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Turkey Continues to Check, Prepare S-400s for Deployment: DM

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday that the Turkish military is checking the S-400 air defense systems and preparing them for deployment. He stressed, however, that “the purchase and planned check-ups of the air defense systems do not mean that the country is alienating itself from NATO”. Earlier ...

October 24, 2020

Middle East

US Suspends Visa Services in Turkey Over Possible Attacks

The US said Friday it has decided to suspend visa services at its missions in Turkey after it received “credible reports of potential terrorist attacks”. The embassy in Ankara said in a statement on its website that consular services would be suspended at the embassy as well as consulates in ...

October 23, 2020

Middle East

Erdogan Confirms Test of Russian Missile System, Rejects US Criticism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday confirmed the first test last week of a Russian missile defense system, as he dismissed US criticism. The US State Department last week condemned NATO ally Turkey over the test after repeated warnings over possible sanctions if the S-400 system was activated. “It ...

October 23, 2020

Middle East

Turkey Says Still Open to Buying US Patriot System Despite Purchase of Russia’s S-400s

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has stated that Ankara is still open to buying US Patriot systems despite the purchase of Russia’s S-400s. “The acquisition of the S-400 was not a preference but a necessity, it does not mean our alienation from NATO. If such a need arises and if ...

October 22, 2020

Middle East

Turkish Cypriots Vote in Presidential Run-off amid Tensions

Turkish Cypriots have begun voting in a tight run-off election to pick a new president, amid an escalation of tensions between Turkey and Greece over a territorial dispute in the Mediterranean Sea. Incumbent president Mustafa Akinci and the current Prime Minister Ersin Tatar contest in the runoff vote. The president ...

October 18, 2020

Middle East

Erdogan Announces Discovery of 85Bln Tonnes of Additional Gas in Black Sea

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the discovery of additional reserves of natural gas in the Black Sea, bringing the total volume of the discovery to 405 billion cubic tonnes. “Our vessel continued to operate after the discovery of the first gas field. In the course of new studies, another ...

October 17, 2020

Middle East

Erdogan Denies Pro-Turkey Syrians Joining Fight in Nagorno-Karabakh

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday denied claims that Turkey had sent Syrian militants in support of its ally Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. “Those who call us say ‘you sent there the mujahideen from Syria’. We don’t have any such agenda,” Erdogan said in a televised speech. ...

October 14, 2020

Middle East

Erdogan Vows to Give Greece ‘Answer It Deserves’ over East Med dispute

Turkey on Wednesday vowed to give its NATO ally Greece the “answer it deserves” over their energy dispute in the contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean. “We will continue to give Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration — who fail to keep their promises at the EU and NATO platforms ...

October 14, 2020

Middle East

Turkey: US Presence in E. Mediterranean Neither Serves Peace Nor Poses Threat to Ankara

While the US involvement in the Eastern Mediterranean does not serve the cause of peace and stability in the region, it also does not pose a threat to Turkey, Mustafa Sentop, the speaker of the Turkish parliament said. “The decision to base a navy ship in Souda Bay is another ...

October 9, 2020

Middle East

Erdogan Visits Kuwait, Qatar

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan departed Wednesday from Kuwait for Qatar, the second destination of his single-day working visit. The private jet “TUR” carrying Erdogan and his accompanying delegation landed at Kuwait Emirate Airport at 12:15 p.m. (9:15 a.m. GMT). The president was welcomed by a Kuwaiti delegation headed by ...

October 7, 2020