Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for full support of the disarmament of Kurdish militants that began with a handover of the first batch of weapons by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) forces,

Israel's war with Iran signaled the latest shift toward a new regional order that Turkey finds undesirable. Ankara is responding accordingly. The post For Turkey, the ‘New' Middle East Is Cause for Concern appeared first on World Politics Review.

As Istanbul's mayor remains jailed, pressure mounts on opposition-aligned media to soften their criticism, analysts say.

Fighters with a Kurdish separatist militant group that has waged a decades-long insurgency in Turkey have begun laying down their weapons in a symbolic ceremony Friday in northern Iraq, the first concrete step toward a promised disarmament as part of a peace process.

Turkish authorities have detained a former mayor and over 100 officials in Izmir over allegations of corruption

The access ban marked the first AI content censorship in Turkey, stemming from offensive material targeting the Turkish president, religious values, and the country’s founder.

Turkey's attempt to join BRICS, a bloc that seeks to undermine the foundations of the Western world order, is only one of many transgressions against the interests of its ostensible allies in NATO, the US,

Turkey's foreign and defence ministers discussed cooperation in defence and energy with officials in Pakistan during a visit to Islamabad on Wednesday, Ankara said.

Reintegrating Turkey into the F-35 program could lower costs, improve NATO airpower, and contain Russian influence, if Ankara complies with safeguards on its S-400 system and realigns with alliance standards.