Turkey set to benefit from Assad’s downfall
President Erdogan determined to further his nation’s regional interests by helping to ensure the transition to a stable new political regime in Syria
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Syria’s civil war: What is going on and who is involved in this rapidly changing situation?
Conflict started 13 years ago during Arab Spring and escalated to involve opposition groups, extremists and world powers
Syrian insurgents move in on city of Homs amid continuing advance to Damascus
Forces loyal to president appeared to be in retreat across country, with Bashar al-Assad increasingly losing grip on major cities
Turkey: Five killed, 22 wounded in ‘terror attack’ on aviation company
Country’s interior minister says two attackers killed in incident near Ankara where witnesses heard explosion and gunfire
Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies
Erstwhile ally of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan sidelined after president held him responsible for the 2016 attempted coup
Turkish parliament passes law to round up stray dogs despite opposition
Controversial legislation is aimed at tackling the estimated four million stray dogs across the country
Israel storms Gaza City neighbourhood, ordering Palestinians to move south amid bombing of Rafah
Enclave at high risk of famine, with almost half a million people facing ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment
US expected to sanction Israeli military unit over alleged human rights abuses in West Bank
Fourteen Palestinians killed in West Bank by Israeli forces as violence flares and death toll in Gaza war passes 34,000
Turkey’s opposition celebrates victory over Erdogan’s party in local elections
CHP kept hold of Istanbul and Ankara by wide margins but also added wins in conservative provinces
Turkey elections: Opposition parties set to retain control of key cities in blow to Erdogan
For the opposition, keeping Istanbul and Ankara would be a major boost to help remobilise supporters
Turkish parliament approves Sweden’s Nato membership
Hungary now remains the only member of the alliance still to ratify the Nordic country’s integration
Germany’s Jews report rise in anti-Semitic violence since Hamas attack
Germany’s leading Jewish group claims one in three communities have experienced hostility since militant group’s assault on Israel on October 7th
Ireland is utterly unprepared to defend our democratic processes from AI threat
Micheál Martin deepfake indicating he would enter coalition with Sinn Féin, for example, could create confusion and sow mistrust during an election
Seeking jets and trade deals, Turkey’s Erdogan visits ally Germany
Governments hoping for common ground on trade, migration and defence despite differing views on Israel and Ukraine
Erdogan can expect cold welcome on his arrival in Berlin for three-day state visit
The Turkish leader has plunged Turkish-German bilateral relations into new crisis over recent remarks on the Middle East crisis
Israel-Gaza war threatens to jeopardise Turkish-Western relations
Analysis: Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Israel of committing war crimes and the US and Europe of being complicit
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan submits Sweden’s Nato bid to Turkish parliament
Turkish president unblocks Scandinavian country’s path to membership of military alliance
Turkey launches attack on Kurdish targets in response to suicide bombing
Raids in northern Iraq follow explosion at government building in Ankara
Donald Trump is more radical than the average autocrat
Former US president’s personal power-grab plan, assisted by a pliable judiciary, involves an all-out assault on the separation of powers
West pressures Kremlin to extend Ukrainian grain export deal
Wagner mercenaries are no longer participating in ‘any significant capacity’ in Ukraine fighting, says Pentagon
Erdogan looks west as Turkish economy stutters
Backing Sweden’s Nato bid is part of Ankara’s effort to ease tensions and unblock trade
Volodymyr Zelenskiy attacks Nato compromise on Ukraine membership
Draft statement says Kyiv’s ‘future’ lies in military alliance but issue has exposed divisions among members
Wagner mutiny unlikely to upset Arab governments’ relations with Russia
State-backed private military force has played a significant role in Middle Eastern internal conflicts – particularly in Syria
Silvio Berlusconi is dead, but his cynical legacy of bluster and histrionics lives on
How familiar the Berlusconi model – embodying all the qualities of an Italian opera – now seems
In the environs of Greece, cultures and ethnicities know no borders
Greek Letter: Elections may reflect political realities, but they ignore hidden agendas and submerged hopes
World View: Erdogan, like Trump, is a weaver of powerful myths fuelled by paranoia
Erdogan’s playbook is Trump’s playbook. The age of the strongman is not over yet
Kurds in Syria fear threatened Turkish offensive following Erdogan’s re-election
President stoked ethnic Turkish nationalism during campaign, and many are worried he may reconcile with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad
Erdogan victory threatens to deepen Turkey’s ideological divide
Veteran leader faces economic reckoning after defeating rivals in Sunday’s presidential election
Turkish election: Erdogan to extend rule into third decade after victory in run-off
Incumbent candidate secured 52.1% of vote, with gap of 2 million votes between president and rival
Erdogan defies predictions of political demise before Turkey election runoff
Incumbent appears to have momentum in presidential race
Erdogan’s bid for re-election rejected in north Cyprus
Mainlanders and Turkish Cypriots overwhelmed by economic distress imported from Turkey
Erdogan in pole position for third decade of power despite run-off setback
Veteran incumbent is clear favourite over opposition challenger in second round on May 28th
Erdogan still standing as opposition lands blow but no knockout punch
Turkey’s president in strong position despite being forced into an election run-off
Early results contested in crucial Turkish election
Opposition promising to restore democracy and halt authoritarian slide under Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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