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Turkey tightens its grip over region, extends troop deployment in Libya and oil exploration in Mediterranean
- By Omar Haddad
- . December 25, 2020
With an aim to tighten its grip over the region, Turkey launched two major aggressive moves within a week. On Thursday morning, Turkey’s Official Gazette…
Fresh sanctions from US and EU leave Turkey in a tight spot
- By Omar Haddad
- . December 12, 2020
Reuters reported on Friday that US administration was likely to impose fresh sanctions on Turkey for purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems last year.…
EU says: Turkey’s actions are exacerbating the controversy over gas exploration in the Mediterranean
- By Omar Haddad
- . December 8, 2020
The European Union’s foreign minister says Turkey has failed to play a role in resolving the dispute over natural gas resources in the eastern Mediterranean.…
France is pushing for sanctions against Turkey over the deteriorating situation in the Mediterranean
- By Omar Haddad
- . November 30, 2020
France is leading the push for EU sanctions on Turkey next month, a threat from the union in October, but has yet to receive support…
Erdogan’s Failure has Caused Turkey’s economy to collapse rapidly
- By Omar Haddad
- . November 23, 2020
Since Erdogan’s takeover, Turkey’s economy has been in shambles. People’s lives are being affected by the depreciation of the lira against the dollar and the…
Anastasiades calls Erdogan’s Northern Cyprus visit illegal and secessionist
- By Omar Haddad
- . November 16, 2020
On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a controversial visit to Northern Cyprus to mark his support for the separation of island territory from…
Joe Biden’s victory frightens the Ankara Government.
- By Omar Haddad
- . November 9, 2020
Sunday, 08 November, 2020. Biden’s election victory will shock Ankara, which is trying to improve relations between the United States and Turkey, which have soared…
Turkey and the West further alienated, due to Rise of Current Tension
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 30, 2020
Since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s takeover of Turkey, relations with the West have deteriorated. Turkey’s ambition was to become the first secular Muslim country…
Macron backing Prophet Muhammad’s cartoon angers the Islamic World
- By Khalid Al Mansoor
- . October 28, 2020
Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron in a speech publicly defended the cartoon of the prophet Mohammed, which is viewed as blasphemy in Islam, angered…
Erdogan confirms testing S-400 surface-to-air missile system, brushing aside US warnings
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 25, 2020
In a press briefing on Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed the testing of S-400, Russian surface-to-air missile system and clarified Ankara’s stand of…