Turkey

Turkey now backs Syrian government offensives against Kurdish-led SDF forces in Aleppo while sustaining operations against PKK-linked groups. Turkish drone support, shifting alliances, and tension with Kurdish factions shape ongoing clashes and fragile ceasefires as Ankara seeks control and influence in northern Syria.

Turkey reinforces northern Syria footprint as integration talks stall

New convoys toward SDF frontlines signal leverage play, not imminent offensive, as Ankara shapes post-Assad transition

By Layla Hassan

/ 11 Dec 2025

Turkey reinforces northern Syria footprint as integration talks stall

Ankara draws a Black Sea red line after EEZ strikes

Turkey summons Kyiv and Moscow envoys as drone attacks near its waters threaten energy flows and regional stability

By Elena Kowalski

/ 4 Dec 2025

Ankara draws a Black Sea red line after EEZ strikes

Turkey pitches Black Sea security role after tanker strikes near its coast

Ankara seeks to shape post-war maritime order while managing escalation from Ukraine's shadow-fleet campaign

By Elena Kowalski

/ 3 Dec 2025

Turkey pitches Black Sea security role after tanker strikes near its coast

Ukrainian drones strike Russia's shadow oil fleet off Turkish coast

Twin tanker attacks and terminal damage mark escalation in Black Sea energy warfare

By Elena Kowalski

/ 29 Nov 2025

Ukrainian drones strike Russia's shadow oil fleet off Turkish coast

Washington's peace plan for Ukraine exposes deepening transatlantic fracture

A U.S.-drafted framework requiring territorial and military concessions, reported to bypass Kyiv during drafting, tests the credibility of sovereignty norms and alliance cohesion.

By Elena Kowalski

/ 19 Nov 2025

Washington's peace plan for Ukraine exposes deepening transatlantic fracture

Ukraine and Russia reactivate Istanbul framework for prisoner exchange

Kyiv expects 1,200 captives home by winter holidays as mediation channels through Turkey and UAE restore humanitarian corridor

By Elena Kowalski

/ 16 Nov 2025

Ukraine and Russia reactivate Istanbul framework for prisoner exchange

Turkey doubles down on two-state Cyprus amid UN divide

The buffer zone's frozen reality

By Layla Hassan

/ 13 Nov 2025

Turkey doubles down on two-state Cyprus amid UN divide

Syrian president Ahmed Sharaa makes historic Washington visit after terrorist delisting

Two days after US revokes terrorist designation, former HTS leader arrives for White House talks on reconstruction and regional security

By Layla Hassan

/ 9 Nov 2025

Syrian president Ahmed Sharaa makes historic Washington visit after terrorist delisting

Istanbul talks collapse exposes Pakistan-Afghanistan structural deadlock

The failure of Turkey-Qatar mediation reveals how sovereignty disputes and militant sanctuaries create an unsolvable security dilemma despite economic interdependence

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 8 Nov 2025

Istanbul talks collapse exposes Pakistan-Afghanistan structural deadlock

Turkey's arrest warrants for Netanyahu expose international law's power vacuum

Istanbul prosecutors charge 37 Israeli officials with genocide as legal symbolism diverges from enforcement reality

By Layla Hassan

/ 7 Nov 2025

Turkey's arrest warrants for Netanyahu expose international law's power vacuum

The hollow promise of a humanitarian truce in Sudan

As RSF agrees to a ceasefire after seizing Darfur's last stronghold, the Quad's mediation reveals how external powers enable catastrophe while claiming to pursue peace

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 6 Nov 2025

The hollow promise of a humanitarian truce in Sudan

Turkey convenes regional powers on Gaza: Can Istanbul deliver Palestinian self-rule?

Ankara positions itself as Muslim-world mediator amid deepening schisms over Hamas's future and Israel's endgame

By Layla Hassan

/ 2 Nov 2025

Turkey convenes regional powers on Gaza: Can Istanbul deliver Palestinian self-rule?