iranian assassination threat, The Washington Post reported on August 11.

11 August, 11:04 AM

Azerbaijan overtakes Russia to become Turkey's largest pipeline gas supplier

Turkey's pipeline gas imports fell 0.5% in June from a year earlier to 3.256 billion cubic meters, Russia's Interfax reported on Aug. 10.

10 August, 01:14 PM

Turkiye urges moratorium on Black Sea vessel attacks

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called on Russia and Ukraine to establish a "moratorium" on attacks against commercial vessels in the Black Sea, Le Temps reported on Aug. 8.

9 August, 10:00 AM

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign collective defense agreement

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East, Reuters reported on Aug. 7.

7 August, 06:57 PM

Turkey urges Ukraine and Russia to protect Black Sea shipping after vessel attacks

Turkey expressed "serious concern" that Russia's war against Ukraine is increasingly affecting civilian shipping in the Black Sea and called for immediate steps to ensure maritime safety, Reuters reported on Aug. 4.

4 August, 07:04 PM

Turkey may offload Russian S-400s to unlock U.S. fighter jet deal

Turkey is finalizing the sale of its Russian S-400 air defense systems to Gulf states, potentially clearing the way for Ankara to buy U.S. F-35 fighter jets, Turkish newspaper Hürriyet reported July 10.

10 July, 03:57 PM

Olena Zelenska meets Ukrainian orphans evacuated from Odesa children’s home in Turkey

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska met in Turkey with orphans evacuated from the Sonechko children’s home in Odesa at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, she said on Facebook July 8.

9 July, 10:57 AM

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska arrive in Ankara for NATO summit

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, together with First Lady Olena Zelenska, arrived in Ankara on July 7 to participate in the NATO summit, according to the president’s post on X.

7 July, 01:04 PM

China overtakes Turkiye and Libya as largest importer of Ukrainian barley

In the 2025/2026 marketing season (July 2025 to June 2026), compared to the previous season, Ukraine reduced barley exports by 32.4%, from 2.25 million tons to 1.52 million tons, the Ukrainian Grain Association reported on July 7.

7 July, 12:30 PM

Turkiye reports attack on fishing boat near Crimea, leaving 1 dead, 5 injured

A Turkish-flagged fishing vessel was attacked west of Russian-occupied Crimea, near the coast of Sevastopol in the Black Sea, leaving one person dead, Turkiye’s Coast Guard Command reported on June 5.

6 June, 04:23 PM

Turkiye is Ukraine's top labor migrant source country

Ukraine's State Migration Service issued 9,574 work permits for foreign nationals through employment centers in 2025, with 4,975 of those individuals subsequently receiving temporary residence permits, the agency announced on May 22.

28 May, 12:02 PM

Turkey to cut Russian oil imports to 18-month low

Turkey will cut imports of Russian Urals crude from Baltic and Black Sea ports in May to the lowest level in nearly 18 months, Reuters reported on May 27, citing data from LSEG, Kpler, and industry traders.

28 May, 02:32 AM

Russian freighter carrying stolen Ukrainian grain heads back to Black Sea

A Russian dry-bulk freighter, Panormitis, is returning to the Black Sea after failed attempts to unload grain in Israel and Turkey, SeaKrime journalist Kateryna Yaresko reported on May 25.

25 May, 10:25 PM

Russia sharply increases gas exports to Türkiye

Türkiye increased pipeline gas imports in March by 28% year-on-year to 4.385 billion cubic meters, surpassing its highest monthly figure since the end of 2024, Interfax Russia reported.

19 May, 03:17 PM

Israel turns away Russian cargo of stolen Ukrainian grain

A ship loaded with grain stolen from Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine arrived in Turkey after Israel refused to allow it to unload, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, said on May 15.

15 May, 09:09 PM

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